Combination of Gilbert's syndrome and gastrointestinal diseases by G. M. Dubrovina, O. K. Botvinyev, A. I. Kolotilina

“…Provoking factors of jaundice attacks include fasting, infectious diseases, overstrain, effect of drugs and xenobiotics. …”
Get full text

Sex Difference in Risk Factors, GRACE Scores, and Management among Post-Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients in Sri Lanka by Priyadarshani Galappatthy, Vipula Bataduwaarachchi, Priyanga Ranasinghe, Gamini Galappatthy, Upul Senerath, Chandrika Wijeyaratne, Ruwan Ekanayake

“…When stratified by age, no significant differences were observed in achieving the risk factor targets or management strategies used except for fasting blood sugar (p<0.05) where more men achieved control target in both age categories. …”
Get full text

Effect of Thrombolysis on Circulating Microparticles in Patients with ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction by Zhe Li, Wei Zhang, Qun-Rang Wang, Yu-juan Yang, Xin-Hong Liu, Gong Cheng, Feng-Jun Chang

“…This study was divided into three groups: STEMI patients with thrombolysis (n=18) were group T, patients with chronic coronary syndrome (n=20) were group CCS, and healthy volunteers (n=20) were the control group. Fasting venous blood was extracted from patients in the CCS and control groups, and venous blood was extracted from patients in the T group before (pre-T) and 2 hours after (post-T) thrombolysis. …”
Get full text

Differential risk of cardiovascular complications in patients with type-2 diabetes mellitus in Ghana: A hospital-based cross-sectional study. by Christian Obirikorang, Evans Asamoah Adu, Anthony Afum-Adjei Awuah, Samuel Nkansah Darko, Frank Naku Ghartey, Samuel Ametepe, Eric N Y Nyarko, Enoch Odame Anto, William Kwame Boakye Ansah Owiredu

“…Demographic data was collected using a structured questionnaire and fasting blood samples were taken to measure glycemic and lipid levels. …”
Get full text

Impact of PCSK9 Immunization on Glycemic Indices in Diabetic Rats by Amir Abbas Momtazi-Borojeni, Mahmoud Reza Jaafari, Elham Abdollahi, Maciej Banach, Amirhossein Sahebkar

“…After verification of antibody generation, the immunized rats were intraperitoneally treated with a single dose (45 mg/kg) of streptozotocin (STZ) to induce diabetes mellitus. The levels of fasting blood glucose (FBG) were measured, and the oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) as well as the insulin tolerance test (ITT) were carried out to assess glycemic status. …”
Get full text

Systemic Inflammation and Oxidative Stress in Childhood Obesity: Sex Differences in Adiposity Indices and Cardiovascular Risk by Tjaša Hertiš Petek, Evgenija Homšak, Mateja Svetej, Nataša Marčun Varda

“…<b>Methods:</b> Eighty children (36 girls) aged 5–18 years with overweight, obesity, or normal weight were analyzed. Fasting blood samples were obtained to assess C-reactive protein (CRP), leukocytes, myeloperoxidase (MPO), adiponectin, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1, superoxide dismutase-1, I-TAC/CXCL11, and a comprehensive cardiometabolic profile, including glucose, lipid, renal, liver, and thyroid function markers. …”
Get full text

A conceptual mechanistic model of amino acid fluxes in the small intestine, taking the example of pig by C.J.J. Garçon, N. Le Floc’h, Y. Mercier, J. van Milgen

“…Simulations were carried out over 24 h, with five meals during the day and fasting during the night. Representing the small intestine as a series of segments allowed to account both for its tubular structure and for changing luminal environment. …”
Get full text

Evaluation of the digital diabetes prevention programme pilot: uncontrolled mixed-methods study protocol by William Henley, Elizabeth Murray, Kerry Daff, Anthi Lavida, Jenny Irwin, Jonathan Valabhji

“…In eight pilot areas across England, adults with non-diabetic hyperglycaemia (NDH) (glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) 42–47 mmol/mol or fasting plasma glucose 5.5–6.9 mmol/L) and adults without NDH who are overweight (body mass index (BMI) &gt;25 kg/m2) or obese (BMI &gt;30 kg/m2) will be referred to one of five digitally delivered diabetes prevention interventions. …”
Get full text

Frameshift variation in the HMG-CoA reductase gene and unresponsiveness to cholesterol-lowering drugs in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients by Esmat Khaleqsefat, Khder Hussein Rasul, Ramiar Kamal Kheder, Sonia Baban, Jamil Baban

“…Both responsive and non-responsive groups underwent fasting. Biochemical tests were conducted, followed by genetic analysis to identify mutations in the HMGCR gene. …”
Get full text

Sources of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons exposure and their effects on glycolipid metabolism in pregnant women and their newborn in Haikou City, China by Xiaomei Cheng, Haifeng Gao, Qiaojun Li, Naifan Zhang, Ying Lu

“…Glycolipid metabolism indicators, including fasting plasma glucose (FPG), triglycerides (TG), total cholesterol (TC), high-density lipoprotein (HDL), and low-density lipoprotein (LDL), were also measured. …”
Get full text

Meta-Analysis of 11 Heterogeneous Studies regarding Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4 Inhibitor Add-On Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients Treated with Insulin by Katsuya Shibuki, Shuji Shimada, Takao Aoyama

“…We assumed that five baseline parameters (HbA1c, fasting blood glucose, body mass index (BMI), duration of type 2 DM, and duration of treatment) could affect ΔHbA1c. …”
Get full text

Regional Arterial Stiffness in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease by V. V. Genkel, R. G. Portnova, T. V. Antipina, I. I. Shaposhnik

“…According to the results of the correlation analysis, the increase in cfPWV was associated with an increase in patient age (r = 0.564; p = 0.01), the duration of IBD history (r = 0.628; p = 0.003), fasting plasma glucose (r = 0.367; p = 0.034) and GFR decrease (r = -0.482; p = 0.031). …”
Get full text

Determinants of Hypertension: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Demographic and Physiological Predictors in a Referral Hospital in Iran by Fatemeh Omidi, Soheila Sadeghi

“…Data on age, body mass index (BMI), systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL), high-density lipoprotein (HDL), triglycerides, and fasting blood sugar (FBS) were collected. Statistical analyses included summary statistics, Pearson correlation coefficients, and logistic regression to identify significant predictors of hypertension. …”
Get full text

The Influence of Concurrent Autoimmune Thyroiditis on the Cardiometabolic Consequences of Cabergoline in Postmenopausal Women by Robert Krysiak, Marcin Basiak, Witold Szkróbka, Bogusław Okopień

“…In addition to prolactin, we assessed thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), thyroid antibodies, and glucose homeostasis markers: fasting glucose, the homeostatic model assessment 1 of insulin resistance ratio (HOMA1-IR), and glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c). …”
Get full text

The Effect of Prior Gestational Diabetes on the Shape of the Glucose Response Curve during an Oral Glucose Tolerance Test 3 Years after Delivery by Timea Tänczer, Márk M. Svébis, Beatrix Domján, Viktor J. Horváth, Adam G. Tabák

“…No differences were found in fasting and 2-hour glucose and insulin levels, or BMI. …”
Get full text

Efficacy and Safety of Dapagliflozin versus Liraglutide in Patients with Overweight or Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Randomised Controlled Clinical Trial in Tianjin, Chin... by Hao Zhaohu, Huang Xiao, Shao Hailin, He Feng

“…After 24 weeks, HbA1c, fasting blood glucose (FPG), and 2 h postprandial blood glucose (2hPG) levels significantly decreased from 8.80%±1.41% to 7.02%±1.05%, 10.41±3.13 to 7.59±2.16 mmol/L, and 17.90±4.39 to 10.12±2.47 mmol/L, respectively, in the dapagliflozin group, and from 8.92%±1.49% to 6.78%±1.00%, 10.04±2.99 to 7.20±1.63 mmol/L, and 17.30±4.39 to 10.13±4.15 mmol/L, respectively, in the liraglutide group. …”
Get full text

Short-Term Trends in Economic Burden and Catastrophic Costs of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Rural Southwest China by Hui-fang Li, Le Cai, Allison Rabkin Golden

“…Information about the participants’ demographic characteristics and economic consequences of diabetes was obtained using a standard questionnaire. Fasting blood sugar levels were recorded for each study participant. …”
Get full text

Interaction of Hypertension and Insulin Resistance Exacerbates the Occurrence of Diabetes Mellitus in Healthy Individuals by Baomin Wang, Yumei Yang, Xiaomu Li

“…General clinical data, including blood pressure, fasting glucose and 2-h post-load glucose levels, and lipid profiles, were collected. …”
Get full text

RETRACTED: Efficacy of Vanadyl Sulfate and Selenium Tetrachloride as Anti-Diabetic Agents against Hyperglycemia and Oxidative Stress Induced by Diabetes Mellitus in Male Rats by Fawziah A. Al-Salmi, Reham Z. Hamza

“…Fifty male albino rats were divided into five groups, and all treatments were administrated at 9:00 a.m. daily for 60 successive days: control, STZ (Streptozotocin; 50 mg/kg of STZ was given to 6 h fasted animals in a single dose, followed by confirmation of diabetic state occurrence after 72 h by blood glucose estimation at >280 mg/dl), STZ (Diabetic) plus administration of VOSO₄ (15 mg/kg) for 60 days, STZ (Diabetic) plus administration of selenium tetrachloride (0.87 mg/Kg), and STZ plus VOSO₄ and, after 1/2 h, administration of selenium tetrachloride at the above doses. …”
Get full text

Correlation of Glucose and Lipid Metabolism Levels and Serum Uric Acid Levels with Diabetic Retinopathy in Type 2 Diabetic Mellitus Patients by Tiantian Li, Yan Wu

“…The duration of DM disease, fasting blood glucose (FBG), glycosylated hemoglobin, type A1C (HbA1c) levels, cholesterol (TC), triacylglycerol (TG), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), and SUA levels were higher in the DR group than those in the NDR group, and the differences were significant (P<0.05). …”
Get full text