C-Peptide: A New Mediator of Atherosclerosis in Diabetes by Dusica Vasic, Daniel Walcher

“…In this paper we discuss the role of C-peptide and its effects in the development of atherosclerosis in type 2 diabetic patients.…”
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Exenatide with Metformin Ameliorated Visceral Adiposity and Insulin Resistance by Xuan Du, Wen Lu, Zijun Lu, Xinyu Shao, Chunhong Hu, Bimin Shi

“…Exenatide is an ideal treatment for obese type 2 diabetic patients in the aspect of adipose tissue distribution. …”
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Insulin Detemir Causes Lesser Weight Gain in Comparison to Insulin Glargine: Role on Hypothalamic NPY and Galanin by Mohammad Ishraq Zafar, Cuining Hu, Danfeng Liu, Raja Adeel Shafqat, Feng Gao

“…Insulin detemir decreased food intake in type 2 diabetic rats, which led to reduced weight gain when compared to insulin glargine treatment. …”
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A High-Fat Diet Causes Impairment in Hippocampal Memory and Sex-Dependent Alterations in Peripheral Metabolism by Erica L. Underwood, Lucien T. Thompson

“…While high-fat diets are associated with rising incidence of obesity/type-2 diabetes and can induce metabolic and cognitive deficits, sex-dependent comparisons are rarely systematically made. …”
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The Role of Insulin, Insulin Growth Factor, and Insulin-Degrading Enzyme in Brain Aging and Alzheimer's Disease by Claude Messier, Kevin Teutenberg

“…Most brain insulin comes from the pancreas and is taken up by the brain by what appears to be a receptor-based carrier. Type 2 diabetes animal models associated with insulin resistance show reduced insulin brain uptake and content. …”
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Exenatide Treatment Causes Suppression of Serum Ghrelin Levels following Mixed Meal Test in Obese Diabetic Women by Figen Topyildiz, Sinem Kiyici, Zulfiye Gul, Deniz Sigirli, Metin Guclu, Gurcan Kisakol, Sinan Cavun

“…To investigate the effect of exenatide treatment on serum ghrelin levels in obese female patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Methods. Fourteen female patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus being treated with metformin and exenatide were enrolled. …”
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The Construction of Regulatory Network for Insulin-Mediated Genes by Integrating Methods Based on Transcription Factor Binding Motifs and Gene Expression Variations by Hyeim Jung, Seonggyun Han, Sangsoo Kim

“…Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a complex metabolic disorder associated with multiple genetic, developmental and environmental factors. …”
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Adipocytokine Associations with Insulin Resistance in British South Asians by D. R. Webb, K. Khunti, S. Chatterjee, J. Jarvis, M. J. Davies

“…Adipocytokines are implicated in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes and may represent identifiable precursors of metabolic disease within high-risk groups. …”
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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 Relationship between Serum Ferritin and Insulin Resistance in Different Glucose Metabolism in Nonobese Han Adults by Bo-wei Liu, Xu-min Xuan, Jun-ru Liu, Fang-ning Li, Fu-Zai Yin

“…The exact mechanism through which elevated serum ferritin promotes the development of type 2 diabetes is unknown. This study showed that ferritin concentration in impaired glucose regulation and newly diagnosed diabetes mellitus subjects of nonobesity already significantly increased when compared with normal glucose tolerant subjects of nonobesity. …”
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Awaking Blood Pressure Surge and Progression to Microalbuminuria in Type 2 Normotensive Diabetic Patients by Michelangela Barbieri, Maria Rosaria Rizzo, Ilaria Fava, Celestino Sardu, Nicola Angelico, Pasquale Paolisso, Angela Abbatecola, Giuseppe Paolisso, Raffaele Marfella

“…An increase in MBPS is associated with the risk of microalbuminuria in normotensive adult patients with type 2 diabetes.…”
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Mediterranean Diet and Metabolic Syndrome by Josipa Radić, Marijana Vučković, Andrej Belančić, Hana Đogaš, Mislav Radić

“…MeDi, emphasizing the consumption of whole grains, fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts, and olive oil, has been linked to a reduced risk of type 2 diabetes and improved glucoregulation. A randomized controlled trial showed that a low-carb MeDi resulted in a 30% lower relative risk of developing type 2 diabetes compared to a low-fat diet. …”
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Effect of Pentoxifylline on Microalbuminuria in Diabetic Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Shahrzad Shahidi, Marziyeh Hoseinbalam, Bijan Iraj, Mojtaba Akbari

“…Pentoxifylline has not a significant additive antimicroalbuminuric effect compared with placebo in patients with type 2 diabetes with early stage of kidney disease; however, further clinical investigations are necessary to be done.…”
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Hypoglycemic activity of brown seaweed (Sargassum plagiophyllum) kombucha bioactive compound in rat model type-2 of diabetes by Priambodo Ahmad Faris, Martati Erryana, Firdaus Muhamad

“…This study aims to evaluate the administration of S. plagiophyllum kombucha (SK) to the blood profile of type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) rats treated with a 21% highfructose diet (HFD) with normal feed. …”
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Oxidative Stress: A Link between Diabetes Mellitus and Periodontal Disease by Adriana Monea, Tibor Mezei, Sorin Popsor, Monica Monea

“…Tissue samples from ten adult patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) and eight healthy adults were harvested. …”
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Pharmacogenetics of Oral Antidiabetic Drugs by Matthijs L. Becker, Ewan R. Pearson, Ivan Tkáč

“…Oral antidiabetic drugs (OADs) are used for more than a half-century in the treatment of type 2 diabetes. Only in the last five years, intensive research has been conducted in the pharmacogenetics of these drugs based mainly on the retrospective register studies, but only a handful of associations detected in these studies were replicated. …”
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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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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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Diabetes and Coronary Heart Disease: A Risk Factor for the Global Epidemic by Maguy Chiha, Mario Njeim, Edgar G. Chedrawy

“…In this we will paper focus on type 2 diabetes mellitus as a risk factor for coronary heart disease, review the mechanisms of atherogenesis in diabetics, the impact of hypertension and the treatment goals in diabetics, the guidelines for screening, and review the epidemiologic consequences of diabetes and heart disease on a global scale. …”
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The EndoBarrier: Duodenal-Jejunal Bypass Liner for Diabetes and Weight Loss by Aruchuna Ruban, Hutan Ashrafian, Julian P. Teare

“…The rapid rise of obesity and type 2 diabetes poses a global threat to healthcare and is a major cause of mortality and morbidity. …”
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