INTRODUCTION The Mean platelet volume and platelet counts are indicators of thrombotic potentials, and risk factors for microvascular complications in diabetics. This study aimed to establish variations in platelet counts and mean platelet volume in type 2 diabetic patients on treatment and non-diabetic controls. METHODS This was an unmatched case-control study involving 200 participants cons...

Diabetes mellitus and obesity are both related to the risk of cardiovascular disease and sudden death. In hypertensive guidelines, diabetes and obesity, especially abdominal obesity, are regarded as high-risk factors. Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) is an established method for the management of hypertension. However, ABPM is not a standard tool for the management of hypertension in...

BACKGROUND Metabolic syndrome (MS) is associated with increased risks of diabetes and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. However, data on the impact of MS and its individual components on subclinical atherosclerosis (SCA) according to diabetes status are scarce. METHODS Surrogate markers of SCA, brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV), and carotid intima-medial thickness (IMT) and pla...

Known factors associated with under-reporting energy intake (EI) include anthropometry, energy expenditure, psychological factors, smoking, and gender. There is insufficient information on the association between chronic disease status and under-reporting EI. Using NHANES III data from non-pregnant adults aged 20 years, reported EI was estimated from a single 24-hour dietary recall and compared...

BACKGROUND Diabetics who undergo percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) are at increased risk for death, myocardial infarction, repeat revascularization, and stent thrombosis. METHODS Our retrospective study includes 887 consecutive patients who underwent PCI with drug-eluting stents (DES) at UCLA Medical Center. The cohort was divided into four groups: group 1, no diabetes and no acute cor...

The rate of control of hypertension remains suboptimal despite widespread educational programs and an increasing number of novel medications. The combination of drugs with different mechanisms of action has become an alternative to improve blood pressure reduction and control, enhance adherence to the treatment and reduce adverse events. Telmisartan and amlodipine in monotherapy provide effecti...

An enzyme which promotes the degradation of insulin has been isolated from beef liver (2, 3). This enzyme, which has been designated glutathione-insulin transhydrogenase (4), catalyzes the reductive cleavage of the disulfide bonds of insulin by a simple sulfhydryl compound such as glut,athione (4, 5). Because the process of degradation may be important in the etiology of diabetes mellitus, expe...

The design, production and distribution of small series of health fashionable goods for specific target groups of wide impact in terms of market for the European industry as elderly, disables, diabetics and obese people represents a challenging opportunity for European companies which are asked to supply the demand with affordable price and eco-compatible products. Added to this challenge, text...