Relationship between nerve ultrasonography image and electrophysiology in diabetic polyneuropathy by Pei‐Chen Hsieh, Long‐Sun Ro, Chun‐Che Chu, Ming‐Feng Liao, Hong‐Shiu Chang, Hung‐Chou Kuo

“…ABSTRACT Aims/Introduction This study aims to investigate the association between cross‐sectional area (CSA) imaging findings of nerve ultrasound and conventional nerve conduction studies (NCS) for patients with distal symmetric sensorimotor polyneuropathy (DSPN) due to type 2 diabetes mellitus. Materials and Methods We enrolled 103 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and collected their demographic data, modified Michigan Neuropathy Screening Instrument (mMNSI) score, NCS, and ultrasonography images of peripheral nerves. …”
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Rationale and design of Diabetes Prevention with active Vitamin D (DPVD): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study by Yoshiya Tanaka, Yosuke Okada, Tetsuya Kawahara, Gen Suzuki, Tetsuya Inazu, Shoichi Mizuno, Fumiyoshi Kasagi

“…The primary end point is the cumulative incidence of type 2 diabetes. Secondary endpoint is the number of participants who achieve normoglycaemia at 48, 96 and 144 weeks. …”
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A Cross-Sectional Study to Assess Diabetes as a Risk Factor for Root Caries Amongst the Elderly Population in Udupi District, Karnataka State, India by Kush Kalra, Ramprasad Vasthare, Shivashankar K. N., Nishu Singla, Deepak Kumar Singhal, Ritesh Singla

“…Participants with type 2 diabetes, less education, low socioeconomic status, and using finger cleaning had a significantly higher risk of developing root caries. …”
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New Players for Advanced Prostate Cancer and the Rationalisation of Insulin-Sensitising Medication by Jennifer H. Gunter, Phoebe L. Sarkar, Amy A. Lubik, Colleen C. Nelson

“…Obesity and type 2 diabetes are recognised risk factors for the development of some cancers and, increasingly, predict more aggressive disease, treatment failure, and cancer-specific mortality. …”
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The triphenylmethane dye brilliant blue G is only moderately effective at inhibiting amyloid formation by human amylin or at disaggregating amylin amyloid fibrils, but interferes w... by Rehana Akter, Alexander Zhyvoloup, Bingqian Zheng, Surita R Bhatia, Daniel P Raleigh

“…The development of inhibitors of islet amyloid formation is important as pancreatic amyloid deposition contributes to type-2 diabetes and islet transplant failure. The Alzheimer's Aβ peptide and human amylin (h-amylin), the polypeptide responsible for amyloid formation in type-2 diabetes, share common physio-chemical features and some inhibitors of Aβ also inhibit amyloid formation by h-amylin and vice versa. …”
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Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors and Hepatitis C Virus-Induced Insulin Resistance by Francesco Negro

“…Insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes are associated with hepatitis C virus infection. …”
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Brevibacterium Bacteremia in the Setting of Pyogenic Liver Abscess: A Case Report with Accompanying Literature Review by Sarah Hossain, Afif Hossain, Aldo Barajas-Ochoa, Michael A. Jaker

“…A 71-year-old Pakistani man with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus presenting with worsening mental status, abdominal pain, and oral intake for the past seven days was found to have pyogenic hepatic abscess with unculturable bacteria and subsequently found to have rare Brevibacterium bacteremia.…”
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Living with Diabetes by Nancy J. Gal, Linda B. Bobroff

“…Although there is no cure for type 1 or type 2 diabetes, diabetes can be managed with the proper care. …”
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Symptoms of Diabetes by Linda B. Bobroff

“…Type 2 diabetes is a growing health concern for children and adults in the United States. …”
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Living with Diabetes by Nancy J. Gal, Linda B. Bobroff

“…Although there is no cure for type 1 or type 2 diabetes, diabetes can be managed with the proper care. …”
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Predictive Ability of Visit-to-Visit Variability of HbA1c Measurements for the Development of Diabetic Kidney Disease: A Retrospective Longitudinal Observational Study by Yunyi Yan, Nozomi Kondo, Kentaro Oniki, Hiroshi Watanabe, Tadashi Imafuku, Yuki Sakamoto, Takuro Shigaki, Akari Maruyama, Hitomi Nakazawa, Tetsuya Kaneko, Ayami Morita, Akira Yoshida, Hitoshi Maeda, Toru Maruyama, Hideaki Jinnouchi, Junji Saruwatari

“…Visit-to-visit variability of HbA1c was an independent risk factor of microalbuminuria in association with oxidative stress among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients. HbA1c-AUC, a novel index of HbA1c variability, may be a potent prognostic indicator in predicting the risk of microalbuminuria.…”
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Characterization of Stroke Patients in an Intensive Care Unit by Marianela Planes Fajardo, Georgia Díaz-Perera Fernández, Maylín Isabel Alonso Martínez, Aurora Calzada Fajardo

“…<br /><strong>Conclusions:</strong> the risk factors with the highest frequency were: smoking, type 2 diabetes mellitus and age over 60 years old.…”
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Cohort profile: Health in Central Denmark (HICD) cohort - a register-based questionnaire survey on diabetes and related complications in the Central Denmark Region by Annelli Sandbæk, Else-Marie Dalsgaard, Kasper Norman, Lasse Bjerg, Anders Aasted Isaksen

“…Among these respondents, 2,832 persons had type 1 diabetes (55.9%), 21,140 persons had type 2 diabetes (53.2%), while 27,892 persons were part of the matched group without diabetes (60.4%). …”
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Glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists in obesity treatment - a literature review by Aleksander Jentkiewicz, Esmail Haj Obeid, Jakub Ulrych, Jan Krupa, Maciej Malinowski, Michał Krasowski, Alicja Kalinowska, Wiktoria Pietras, Adrian Kozieł, Zofia Kurek

“…Introduction and Purpose: Obesity is an escalating global health challenge, affecting over 2 billion individuals worldwide, contributing to many challenges for healthcare providers such as cardiovascular disorders, cancers, and type 2 diabetes mellitus. There is a need for effective treatments targeting T2DM, and obesity. …”
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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

“…Monophasic glucose response (MGR) during an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) are predictors of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). We investigated the association between current MGR and (1) glucose tolerance during a pregnancy 3 years before and (2) current glucose tolerance status. …”
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Incidence and Contributing Factors of Persistent Hyperglycemia at 6–12 Weeks Postpartum in Iranian Women with Gestational Diabetes: Results from LAGA Cohort Study by Sedigheh Nouhjah, Hajieh Shahbazian, Nahid Shahbazian, Alireza Jahanshahi, Shayesteh Jahanfar, Bahman Cheraghian

“…Early postpartum screening of type 2 diabetes is needed particularly in women at high risk of type 2 diabetes.…”
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Habitual sleep duration, healthy eating, and digestive system cancer mortality by Diana A. Nôga, Elisa M. S. Meth, André P. Pacheco, Jonathan Cedernaes, Pei Xue, Christian Benedict

“…Adjusting for smoking, type 2 diabetes, and body mass index (BMI) status eliminated the association between sleep duration and digestive cancer mortality. …”
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An Exceedingly Rare Case of Liraglutide-Induced Liver Injury by Swetha Parvataneni, Rajarajeshwari Ramachandran, Eric Then, Tyler Grantham, Vinaya Gaduputi

“…Liraglutide is a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist used for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus. We are reporting the second case of liraglutide-induced liver injury, with complete resolution of liver injury after discontinuation of the drug.…”
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Adding Value to Milk by Increasing Its Conjugated Linoleic Acid Content by Lokenga Badinga, Richard D. Miles

“…In laboratory animals, this naturally occurring fatty acid has been shown to inhibit cancer, promote the immune system, reduce the effect of type 2 diabetes, promote bone growth, and reduce blood clotting. …”
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