Diabetes Increases Risk of Cardiovascular Events in Patients Receiving Permanent Pacemaker: A Propensity Score-Matched Cohort Study by Huang-Chung Chen, Wen-Hao Liu, Chien-Hao Tseng, Yung-Lung Chen, Wei-Chieh Lee, Yen-Nan Fang, Shaur-Zheng Chong, Mien-Cheng Chen

“…Background. Type 2 diabetes was associated with a higher risk for permanent pacemaker (PPM) treatment. …”
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Unlocking the multifaceted roles of GLP-1: Physiological functions and therapeutic potential by Tohada M. AL-Noshokaty, Rehab Abdelhamid, Nourhan M. Abdelmaksoud, Aya Khaled, Mariam Hossam, Razan Ahmed, Toka Saber, Shahd Khaled, Shereen Saeid Elshaer, Ahmed I. Abulsoud

“…We examine the compelling evidence supporting GLP-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) in managing type 2 diabetes (T2D), obesity, and other diseases. The intricate molecular mechanisms underlying GLP-1RAs are explored, including their interactions with pathways like extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2), activated protein kinase (AMPK), cyclic adenine monophosphate (cAMP), mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), and protein kinase C (PKC). …”
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Characterization of Mice Ubiquitously Overexpressing Human 15-Lipoxygenase-1: Effect of Diabetes on Peripheral Neuropathy and Treatment with Menhaden Oil by Lawrence Coppey, Alexander Obrosov, Hanna Shevalye, Eric Davidson, William Paradee, Mark A. Yorek

“…Two of each of these groups were used to create a high-fat diet/streptozotocin model for type 2 diabetes. The remaining mice were control groups. …”
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Islet organoids: a new hope for islet transplantation in diabetes by Xuemei Yu, Chengkong Liu, Zheng Kuang, Siyuan Song, Limin Tian, Yi Wang, Yi Wang

“…Diabetes mellitus, including Type 1 diabetes (T1D) and advanced Type 2 diabetes (T2D), remains a major global health challenge due to the destruction or dysfunction of insulin-producing β-cells. …”
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Biodegradable Polymer DES (Ultimaster) vs. Magnesium Bioresorbable Scaffold (BRS Magmaris) in Diabetic Population with NSTE-ACS: A One-Year Clinical Outcome of Two Sirolimus-Elutin... by Piotr Rola, Adrian Włodarczak, Mateusz Barycki, Marek Szudrowicz, Magdalena Łanocha, Jan Jakub Kulczycki, Karol Turkiewicz, Katarzyna Woźnica, Maciej Lesiak, Adrian Doroszko

“…Although percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) continues to evolve, type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a well-established marker of poor clinical prognosis after PCI, which is mainly attributed to the rapid progression of atherosclerosis requiring recurrent revascularizations. …”
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Contextual awareness, response and evaluation (CARE) of diabetes in poor urban communities in Ghana: the CARE diabetes project qualitative study protocol by Leonard Baatiema, Daniel Llywelyn Strachan, Lydia Osetohamhen Okoibhole, Irene Akwo Kretchy, Mawuli Kushitor, Raphael Baffour Awuah, Olutobi Adekunle Sanuade, Ernestina Korleki Danyki, Samuel Amon, Kafui Adjaye-Gbewonyo, Haim Yacobi, Megan Vaughan, Ann Blandford, Publa Antwi, Hannah Maria Jennings, Daniel Kojo Arhinful, Ama de-Graft Aikins, Edward Fottrell, the CARE Diabetes Team

“…Six qualitative studies utilising a range of methodologies are proposed in this protocol to generate a contextual understanding of type 2 diabetes mellitus in an urban poor population. …”
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Telephone coaching supports exercise in people with prediabetes and diabetes: A mixed-methods study by Ana Paula Delgado Bomtempo, Gabriela Lima de Melo Ghisi, Mariana Balbi Seixas, Adriano Luiz Pereira, Paul Oh, Danielle Aparecida Gomes Pereira, Lilian Pinto da Silva

“…Results: Thirty-one individuals (20 to 74 years old, 55% male, 71% type 2 diabetes) answered, on average, 4.0 ± 1.4 phone calls. …”
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Plantar Temperature Response to Walking in Diabetes with and without Acute Charcot: The Charcot Activity Response Test by Bijan Najafi, James S. Wrobel, Gurtej Grewal, Robert A. Menzies, Talal K. Talal, Mahmoud Zirie, David G. Armstrong

“…Fifteen individuals with Acute Charcot neuroarthropathy (CN) and 17 non-CN participants with type 2 diabetes and peripheral neuropathy were recruited. …”
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Elevated and Correlated Expressions of miR-24, miR-30d, miR-146a, and SFRP-4 in Human Abdominal Adipose Tissue Play a Role in Adiposity and Insulin Resistance by Yury O. Nunez Lopez, Gabriella Garufi, Magdalena Pasarica, Attila A. Seyhan

“…Abdominal adipose tissue (AbdAT) levels of thirteen microRNAs (miRNAs), SFRP4, and VEGF in lean nondiabetic subjects (n=7), subjects with obesity (n=5), and subjects with obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2DM) (n=5) were measured by qPCR. Insulin sensitivity was measured by the euglycemic-hyperinsulinemic clamp. …”
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Serum Potassium and Glucose Regulation in the ADDITION-Leicester Screening Study by Patrice Carter, Danielle H. Bodicoat, Lauren M. Quinn, Francesco Zaccardi, David R. Webb, Kamlesh Khunti, Melanie J. Davies

“…Previous observational studies have shown conflicting results between plasma K+ concentrations and risk of type 2 diabetes. To help clarify the evidence we aimed to determine whether an association existed between serum K+ and glucose regulation within a UK multiethnic population. …”
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Causal Effects of Sleep Traits on Angina Pectoris: Mediation by Cardiovascular Risk Factors by Zeng C, Ke Y, Li H, Zhang C, Chen J, Chen M

“…The GWAS data of cardiovascular risk factors (hypertension, smoking, hyperlipidemia, type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM)) came from the FinnGen. …”
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Differences in metabolic characteristics between Metabolically Healthy Obesity (MHO) and Metabolically Unhealthy Obesity (MUO) in weight reduction therapy by Shiori Kawai, Hajime Yamakage, Kazuhiko Kotani, Mitsuhiko Noda, Noriko Satoh-Asahara, Koshi Hashimoto

“…Metabolically Healthy Obesity (MHO) is generally recognized as the absence of any metabolic disorders and cardiovascular diseases, including type 2 diabetes, dyslipidemia, and hypertension, in obese individuals; however, it is not clearly defined. …”
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Elevated Levels of Plasma IgA Autoantibodies against Oxidized LDL Found in Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy but Not in Nonproliferative Retinopathy by Satu Vavuli, Tuire Salonurmi, Sirpa Loukovaara, Antti E. Nissinen, Markku J. Savolainen, M. Johanna Liinamaa

“…There were no differences in IgG, IgM, or IgA that would be specific for DR or for DME. Type 2 diabetic patients had higher levels of IgA autoantibodies than type 1 diabetic patients (86.0 and 65.5, resp., p=0.004) and the highest levels in IgA were found in type 2 diabetic patients with PDR (119.1, p>0.001). …”
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Recent advances in pancreatic α-cell transdifferentiation for diabetes therapy by Yanjiao Li, Yanjiao Li, Jinyu Zhu, Congyang Yue, Siyuan Song, Limin Tian, Yi Wang, Yi Wang, Yi Wang

“…The potential clinical applications, especially in type 1 and type 2 diabetes characterized by significant β-cell dysfunction, are addressed. …”
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Bredemolic Acid Ameliorates Selected Liver Function Biomarkers in a Diet-Induced Prediabetic Rat Model by Akinjide Moses Akinnuga, Angezwa Siboto, Bongiwe Khumalo, Ntethelelo Hopewell Sibiya, Phikelelani Ngubane, Andile Khathi

“…Prediabetes is an intermediary hyperglycaemic state that precedes type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in which abnormal metabolism of glucose and lipids occurs in organs such as the liver. …”
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Montreal Cognitive Assessment and Modified Mini Mental State Examination in African Americans by Kaycee M. Sink, Suzanne Craft, S. Carrie Smith, Joseph A. Maldjian, Donald W. Bowden, Jianzhao Xu, Barry I. Freedman, Jasmin Divers

“…Five hundred and thirty African Americans with type 2 diabetes were enrolled in African American-Diabetes Heart Study-MIND, a cross-sectional study of cognition and structural and functional brain imaging. …”
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Interaction of Hypertension and Insulin Resistance Exacerbates the Occurrence of Diabetes Mellitus in Healthy Individuals by Baomin Wang, Yumei Yang, Xiaomu Li

“…Hypertension and type 2 diabetes are common complications. Patients with hypertension often show insulin resistance. …”
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Quantification of Microvascular Density of the Optic Nerve Head in Diabetic Retinopathy Using Optical Coherence Tomographic Angiography by Jianfeng Huang, Bodi Zheng, Yingyi Lu, Xiaoya Gu, Hong Dai, Tong Chen

“…In this cross-sectional study, 211 eyes of 121 participants with type 2 diabetes with different stages of DR or without DR and 73 eyes of 38 healthy age-matched controls were imaged by OCTA. …”
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Laparoscopic Banded One Anastomosis Gastric Bypass: A Single-Center Series by Michela Campanelli, Emanuela Bianciardi, Domenico Benavoli, Giulia Bagaglini, Giorgio Lisi, Paolo Gentileschi

“…Thirty-four patients presented with type 2 diabetes (39.5%), 42 patients (49%) diagnosed with hypertension, 24 presented with OSAS (28%), and 21 (24%) hypercholesterolaemia patients were included. …”
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Diabetes and tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analyis of mendelian randomization evidence by Ivaan Pitua, Raafidha Raizudheen, Mark Muyanja, Joseph Nyero, Morrish Okello Obol

“…Findings indicated a consistent causal relationship between DM (particularly type 2 diabetes) and increased TB risk, with odds ratios (OR) ranging from 1.07 to 1.24 (p < 0.05). …”
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