introduction: repeated hyperglycemia play an important role in the development of atherosclerosis in diabetic patients. endothelium is the organ of the first-line defense against atherosclerosis and nitric oxide has a major role in this task. the aim of this study was to determine changes in plasma nitric oxide metabolites concentration during glucose tolerance test in type 2 diabetic rats. met...

statement of the problem: reducing the patients' stress can prevent, or at least, limit the increase in blood glucose level. purpose: the study compares the effect of propofol and midazolam on blood glucose level in the patients undergoing dental implant surgery. the effect of pre-operational stress on blood glucose level during the surgery is also evaluated. materials and method: this prospect...

background: the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus (gdm) in accordance to body mass index (bmi) is often based on studies where the calculation of bmi is frequently self-reported and is usually unreliable. we evaluated the risk of an abnormal oral glucose tolerance test (ogtt) in a population where bmi was measured and selective screening for gdm was practiced. methods: we carried out a pros...