AIM To analyze the relationship between age and plasma glucose levels in Hong Kong Chinese population. METHODS We performed a cross-sectional study with 15,603 non-diabetic subjects from the community of Hong Kong. Plasma glucose concentration was measured in blood specimens from the subjects. The time of blood taking varied, depending on the availability of the patients. RESULTS There were...

ABSTRACT This study aimed evaluate energetic mobilization in tambaqui submitted to fasting, after a one-day refeeding. 120 juveniles were distributed 12 310L polyethylene boxes. Three treatments evaluated: Control (14 days of feeding); Fasting for 14 days; and Refeeding (13 fasting one day feedback). After the experimental period, fish anesthetized with eugenol blood collection serum plasma use...

abstract background: gestational diabetes is the second common disorder in pregnancy period, which is detected in 24-28 weeks of gestational age through screening tests in low-risk women. the women with gestational diabetes are prone to prenatal mortality and development of future diabetes. therefore, detection of these individuals in the fi rst trimester and conducting preventive interventions...

PURPOSE Serum glycated albumin (GA) has been recently used as another glycemic marker that reflects shorter term glycemic control than glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c). Insulin secretory function and glycemic fluctuation might be correlated with the ratio of GA to HbA1c (GA/HbA1c) in diabetic adult patients. This study investigated the association of GA and GA/HbA1c ratio with the levels of fasting ...

Oakes, Nicholas D., Pia Thalén, Therese Hultstrand, Severina Jacinto, Germán Camejo, Boel Wallin, and Bengt Ljung. Tesaglitazar, a dual PPAR / agonist, ameliorates glucose and lipid intolerance in obese Zucker rats. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 289: R938–R946, 2005; doi:10.1152/ajpregu.00252.2005.—Insulin resistance, impaired glucose tolerance, high circulating levels of free fatty ac...

Leptin, the product of the ob gene, has been shown to increase heart rate and blood pressure through a stimulation of cardiac sympathetic nervous system activity, a phenomenon also involved in the pathogenesis of left ventricular hypertrophy in hypertensives. Thus, we hypothesize that plasma leptin concentration is associated with left ventricular hypertrophy. Forty hypertensive males and 15 he...

BACKGROUND Diabetic mellitus and periodontal disease have bilateral associations. However, there is a dilemma on the effect of periodontal therapy on glycemic control and/or fasting plasma glucose level in type 2 diabetic patients with periodontitis. Therefore, this review aimed to assess the effectiveness of periodontal therapy versus no periodontal therapy on glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) and f...

In humans, production of the adipocyte-derived peptide leptin has been linked to adiposity, insulin, and insulin sensitivity. We therefore considered that alterations in plasma leptin concentrations could constitute an additional component of a metabolic syndrome of cardiovascular risk. To explore this hypothesis, we employed factor analysis, a multivariate statistical technique that allows red...

Elevated plasma uric acid concentration is a risk factor for gout, insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. Quercetin, a flavonoid found in high levels in onions, tea and apples, inhibits xanthine oxidoreductase in vitro, the final step in intracellular uric acid production, indicating that quercetin might be able to lower blood uric acid in humans. We determined the effects of 4 weeks of oral s...