diabetes type 2 is a world wide spread disease with a multifactorial pathogenetic evolution. various factors like obesity, physical inactivity and poor lifestyle habits contribute to its development. the aim of this study was to verify if in young healthy sedentary male and female there is positive correlation between family history to type 2 diabetes and an increase in body weight and fat mass...

background: diabetes has become the next most widespread disease after cancer. recent studies have found that diabetes and moderate to severe vitamin d defi ciency are associated with reduced bone mineral content; therefore administration of vitamin d may correct these conditions. the purpose of this research is to compare the effect of vitamin d administration on bone to implant contact in dia...

background: elevated serum levels of oxidized low-density lipoprotein (oxldl) have been found in type 2 and in poorly controlled diabetic patients. gestational diabetes mellitus (gdm) has common features with type 2 diabetes. objective: the aim of our study was to evaluate the serum levels of oxldl in women with gdm compared to normal pregnant women. materials and methods: in this cross-section...

background and aims: 25-hydroxy vitamin d3 is recognized to be an essential element for healthy body; however, its deficiency has been identified as a risk factor for thyroid disease, diabetes mellitus and other autoimmune diseases and infectious diseases. thyroid disease is common in the general population that its prevalence increases proportional to age. subjects with poorly controlled diabe...

Type 2 diabetes is epidemic in the United States with greater incidence rates in African-American communities. Lifestyle interventions during the phase of insulin resistance mitigate cardiovascular risk and prevent diabetes. The primary aim of this study is to test the impact of a Community Health Advisor (CHA)-based diabetes prevention controlled intervention in urban African-American communit...

Evidence from observational, animal and human studies supports a role for soya protein and its isoflavones in the improvement of glycaemic control in type 2 diabetes. The objective of the present study was to determine the effect of isoflavone-rich soya protein on markers of glycaemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes. Using a randomised, crossover, double-blind, placebo-controlled design,...

BACKGROUND Diabetes mellitus increases the risk of atherosclerotic vascular disease because of associated dyslipidaemia. Many studies advocate aggressive management of lipid disorders in Type 2 Diabetes to decrease these complications. This study was carried out to know the frequency of dyslipidaemia in our patients and also to determine that whether patients with good glycaemic control (HbA1c ...

Hyperglycemia and diabetes alter the function and metabolism of many tissues. The effect on the brain remains poorly defined, but some animal data suggest that chronic hyperglycemia reduces rates of brain glucose transport and/or metabolism. To address this question in human beings, we measured glucose in the occipital cortex of patients with poorly controlled diabetes and healthy volunteers at...