This study was intended to compare exogenous [(13)C]glucose (Glu(exo)) oxidation in boys with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) and healthy boys of similar age, weight, and maximal O(2) uptake. In a control trial with water intake (CT) and in a (13)C-enriched glucose trial (GT), subjects cycled for 60 min (58.8 +/- 0.9% maximal O(2) uptake) while the utilization of total glucose, total...

Evidence that nitric oxide (NO) is involved in cytokine-mediated islet beta-cell dysfunction and destruction in vitro has led to the hypothesis that increased production of NO may contribute to the pathogenesis of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM). This study demonstrates that oral administration of N omega-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (an inhibitor of NO synthase) from 30 to 150 days...

Letters to the Editor Microalbuminuria, cardiovas-cular risk factors, and secondary prevention of non-insulin-dependent diabetes Sir, We have read with interest the recent leading article by Drs Dornhorst and Merrin' about the primary, secondary and tertiary prevention of non-insulin-dependent diabetes (NIDDM). Among the possible modes of secondary prevention, the clinical significance of micro...

In a study of 58 children under the age of 16 with insulin dependent diabetes (IDDM) and 172 matched non-diabetic controls, infection during the first year of life was associated with a reduction in diabetes risk (odds ratio 0.81, 95% confidence interval 0.67 to 0.98, per infective episode). Decreased exposure to common infections during infancy may be linked with subsequent IDDM.

The position of the oxygen dissociation curve (ODC) is modulated by 2,3-diphosphoglycerate (2,3-DPG). Decreases in 2,3-DPG concentration within the red cell shift the curve to the left, whereas increases in concentration cause a shift to the right of the ODC. Some earlier studies on diabetic patients have reported that insulin treatment may reduce the red cell concentrations of 2,3-DPG, causing...

It is well-known that diabetic patients develop peripheral and autonomic neuropathy, and recent review has also suggested the occurrence of central pathway abnormality in diabetics. In this article, we conducted the BAEP study on 61 cases of NIDDM and 11 cases of IDDM. Peak latency, interpeak latency (IPL) and peak amplitude of BAEPs were analyzed in each case. For further correlation, the moto...

OBJECTIVE This study investigates the safety and efficacy of a third-generation drug-eluting stent (DES) with biodegradable polymer in the complex patient population of diabetes mellitus (DM). CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION ISRCTN81649913. BACKGROUND Percutaneous coronary interventions in patients with DM are associated with a higher incidence of death, restenosis, and stent thrombosis as comp...

Serum IgA class reticulin autoantibody test was performed prospectively once a year on 238 children and adolescents with insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM). At the initial testing, within one year after onset of IDDM, five were positive and 233 were negative. During follow up a further 11 of the initially antibody negative children became positive (6.7%). Jejunal biopsy was performed at...