Targeting fat storage to treat type II diabetes

Targeting the gastrointestinal tract to treat type 2 diabetes.

The rising global rates of type 2 diabetes and obesity present a significant economic and social burden, underscoring the importance for effective and safe therapeutic options. The success of glucagon-like-peptide-1 receptor agonists in the treatment of type 2 diabetes, along with the potent glucose-lowering effects of bariatric surgery, highlight the gastrointestinal tract as a potential targe...

Complementary and Alternative Medicine to Treat Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 in Southern Iran

A low-carbohydrate, ketogenic diet to treat type 2 diabetes

BACKGROUND The low-carbohydrate, ketogenic diet (LCKD) may be effective for improving glycemia and reducing medications in patients with type 2 diabetes. METHODS From an outpatient clinic, we recruited 28 overweight participants with type 2 diabetes for a 16-week single-arm pilot diet intervention trial. We provided LCKD counseling, with an initial goal of <20 g carbohydrate/day, while reduci...

Targeting Interferon- to Treat Atherosclerosis

The chronic inflammatory nature of atherosclerotic disease is now widely appreciated. Abnormal deposition and oxidative modification of serum lipoproteins in arterial walls stimulates the recruitment of monocytes and their conversion into foam cells. Concurrently, both innate and adaptive immune responses are induced. Cytokines and growth factors produced as part of these responses lead to the ...

Correction to: Frequency of Psychiatric and Psychological Disorders in Patients with Type II Diabetes

Correction to: Frequency of Psychiatric and Psychological Disorders in Patients with Type II Diabetes     Mollod Eskandari Khanghahi1, Seyyed Hamzeh Hosseini2, Ozra Akha3, Mahdie Nasiri4   1 General Practitioner, Islamic Azad University, Tonekabon Branch, Tonekabon, Iran 2 Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Mazandaran University of ...