The aim of the present observational study was to investigate the relationships between glycaemic status and levels of oxidative stress and inflammation in well-controlled type 2 diabetes subjects. Metabolic variables (weight, BMI, waist circumference (waist), blood glucose, glycated Hb (HbA(1c)), insulin, blood lipids), biomarkers of oxidative stress (8-iso-PGF(2alpha), malondialdehyde, 8-oxo-...

Glycaemic control was assessed in type 2 black diabetics attending the diabetic clinic at a peri-urban hospital. Baseline glycosylated haemoglobin levels were measured and a subsequent estimation was carried out in those patients who attended a follow-up consultation to see whether current recommended targets for glycosylated haemoglobin levels were being attained. Out of 708 patients, mean age...

BACKGROUND Diabetes mellitus increases the risk of atherosclerotic vascular disease because of associated dyslipidaemia. Many studies advocate aggressive management of lipid disorders in Type 2 Diabetes to decrease these complications. This study was carried out to know the frequency of dyslipidaemia in our patients and also to determine that whether patients with good glycaemic control (HbA1c ...

The present paper covers the health benefits of low glycaemic index foods, such as pulses. Nutritional factors potentially play a crucial role in health and disease. A low-fat, high-carbohydrate diet is often recommended as a part of a healthy life-style. Historical works have shown that carbohydrate foods differ in their ability to affect post-ingestive glycaemia. The glycaemic index concept a...

BACKGROUND The in utero environment is known to affect fetal development however many of the mechanisms by which this occurs remain unknown. The aim of this study was to examine the association between maternal dietary macronutrient intake and lifestyle throughout pregnancy and neonatal weight and adiposity. METHODS This was an analysis of 542 mother and infant pairs from the ROLO study (Rand...

The aim of this observational study was to describe the profile of subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus from Gujarat, India. The study was performed with newly-diagnosed 622 type 2 diabetic subjects who attended the Department of Diabetology, All India Institute of Diabetes and Research and Yash Diabetes Specialties Centre (Swasthya), Ahmedabad, during August 2006-January 2009. The subjects c...

Aims: Glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) which is an index of long term glycaemic control in diabetic patients is measured in majority of patients worldwide. Glycated albumin (GA) is useful for the evaluation of short term glycaemic control (2 weeks) in patients with diabetes. The aim of this study was to assess the GA levels at different stages of diabetic nephropathy in Indian population. Materials...

BACKGROUND Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) may lead to severe long-term health consequences. In a longitudinal study, we aimed to identify factors present at diagnosis and 6 months later that were associated with glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA(1c)) levels at 24 months after T1DM diagnosis, so that diabetic children at risk of poor glycaemic control may be identified. METHODS 229 children <15 y...

A computer system, called SERVE-NZ Nutririon Management System, for use in diabetes management, addresses the problem of concurrently controlling postprandial glycaemic response and nutrient intake in meals containing a number of foods, is described. It converts the weight and relative glycaemic potency of each food to its content of glycaemic glucose equivalents (GGE) - the amount of glucose t...