Assessment of Cdx2 polymorphism in Iranian women with polycystic ovary syndrome by Behdis Khansari, Hashem Nayeri, Maryam Ostadsharif

“…In polycystic ovarian syndrome, the vitamin D endocrine system is regulated by the vitamin D receptor (VDR) associated with type II diabetes, endocrine dysfunctions, and insulin resistance. …”
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Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Clinical Practice Intervention in Increasing Obesity Data Recording at a Western Australian Country Health Service Hospital: A Quasi-Experimental... by McClean K, Cross M, Reed S

“…To reduce risks to healthcare staff who care for obese patients, complete and accurate obesity recording is required.Methods: Following a previous audit of obesity recording and coding accuracy of patients admitted to hospital with Type II diabetes, a 12-month intervention was undertaken, comprising staff education, introduction of tape measures and obesity decision-making tools, recording of patient volunteered height, regular reinforcement of obesity recording requirements and enhanced clinical coding of obesity. …”
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Effects of rosiglitazone pretreatment on blood glucose, lipid levels, urea, and microalbuminuria in rats undergoing 70% pancreatectomy by Salman AE, Yurekli B, Bukan N, Senel OO, Acar HZ, Yetisir F

“…Hasan Zafe Acar,1 Oytun Okan Senel,2 Neslihan Bukan,3 Banu Yurekli,4 A Ebru Salman,5 Fahri Yetisir61Yozgat Bozok University Hospital, General Surgery Department, Yozgat, 2Department of Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, 3Department of Medical Biochemistry, Gazi University, Ankara, 4Department of Endocrinology, Bozyaka Research and Training Hospital, Izmir, 5Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, 6Department of General Surgery, Ataturk Research and Training Hospital, Ankara, TurkeyBackground: Partial pancreatectomy is one of the main causes of type II diabetes, which occurs because of insulin deficiency due to a decrease in the number of β-cells. …”
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Effectiveness of a group diabetes education programme in underserved communities in South Africa: pragmatic cluster randomized control trial by Mash Bob, Levitt Naomi, Steyn Krisela, Zwarenstein Merrick, Rollnick Stephen

“…</p> <p>Methods</p> <p><b>Trial design:</b> Pragmatic cluster randomized controlled trial</p> <p><b>Participants:</b> Type 2 diabetic patients attending 45 public sector community health centres in Cape Town</p> <p><b>Interventions:</b> The intervention group will receive 4 sessions of group diabetes education delivered by a health promotion officer in a guiding style. …”
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Effects of granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) on diabetic cardiomyopathy in Otsuka Long-Evans Tokushima Fatty rats by Kim Jung-Hyun, Shin Jinho, Fang Cheng-Hu, So Byung-Im, Song Yi-Sun, Jang Ki-Seok, Joe Jun-Ho, Lim Young-Hyo, Lim Heon-Kil, Kim Kyung-Soo

“…In the present study, we investigated the effects of G-CSF on diabetic CMP in a rat model of type II diabetes.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>Twenty 7-week-old male Otsuka Long-Evans Tokushima Fatty (OLETF: a rat model of diabetes) rats and 10 male Long-Evans Tokushima Otsuka (LETO: normal controls) rats were used. …”
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Determinants of diabetes ketoacidosis among diabetes mellitus patients at North Wollo and Waghimra zone public hospitals, Amhara region, Northern Ethiopia by Addisu Getie, Adam Wondmieneh, Melaku Bimerew, Getnet Gedefaw, Asmamaw Demis

“…Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is the most serious diabetic emergency in patients with type one and type two diabetes mellitus. It is the leading cause of mortality in children and young adults. …”
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Integrated care services: lessons learned from the deployment of the NEXES project by Carme Hernandez, Albert Alonso, Judith Garcia-Aymerich, Anders Grimsmo, Theodore Vontetsianos, Francesc García Cuyàs, Anna Garcia Altes, Ioannis Vogiatzis, Helge Garåsen, Laura Pellise, Leendert Wienhofen, Isaac Cano, Montserrat Meya, Joan Ignasi Martinez, Juan Escarrabill, Josep Roca

“…The project targeted chronic patients with obstructive pulmonary disease, cardiac failure and/or type II diabetes mellitus. <strong>Setting: </strong>One health care sector in Spain (Barcelona) (<span class="italic">n</span> = 11.382); six municipalities in Norway (Trondheim) (<span class="italic">n</span> = 450); and one hospital in Greece (Athens) (<span class="italic">n</span> = 388). …”
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Chronic disease knowledge and its determinants among chronically ill adults in rural areas of Shanxi Province in China: a cross-sectional study by Tian Miaomiao, Chen Yingchun, Zhao Rui, Chen Li, Chen Xi, Feng Da, Feng Zhanchun

“…Participants were 1060 rural adults with hypertension or type II diabetes. Correct responses to 12 questions were summed into a total knowledge score, and participants were divided into an adequate health knowledge group (score ≥ 6) or an inadequate health knowledge group (score < 5). …”
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Obesity in Primary Schools Children in Baquba City by Oday Kahtan, Nadhim Ghazal Noaman, Shefaa Mansour Hemza

“…Childhood obesity predispose to type 2 diabetics, hypertension, liver and renal disease, cardiovascular diseases and adult obesity. …”
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Glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor stimulation reverses key deficits in distinct rodent models of Parkinson's disease by Kingsbury Ann E, Lever Rebecca, Abuirmeileh Amjad, Harkavyi Alexander, Biggs Christopher S, Whitton Peter S

“…Critically, in contrast to other peptide agents that have been demonstrated to possess neuroprotective properties in pre-clinical models of PD, EX-4 is in current clinical use in the management of type-II diabetes and freely crosses the blood brain barrier; hence, assessment of the clinical efficacy of EX-4 in patients with PD could be pursued without delay.…”
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E4An Ultrastructural Study by Transmission Electron Microscope of Exocrine Pancreatic Cells in Diabetic Rats Treated with Herbal Combination by Maysaa Adil Hadi

“…In conclusion, the daily supplementation with this herbal combination to diabetic rat for 2 months could achieving promising effects due to its cytoprotective influence and showed the ability to decreased degenerative damage in the ultrastructure and cellular activity of exocrine pancreatic acini in type 2 diabetic rats.…”
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The characterization of obesity and noninsulin dependent diabetes mellitus in Swiss Webster mice associated with late-onset hepatocellular carcinoma by Lemke, Laura B. (Laura Beth)

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HUBUNGAN DISLIPIDEMIA DENGAN LUASAN HARD EXUDATE RETINA PADA RETINOPATI DIABETIKA PENDERITA DIABETES MELLITUS TIPE 2 by , dr. Elly Soraya, , Dr. Siti Sundari, SpM,MKes

“…There were 73 diabetic retinopathy in type II diabetes mellitus patients (73 eyes) that had not been performed any retinal photocoagulation yet. …”

Phosphorylation of protein kinase B, the key enzyme in insulin signalling cascade, is enhanced in linoleic and arachidonic acid treated HT29 and HepG2 cells by Mariniello, Katia, Min, Yoeju, Ghebremeskel, Kebreab

“…Objective: Defects in insulin signalling pathway have been implicated in the pathogenesis of impaired glucose uptake, insulin resistance and type II diabetes. However, the specific defects that precipitate these abnormalities are yet to be fully elucidated. …”
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Investigation of pharmacological and physiological regulation of pyruvate dehydrogenase in diabetes using hyperpolarised magnetic resonance spectroscopy by Le Page, L

“…<p>In type II diabetes, systemic metabolism is perturbed and on a cellular level the balance of fuel use is upset. …”

Sex differences in risk factors for myocardial infarction: cohort study of UK Biobank participants by Millett, E, Peters, S, Woodward, M

“…Compared with men, women had an excess HR of MI for systolic BP and hypertension, smoking status and intensity, and diabetes: ratio of HRs (95% CIs) were 1.09 (1.02 to 1.16) for systolic BP, 1.55 (1.32 to 1.83) for current smoking, and 2.91 (1.56 to 5.45) for type I and 1.47 (1.16 to 1.87) for type II diabetes. There was no evidence of attenuation of any of these RHRs with age (p&gt;0.2). …”

Glucagon and glucose counterregulation: pancreatic α-cell function and dysfunction during hypoglycaemia by Hamilton, A

“…To investigate the effect of hyperglycaemia on α-cell function at low glucose, the Fh1βKO type 2 diabetic mouse model was used. In these mice, prolonged hyperglycaemia led to blunted glucagon secretion at low glucose. …”

The effect of glibenclamide on insulin secretion at normal glucose concentrations. by Riefflin, A, Ayyagari, U, Manley, SE, Holman, R, Levy, J

“…METHODS: Following 14 days on placebo or glibenclamide (2.5 mg) tablets twice daily, separated by 14 days washout, 19 type 2 diabetic patients had ascending or descending three-step hyperinsulinaemic glucose clamps at 4, 8 and 12 mmol/l. …”

Effects of C-1-substituted glucose analogue on the activation states of glycogen synthase and glycogen phosphorylase in rat hepatocytes. by Board, M, Bollen, M, Stalmans, W, Kim, Y, Fleet, G, Johnson, L

“…The aim is to produce a compound that may exert more effective control over glycogen metabolism than the parent glucose molecule and which could alleviate hyperglycaemia in Type-II diabetes. N-Acetyl-beta-D-glucopyranosylamine (1-GlcNAc) has a Ki for muscle GPb in crude extracts of 30 microM, 367-fold lower than that of beta-D-glucose [Board, Hadwen and Johnson (1995) Eur. …”

'Healthy living' and sulphonylurea therapy have different effects on glucose tolerance and risk factors for vascular disease in subjects with impaired glucose tolerance. by Page, R, Harnden, K, Walravens, N, Onslow, C, Sutton, P, Levy, J, Hockaday, D, Turner, R

“…Patients were recruited by screening subjects with either a family history of type II diabetes, previous gestational diabetes, or a previously raised plasma glucose (5.6-6.6 mmol/l). …”