Relationship of Soluble RAGE with Insulin Resistance and Beta Cell Function during Development of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Subrata Kumar Biswas, Sabreena Mohtarin, Sonchita Rani Mudi, Taznuva Anwar, Laila Anjuman Banu, Sheikh Md. Khorshed Alam, Md. Fariduddin, M. Iqbal Arslan

“…The control subjects (n=40) and people with prediabetes (n=52) and diabetes (n=66) were similar in terms of age, sex, BMI, systolic and diastolic BP, and fasting insulin level. HOMA-IR was found significantly higher in people with diabetes than control subjects (p<0.001) and people with prediabetes (p=0.005); and HOMA-%B was found significantly deteriorated in people with diabetes (p<0.001) compared to control subjects and people with prediabetes. …”
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Comparison of ox-LDL Levels in Diabetic Patients with Normo-, Micro-, and Macroalbuminuria with Their First Degree Relatives and the Healthy Control Group by Parisa Behzadi, Firouzeh Torabi, Massoud Amini, Ashraf Aminorroaya

“…We measured blood pressure, lipid profile, fasting plasma glucose (FPG), and HbA1c in all groups. …”
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Dietary Interventions and Physical Activity as Crucial Factors in the Prevention and Treatment of Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease by Paweł Rajewski, Jakub Cieściński, Piotr Rajewski, Szymon Suwała, Alicja Rajewska, Maciej Potasz

“…The best documented and available diets used in MASLD were discussed, focusing on the benefits and drawbacks of the Mediterranean, high-protein, ketogenic, and intermittent fasting diets. In addition, the most recent recommendations regarding physical activity are summarized.…”
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Comparison of Insulin Lispro Protamine Suspension with NPH Insulin in Pregnant Women with Type 2 and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes by Antonietta Colatrella, Natalia Visalli, Santina Abbruzzese, Sergio Leotta, Marzia Bongiovanni, Angela Napoli

“…In this retrospective study, for maternal outcome we recorded time and mode of delivery, hypertension, glycaemic control (fasting blood glucose and HbA1c), hypoglycemias, weight increase, and insulin need. …”
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Ability of Different Measures of Adiposity to Identify High Metabolic Risk in Adolescents by Carla Moreira, Rute Santos, Susana Vale, Paula C. Santos, Sandra Abreu, Ana I. Marques, Luísa Soares-Miranda, Jorge Mota

“…A cross-sectional school-based study was conducted on 517 adolescents aged 15–18, from the Azorean Islands, Portugal. We measured fasting glucose, insulin, total cholesterol (TC), HDL-cholesterol, triglycerides, and systolic blood pressure. …”
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Theasinensin A attenuated diabetic development by restoring glucose homeostasis, improving hepatic steatosis and modulating gut microbiota in high-fat-diet/streptozotocin-induced d... by Weiqi Xu, Yujie Huang, Wangting Zhou, Yujia Peng, Xuhui Kan, Wei Dong, Guijie Chen, Xiaoxiong Zeng, Zhonghua Liu

“…As result, TSA improved polydipsia, polyphagia and impaired glucose tolerance of diabetic mice, declined the fasting blood glucose and hepatic triglyceride level, and enhanced the expression at mRNA level of insulin receptor substrate, phosphoinositide 3-kinase, protein kinase B and glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor (GLP-1R) in the diabetic liver. …”
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Associated Factors with Biochemical Hypoglycemia during an Oral Glucose Tolerance Test in a Chinese Population by Xiaoling Cai, Xueyao Han, Xianghai Zhou, Lingli Zhou, Simin Zhang, Linong Ji

“…Compared to participants with normal glucose tolerance (NGT), participants with biochemical hypoglycemia presented with a younger age, lower BMI, lower levels of fasting glucose, and lower levels of 30-minute and 2-hour OGTT glucose. …”
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Progression of Diabetic Retinopathy and Declining Renal Function in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes by AJin Cho, Hayne Cho Park, Young-Ki Lee, Young Joo Shin, So Hyun Bae, Hakyoung Kim

“…The progression group had longer duration of diabetes, higher fasting plasma glucose, higher HbA1c, and a higher rate of ≥20% decline in eGFR during the follow-up period. …”
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The Opposite Effects of High-Sucrose and High-Fat Diet on Fatty Acid Oxidation and Very Low Density Lipoprotein Secretion in Rat Model of Metabolic Syndrome by Monika Cahova, Helena Dankova, Eliska Palenickova, Zuzana Papackova, Ludmila Kazdova

“…FFA de novo synthesis from glucose was significantly enhanced in the HS group (fed ≫ fasted) while being completely eradicated in the HF group. …”
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Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in Patients with Psoriasis by Ilkin Zindancı, Ozlem Albayrak, Mukaddes Kavala, Emek Kocaturk, Burce Can, Sibel Sudogan, Melek Koç

“…Data including body weight, height, waist circumference, body-mass index, and arterial blood pressure were collected. Fasting blood glucose, triglyceride, and HDL levels were determined. …”
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Review of Metabolic Surgery for Type 2 Diabetes in Patients with a BMI < 35 kg/m2 by Hideharu Shimizu, Poochong Timratana, Philip R. Schauer, Tomasz Rogula

“…Remission of T2DM was achieved in 64.7% of the patients with fasting plasma glucose and glycated hemoglobin approaching slightly above normal range. …”
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Does Good Aerobic Capacity Attenuate the Effects of Aging on Cardiovascular Risk Factors? Results from a Cross-Sectional Study in a Latino Population by Giovanna Valentino, Mónica Acevedo, Lorena Orellana, María José Bustamante, Verónica Kramer, Marcela Adasme, Fernando Baraona, Gastón Chamorro, Jorge Jalil, Carlos Navarrete

“…Demographics, medical history, physical activity, cardiovascular RFs, fasting lipids and blood glucose levels, blood pressure, and anthropometric measurements were collected. …”
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Effect of Alkaloids from Nelumbinis Plumula against Insulin Resistance of High-Fat Diet-Induced Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Mice by Yong Xie, Yi Zhang, Zebin Guo, Hongliang Zeng, Baodong Zheng

“…Then, the effect of NPA on ameliorating IR in HFD-induced NAFLD was evaluated. Fasting serum insulin was determined using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) kit for insulin following the manufacturer’s protocol. …”
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Diet-Induced Adipocyte Browning by Oskar Wojciech Wiśniewski, Aleksander Rajczewski, Agnieszka Szumigała, Magdalena Gibas-Dorna

“…Finally, we analyze browning effects of caloric restriction, intermittent fasting and various dietary macronutrient compositions, as well as the significance of microbiota in adipocyte browning process.…”
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Impaired Glucose Metabolism Is Associated with Visit-to-Visit Blood Pressure Variability in Participants without Cardiovascular Disease by Nobuo Sasaki, Ryoji Ozono, Saeko Fujiwara, Ryo Maeda, Yasuki Kihara

“…Participants were classified into groups of normal glucose tolerance (NGT), impaired fasting glucose (IFG), impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), and diabetes. …”
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Association between the Hypertriglyceridemic Waist Phenotype and Prediabetes in Chinese Adults Aged 40 Years and Older by Kun Zhao, Shan-Shan Yang, Hai-Bin Wang, Kang Chen, Zhao-Hui Lu, Yi-Ming Mu

“…There existed a strong relationship of the HTGW phenotype with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) (OR: 1.83; 95% CI: 1.57–2.13), but not with impaired fasting glucose (IFG) (OR: 0.87; 95% CI: 0.65–1.17). …”
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Estimation of Insulin Resistance in Mexican Adults by the [13C]Glucose Breath Test Corrected for Endogenous Total CO2 Production by Erika Ibarra-Pastrana, Maria del Carmen Candia Plata, Gerardo Alvarez, Mauro E. Valencia

“…After adjusting for total CO2 production, correlations between HOMA and fasting glucose were less strong but remained significant. …”
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Cerium-based nanoplatform for severe acute pancreatitis: Achieving enhanced anti-inflammatory effects through calcium homeostasis restoration and oxidative stress mitigation by Tingyi Luo, Yujing Tang, Wangcheng Xie, Zhilong Ma, Jian Gong, Yonggui Zhang, Tingsong Yang, Xuyang Jia, Jia Zhou, Zhengyu Hu, Lin Han, Qigang Wang, Zhenshun Song

“…Current therapeutic approaches, including antibiotics, trypsin inhibitors, fasting, rehydration, and even continuous renal replacement therapy, yield limited clinical management efficacy. …”
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Metabolic enzyme inhibitory abilities, in vivo hypoglycemic ability of palmleaf raspberry fruits extracts and identification of hypoglycemic compounds by Jun Tan, Danshu Wang, Yu Lu, Yehan Wang, Zongcai Tu, Tao Yuan, Lu Zhang

“…The 40 % ethanol eluting fraction of 40EUS showed the strongest a-glucosidase inhibition with the IC50 value of 37.79 ng/mL, it could also effectively attenuate the fasting blood glucose level and oral glucose tolerance of C57BL/6 mice. …”
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Metabolomic Insights into the Nutritional Status of Adults and Adolescents with Phenylketonuria Consuming a Low-Phenylalanine Diet in Combination with Amino Acid and Glycomacropept... by Bridget M. Stroup, Denise M. Ney, Sangita G. Murali, Frances Rohr, Sally T. Gleason, Sandra C. van Calcar, Harvey L. Levy

“…In a crossover design, 30 participants with PKU were randomized to consume AA-MF and Glytactin™ GMP-MF in combination with a low-Phe diet for 3 weeks each. Fasting venipunctures, medical food logs, and 3-day food records were obtained. …”
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