Pyrethroids are a class of insecticides used widely for vector control programs. Acute pyrethroid poisoning is rare, but well documented, whereas effects of cumulative exposure are insufficiently described, including possible negative effect on glucose regulation. The objective of this study was to investigate an association between exposure to pyrethroids and abnormal glucose regulation (predi...

conclusions an intraoperative dex infusion maintains blood glucose levels at a constant level relative to baseline in diabetic patients within 24 hours postoperatively. the frequency of hyperglycemia was low in group a in the perioperative period compared with that in the control group (group b). methods twenty diabetic patients were randomly allocated to two groups (n = 10). group a patients w...

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 major concern in diabetes is increased oxidative stress. Maintaining a balance between reactive oxygen species (ROS) and antioxidants is a major mechanism in preventing damage from oxidative stress. Quercetin (QR) is a well-known flavonoid and a strong antioxidant derived from the onion, Allium cepa, and it has been shown to reduce oxidative stress in the long-term treatment ...

Chemical studies on the metabolism of glucose, fructose and glycogen in human chorionic villi are reported with the following conclusions: 1) In chorionic villi the level of glucose was the mean value between that of the maternal blood and the fetal blood. The level of fructose was three times as high as that in the fetal blood. 2) Chorionic villi convert glucose into fructose. The best conditi...

As a strategy to prevent the progression of diabetes mellitus, it is important to screen out the subjects who will develop a pre-diabetic state (PDS) in the future. To find out the potential risk factors for PDS, we employed the values of fasting plasma glucose and hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), which are routinely measured in our health checkup. We selected 3,879 individuals who had normal glucose re...

Diabetic patients who have an abnormal blood glucose level suffer from acute effects of hypoglycemia and long term effects of hyperglycemia which include disorders of eyes, kidneys and nerves. This paper introduces the concept of an artificial pancreas which is a revolutionary device for the diabetic population. The artificial pancreas (AP), known as closed-loop control of blood glucose in diab...

Insulin is secreted into blood vessels from β cells of pancreatic islets in response to high blood glucose levels. Insulin stimulates an array of physiological responses in target tissues, including liver, skeletal muscle, and adipose tissue, thereby reducing the blood glucose level. Insulin-dependent glucose uptake in skeletal muscle and adipose tissue is primarily mediated by the redistributi...