Growing evidence from animal studies supports the anti-diabetic properties of some dietary polyphenols, suggesting that dietary polyphenols could be one dietary therapy for the prevention and management of Type 2 diabetes. This review aims to address the potential mechanisms of action of dietary polyphenols in the regulation of glucose homeostasis and insulin sensitivity based on in vitro and i...

Background: There is growing evidence that diabetes mellitus (DM) is an important risk factor for tuberculosis (TB). A significant number of DM patients have poor glycemic control. This study was carried out to find the impact of poor glycemic control on newly diagnosed smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients with type-2 diabetes mellitus in a tertiary care hospital.Methods: In a hospita...

OBJECTIVE Control of blood glucose levels reduces vascular complications among people with diabetes, but less than half of the adults with diabetes in the United States are achieving good glycemic control. This study examines 1999-2002 national data on the association between race/ethnicity and glycemic control among adults with previously diagnosed diabetes. DESIGN We analyzed data from the ...

G lycemic control remains a delicate balancing act. The diabetic patient is tasked with maintaining euglycemic blood glucose levels, a goal requiring education, decision strategies, volitional control, and the wisdom to avoid hyperand hypoglycemia, with the latter defined as plasma glucose less than 60 mg/dl. Glucose levels must be controlled continuously and without holidays. Failure to mainta...

I t is commonly admitted that the glycemic control of patients with type 2 diabetes proceeds from a complex “alchemy” in which the respective contributions of both fasting and postprandial glucose are still a subject of debate (1). A1C, which remains the gold standard for assessing glucose homeostasis, is an integration of both fasting and postprandial glucose variations over a 3-month period (...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the way that family stress influences glycemic control among patients with diabetes who are younger than 18 years of age. DATA SOURCES PubMed and Scopus were searched for relevant studies published since 1990 using the following key words: diabetes type 1, glycemic control, family stress, family conflict, and family function. STUDY SELECTION In total, 1478 papers we...

BACKGROUND Acute hyperglycemia following cardiac surgery increases the risk of deep sternal wound infection, significant early morbidity, and mortality. Insulin infusion protocols that target tight glycemic control to treat hyperglycemia have been linked to hypoglycemia and increased mortality. Recently published studies examining glycemic control in critical illness and clinical practice guide...