The Spontaneously Diabetic Torii-Lepr(fa) (SDT-fa/fa) rat, a new model of obese type 2 diabetes, shows obesity, hyperglycemia, and hyperlipidemia from 6 weeks of age. Diabetic complications such as nephropathy and cataract are observed with aging; however, blood pressure change with age has not previously been examined. In this study, blood pressure was periodically measured and the change was ...

Musculoskeletal disease is one of the most common complications in patients with diabetes, and yet is receives relatively little attention. The severity and the risks of musculoskeletal complications might not be well recognized as cardiovascular complications; however, the associated ailments certainly inflict both physical and psychological harm on people with diabetes. Among the various musc...

ed from medical charts. Medication adherence was determined by the Morisky scale; patients were considered adherent if they reported not missing medication. Scores from the individual items of the trust scales were added to produce a global score. Upper (high trust) tertile was compared with lower (low trust) tertile. Results. The study included 437 AA; 31% male; 86% $45 years of age; 74% repor...

Objective(s):In this study, we aimed at evaluation of electrophysiological and histopathalogical characteristics of statin-induced muscle injury as well as clinical features of patients who develop this condition in terms of frequency and pattern of evolution. Materials and Methods: Forty patients (age 39-74 years) including 25 subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus, 9 with cardiovascular disea...

Abstract Funding Acknowledgements Type of funding sources: None. Background The management comorbidities is a significant component preventive care to address the development cardiovascular disease. Consistent provided by primary physician (PCP) may be important in bridging any gender disparity patients with for prevention acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Purpose To identify gaps established ...

Hyperlipidemia, manifested as hypercholesterolemia and/or hypertriglyceridemia, is a condition characterized by decrease in HDL levels with an increase one or more of plasma lipids, including triglycerides cholesterol, cholesterol esters, phospholipids, lipoproteins VLDL and LDL. It also major problem leading to obesity, stroke, myocardial infarction, atherosclerosis, type 2 diabetes, degenerat...

Introduction: Natural products derived from plants kingdom play a vital part in preventing or treating various diseases or disorders in humans. Hyperlipidemia is one of the major pathological factors of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes mellitus. On the other hand, Leucas aspera Linn., belonging to the family Lamiaceae, was found to possess many pharmacological activities such as anti-inflam...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the health and nutrition status in middle-aged and old people in the urban district of Chongqing City, China in order to provide a rational diet construction for the population. METHOD This investigation was performed in 2004 and 1801 public officials both at post and retired in the urban district of Chongqinging City were enrolled in this investigation. Among them 96...

Obesity, hyperglycemia, hyperlipidemia, and diabetes-associated complications appear at younger ages (6-8 weeks) in the male Spontaneously Diabetic Torii-Lepr(fa) (SDT-fa/fa) rat than in the male original SDT (SDT-+/+) rat. However, the incidence and progression of diabetes mellitus and diabetic complications in the female SDT-fa/fa rat have not been reported in detail. In the present study, th...

BACKGROUND Valproic acid (VPA) is one of the most commonly used antiepileptic medications worldwide; it is also a popular mood stabilizer for use in bipolar disorder and dementia. This study assessed whether VPA may potentiate metabolic side effects in patients with psychiatric disorders taking concomitant antipsychotics (APs). VPA alone has been associated with weight gain, dyslipidemia, hyper...