abstract objective: globally, 3-5.2 percent of people suffer from diabetes which is one of the most serious metabolic disorders resulting in an increase in inflammatory biomarkers e.g. interleukin-6, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, and c-reactive protein. the aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between inflammation, oxidative stress and fasting blood glucose, lipid profile and an...

background and aim: the aim of this study was to determine the effect of legume intake in therapeutic lifestyle change (tlc) on fasting insulin, fasting blood glucose, hba1c and homeostasis model assessment insulin resistance (homa-ir) in patients with type 2 diabetes. materials and methods: in this randomized crossover trial, 31 subjects with type 2 diabetes in the age range of 50 to 80 years ...

conclusions we have demonstrated that ibgms, while not reaching statistical significance, may be associated with slightly reduced a1c and cost due to visiting physicians. results there is a trend of lowered total cost in the intervention group compared to the control group. the control group spent $210.89 per year on visits to physicians; the intervention group spent $131.26 (p = 0.128). patien...

background: people who use home blood glucose monitors may use their mobile phones in the close vicinity of medical devices. this study is aimed at investigating the effect of the signal strength of 900 mhz gsm mobile phones on the accuracy of home blood glucose monitors. methods: sixty non-diabetic volunteer individuals aged 21 - 28 years participated in this study. blood samples were analyzed...

It is well known that, in children with type 1 diabetes, metabolic control often deteriorates during puberty. Better understanding of the mechanisms that cause deterioration of blood glucose control can lead to improved therapeutic approaches. Preliminary observations suggest that one component of the impaired glycemic control is a large variation in blood glucose. Several of the hormonal chang...

Longitudinal twin studies on long term conservation of individual metabolic phenotypes can help to explore the genetic and environmental basis in maintaining metabolic homeostasis and metabolic health. We performed a longitudinal twin study on 12 metabolic phenotypes from Danish twins followed up for 12 years and Chinese twins traced for 7 years. The study covered a relatively large sample of 5...

the effect of blood glucose level changes induced by 24h food deprivation and intraperitoneal (ip) injection of insulin (2iu/kg) and glucose (2gr/kg) was investigated on the pain induced by intraplantar (ipl) injection of formalin (20ml , 5%) in mice. blood glucose level changes were determined by blood sampling from the apex of the tail of mice. ip injection of insulin and 24h food deprivation...

Diabetes mellitus type 2 is the most common degenerative disease in Indonesia, so that regulation of food intake important. Food sources carbohydrates with a low glycemic index (GI) can control blood sugar levels. GI rate at which absorbed into glucose. Purple sweet potato has it suitable as an alternative source carbohydrates. Different cooking processes affect purple potato, frying technique ...

Insulin is a vital part of diabetes treatment, whereas glucagon is primarily used to treat insulin-induced hypoglycemia. However, glucagon is suggested to have a central role in the regulation of body weight, which would be beneficial for diabetic patients. Since the glucagon effect on blood glucose is known to be transient, it is relevant to investigate the pharmacodynamics of glucagon after r...

objective: social belief and experimental evidences indicate that opium and its alkaloids, morphine, produced hypoglycemic effects in animal models. this study was conducted in order to determine the role of morphine on blood glucose and insulin. material and methods: this is an empirical analysis investigating the laboratory albino male rats weighing 200-250 g. rats in the control group receiv...