background: given the high prevalence of type ii diabetes and its complications, the evidence regarding the beneficial effects of probiotic yogurt on some cardiovascular biomarkers in diabetic patients is worthy of investigation. aim: to investigate the effect of probiotic yogurt on blood glucose level and cardiovascular biomarkers in patients with type ii diabetes. method:this randomized, clin...

conclusions compared with acarbose or metformin monotherapy, the addition of acarbose to metformin had superior antihyperglycemia efficacy and provided an efficacious and safe alternative for the treatment of type 2 diabetic rats. acarbose/metformin reduced the fasting blood glucose and glycated hemoglobin without significant changes in serum visfatin levels. background diabetes mellitus is a c...

Human erythrocytes are continuously exposed to glucose, which reacts with the amino terminus of the β-chain of hemoglobin (Hb) to form glycated Hb, HbA1c, levels of which increase with the age of the circulating cell. In contrast to extensive insights into glycation of hemoglobin, little is known about glycation of erythrocyte membrane proteins. In the present study, we explored the conditions ...

BACKGROUND Atherosclerosis begins during preadolescence and is occurring at an accelerated rate. This acceleration has been linked to poor lifestyle behaviors and subsequent cardiometabolic complications. Although the clustering of cardiometabolic risk factors has been recognized for over 2 decades, previous studies in children have predominantly examined the relationships between atheroscleros...

OBJECTIVES 1) To assess the changes in body weight and body mass index in grade 2 and 3 obese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, pre and postoperatively; 2) to assess the changes in pre and postoperative fasting blood glucose, postprandial glucose, glycated hemoglobin and insulin. METHODS A prospective study was undertaken with 40 selected patients with grade 2 and 3 obesity and type 2 d...

BACKGROUND Individual health education is considered to be essential in the overall care of patients with type 2 diabetes (DM2), although there is some uncertainty regarding its metabolic control benefits. There have been very few randomized studies on the effects of individual education on normal care in DM2 patients with a control group, and none of these have assessed the long-term results. ...

Intraindividual variation (CVi) for glycohemoglobin (GHb) was estimated from serial measurements in patients with diabetes in either stable or variable clinical control. GHb determinations were performed by an affinity column procedure with an analytical imprecision of 4.9% (weighted average; GHb 8.2-14.7%). Within the groups of patients, both a short- (28-32 days) and long-term (approximately ...