OBJECTIVE We examined the associations of television viewing time with fasting plasma glucose (FPG) and 2-h postchallenge plasma glucose (2-h PG) levels in Australian adults. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS A total of 8,357 adults aged > 35 years who were free from diagnosed diabetes and who attended a population-based cross-sectional study (Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle Study [AusDi...

Serum uric acid (SUA) levels are associated with metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its components such as glucose intolerance and type 2 diabetes. It is unknown whether there are gender-specific differences regarding the relationship between SUA levels, impaired fasting glucose (IFG) and newly detected diabetes. We recruited 1,209 men aged 60±15 (range, 19-89) years and 1,636 women aged 63±12 (rang...

prolonged or repeated exposure to cement dust, depending on the duration, level of exposure and individual sensitivity has health implications on the skin, eyes, respiratory and haematological systems. this study assessed cardiovascular disease risk factors and cardiac markers among cement workers of nigerian origin to determine the effects of duration of exposure to cement dust on these parame...

AimsWe aimed to determine the individual effect of long/short sleep and inactivity on diabetes risk using data from a population-based prospective study in Switzerland.MethodsProspective with median (min-max) follow-up 9 (2.4–11.5) years. Incident was defined based 1) fasting plasma glucose (FPG), 2) glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), or 3) any diagnostic criterion (FPG, HbA1c medical diagnosis). Sle...

Objectives: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is one of the most common medical conditions complicating pregnancy associated with adverse obstetric and perinatal outcomes. There is no worldwide consensus for the ideal screening test and diagnostic criteria for GDM. This study aimed to assess the usefulness of fasting plasma glucose (FPG) and glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) in screening of the hi...

OBJECTIVE To examine whether the current adult guidelines for diagnosis of diabetes are applicable to youth (age <20 years). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS We analyzed fasting plasma glucose (FPG) and 2-h plasma glucose (PG) in two groups of Pima Indians, youths aged 5-19 years and adults aged 20-34 years, in relation to the incidence of microvascular disease when subjects were reexamined at age...

It has been demonstrated that moderate alcohol consumption provides protection against the development of type 2 diabetes. However, several other reports suggested that moderate alcohol intake may increase the risk of type 2 diabetes in non-obese Japanese. The aim of present study was to investigate the effect of 1-week alcohol abstinence on hepatic insulin sensitivity and fasting plasma glucos...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of lowering the fasting plasma glucose (FPG) criteria for impaired fasting glucose (IFG) on the prevalence of IFG and the risk for the development of diabetes associated with IFG in Koreans. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 7,211 subjects who had normal glucose tolerance (NGT) or IFG were recruited. Subjects were evaluated at baseline a...

We used MK-912, a potent new selective alpha 2-adrenergic receptor antagonist that is active orally, to study the effect of short-term, selective alpha 2-blockade on fasting plasma glucose (FPG) and pancreatic islet function in non-insulin-dependent diabetes (NIDDM). Ten asymptomatic patients with NIDDM received either a single oral dose of MK-912 (2 mg) or placebo in a double-blind, cross-over...