Objective: This study aims to evaluate the effects of onion (Allium cepa L.) against hyperglycaemia and dyslipidemia and determine possible changes in these effects due to different heat treatments applied to onion. Materials and Methods: 32 male Wistar-albino rats were divided into 4 groups as follows: the groups C and DC were fed with standard rat diet;...

The onset of renal damage in diabetes mellitus may be influenced by several factors which largely result from genetic predisposition, hereditary factors and the early appearance of microalbuminuria and/or systemic hypertension. Most of these factors are also implicated in the progression of nephropathy from microalbuminuria to overt proteinuria and to end-stage renal failure (ESRF). Over the la...

The article by Deepak et al on inpatient management of diabetes highlights serious deficiencies in the care provided to diabetic patients. We feel that hyperglycaemia in general is often ignored in both non-diabetic and diabetic patients admitted to hospital when their primary problem is not related to blood glucose control. This is unfortunate as there is clear evidence, at least in diabetic p...

OBJECTIVE We wished to examine the effects of ambient glycaemia on hypothalamic somatostatinergic tone in insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. DESIGN After 6-hour periods of either euglycaemia (5 mmol/l) or hyperglycaemia (15 mmol/l), exercise-induced GH secretion was measured. PATIENTS Seven insulin dependent diabetics with no evidence of complications were recruited. RESULTS There was n...

Hyperglycaemia is common in patients who are admitted to hospital with acute coronary syndrome. In the EuroHeart Survey on diabetes, 22% of people admitted to hospital as emergency cases because of coronary artery disease were found to have undiagnosed diabetes after a glucose tolerance test, with a further 36% found to have impaired glucose tolerance.Hyperglycaemia is a powerful predictor of p...

keywords: Postprandial hyperglycaemia (PPHG), Alpha glucosidase inhibitors (αGI) ABSTRACT Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a morbid disease worldwide, with increasing incidence as time passes. It has macro-vascular and micro-vascular complications. The main cause of these complications is poorly controlled postprandial hyperglycaemia. Alpha glucosidase inhibitors, namely acarbose, voglibose and miglit...

A moderate increase in cancer risk has been shown in diabetic patients and in individuals with abnormal glucose tolerance, mainly for digestive sites, independently of obesity, with in contrast, a protective effect for prostate cancer. Insulin-resistance with compensatory hyperinsulinemia, and elevated levels of circulating growth factors are usually considered to be the link between cancer and...

Vol.2, No.2, August 2012 Hyperglycaemia is a common, serious and costly health care problem in hospitalized patients. There is substantial observational evidence linking hyperglycaemia in critically ill patients (with and without diabetes) to higher rates of hospital complications, longer hospital stay, higher health care resource utilization, and greater hospital mortality (1,2). Although seve...