BACKGROUND It is unknown if diabetic cats in remission have persistent abnormalities of glucose metabolism and should be considered prediabetic, or have normal glucose tolerance. OBJECTIVE To characterize glycemic status of diabetic cats in remission and to determine predictors of relapse. ANIMALS A total of 21 cats in diabetic remission and 28 healthy control cats. METHODS At a median of...

Background: Early and non-invasive determination of blood glucose level is of great importance. We aimed to present a new technique to accurately infer the blood glucose concentration in peripheral blood flow using non-invasive optical monitoring system. Methods: The data for the research were obtained from 900 individuals. Of them, 750 people had diabetes mellitus (DM). The system was ...

Blood glucose concentration, pH and standard bicarbonate concentration were measured in 70 anaesthetized children aged between 2 weeks and 22 months before and following surgery. The duration of starvation varied between 4 and 14 h (mean 5.8 h). The lowest blood-glucose concentration before operation was 2.9 mmol litre-1 (53 mg dl-1). Preoperative blood-glucose concentrations were not influence...

A glucose-controlled insulin infusion system was used to control blood glucose concentration during labour or caesarean section in six insulin-dependent diabetics. The mean blood glucose concentration during the four hours of labour immediately before delivery was 4.6-5.2 mmol/1 (82.9-93.7 mg/100 ml). Feedback control of insulin delivery by blood glucose concentration should decrease the risk o...

Objective. To study the effects of extracts (SML-1, SML-2, SML-3 and SML-4) from Euonymus alatus Sied on cell proliferation and on renal tubular cell (Madin-Darby Canine Kidney, MDCK) injury induced by high concentration of glucose. Methods. MTT assay was used to evaluate the effects of herbal extracts on cell proliferation and viability in MDCK cells after exposure to high concentration of glu...

We describe herein a case of life-threatening hypoglycemia due to spurious elevation of glucose concentration during the administration of ascorbic acid in a type 2 diabetic patient. A 31-year-old female was admitted for proliferative diabetic retinopathy treatment and prescribed high dose ascorbic acid. During hospitalization, she suddenly lost her consciousness and her glucose concentration w...

OBJECTIVE To determine the best predictors of total postprandial glycemic exposure and peak glucose concentrations in nondiabetic humans. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Data from 203 nondiabetic volunteers who ingested a carbohydrate-containing mixed meal were analyzed. RESULTS Fasting glucose and insulin concentrations were poor predictors of postprandial glucose area above basal (R2 = approx...

While it is well established that mortality risk after myocardial infarction (MI) increases in proportion to blood glucose concentration at the time of admission, it is unclear whether there is a direct, causal relationship. We investigated potential mechanisms by which increased blood glucose may exert cardiotoxicity. Using a Wistar rat or guinea-pig isolated cardiomyocyte model, we investigat...