OBJECTIVE To evaluate the influence of socioeconomic and psychological factors on glycemic control in young children with type 1 diabetes mellitus. METHODS This was a cross-sectional study assessing prepubertal children with type 1 diabetes mellitus. The authors analyzed the socioeconomic status using the Brazil Economic Classification Criterion (Critério de Classificação Econômica Brasil [CC...

Blood oligosaccharides are attached to many proteins after translation, forming glycoproteins. Glycosylation refers to an enzyme-mediated modification that alters protein function, for example, their life span or their interactions with other proteins (1). By contrast, glycation refers to a monosaccharide (usually glucose) attaching nonenzymatically to the amino group of a protein. Glycated hem...

In this study, the optical properties of glycated (HbA1c) and non-glycated (Hb) hemoglobin are compared using Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS), spectrofluorimetry, refractometry. Analysis spectral shift SERS spectra showed good discrimination between two hemoglobins indicating differences in their molecular structure. The fluorescence measured at excitation wavelengths 260, 270, 280 n...

Six months administration of bromocriptine mesylate significantly decreased glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), fasting blood sugar, postprandial blood sugar, and weight of 22 Indian obese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus with no serious adverse events. Therefore, the novel mechanism of action, efficacy and acceptable safety profile makes this drug an attractive option for treatment of obese typ...