Safety and Mode of Action of Diabetes Medications in comparison with 5-Aminolevulinic Acid (5-ALA) by Peter R. Rehani, Hanaa Iftikhar, Motowo Nakajima, Tohru Tanaka, Zaid Jabbar, Riyadh N. Rehani

“…Thus, in this review, we evaluate the mechanisms of action and adverse effects of common medications used to treat type 2 diabetes mellitus as well as 5-ALA including its mechanism and possible use in diabetes management.…”
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Pregnancy Complicated by Maternal MODY 3 and Paternal MODY 2 Diabetes and Subsequent Rapidly Falling Insulin Requirement by Anastasia Mikuscheva, Adel Mekhail, Benjamin J. Wheeler

“…‘Maturity-Onset Diabetes of the Young’ (MODY) or monogenic diabetes accounts for approximately 1–2% of diabetes and is frequently misdiagnosed as type 1 or type 2 diabetes. Here we report a case of a 19-year-old pregnant woman with a MODY 3 diabetes expecting a child to a father with MODY 2 diabetes. …”
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Impact of noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (level of control) on sex hormone profile and erectile function by Abdullah A. Khawaji, Hossam S. El-Tholoth, Muath A. Albarakati, Bander A. Binjabaan, Abdulaziz Alzahrani, Abdulmajeed Althobity, Abdulmalik Almardawi, Khaled Bedaiwi, Mussa AlNuami

“…Introduction: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a well-established risk factor for erectile dysfunction (ED); the precise impact of glycemic control on male sexual function, including hormonal profiles, remains to be fully elucidated. …”
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Efficacy of a Blended Low-Intensity Internet-Delivered Psychological Program in Patients With Multimorbidity in Primary Care: Randomized Controlled Trial by Alicia Monreal-Bartolomé, Adoración Castro, M Ángeles Pérez-Ara, Margalida Gili, Fermín Mayoral, María Magdalena Hurtado, Esperanza Varela Moreno, Cristina Botella, Azucena García-Palacios, Rosa M Baños, Yolanda López-Del-Hoyo, Javier García-Campayo, Jesus Montero-Marin

“…Participants diagnosed with depression and either type 2 diabetes or low back pain (n=183) were randomized to “intervention + iTAU” (combining a face-to-face intervention with a supporting web-based program) or “iTAU” alone. …”
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The Occurrence or Fibrillary Glomerulonephritis in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus May Not Be Coincidental: A Report of Four Cases by Fayna González-Cabrera, Fernando Henríquez-Palop, Ana Ramírez-Puga, Raquel Santana-Estupiñán, Celia Plaza-Toledano, Gloria Antón-Pérez, Silvia Marrero-Robayna, Davinia Ramírez-Medina, Roberto Gallego-Samper, Nicanor Vega-Díaz, Rafael Camacho-Galan, José C. Rodríguez-Pérez

“…We report four cases between 45–50 years old with documented type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and arterial hypertension. …”
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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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Sick Day Management for Adults with Diabetes Who Take Insulin by Nancy J. Gal, Linda B. Bobroff

“… When people have type 1 diabetes or type 2 diabetes and take multiple daily insulin injections, getting a cold or another minor illness can cause their blood glucose levels to go very high. …”
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Drug Advances in NAFLD: Individual and Combination Treatment Strategies of Natural Products and Small-Synthetic-Molecule Drugs by Xing Wan, Jingyuan Ma, He Bai, Xuyang Hu, Yanna Ma, Mingjian Zhao, Jifeng Liu, Zhijun Duan

“…Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has become the most common chronic liver disease and is closely associated with metabolic diseases such as obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), and metabolic syndrome. …”
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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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Linking gut microbiota to aging process: a new target for anti-aging by Maoyang Lu, Zhao Wang

“…Gut microbiota is linked to lots of diseases, including human metabolic diseases such as obesity, type 2 diabetes (T2D), irritable bowel syndrome, and cardiovascular disease (CVD). …”
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Spatiotemporal Regulators for Insulin-Stimulated GLUT4 Vesicle Exocytosis by Xiaoxu Zhou, Ping Shentu, Yingke Xu

“…Importantly, the dysfunction of insulin-regulated GLUT4 trafficking is strongly linked with peripheral insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes in human. The insulin signaling pathway, key signaling molecules involved, and precise trafficking itinerary of GSVs are largely identified. …”
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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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Sick Day Management for Adults with Diabetes Who Take Insulin by Nancy J. Gal, Linda B. Bobroff

“… When people have type 1 diabetes or type 2 diabetes and take multiple daily insulin injections, getting a cold or another minor illness can cause their blood glucose levels to go very high. …”
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Acute Kidney Injury Associated with Linagliptin by Deepak K. Nandikanti, Elvira O. Gosmanova, Aidar R. Gosmanov

“…Linagliptin is a dipeptidyl peptidase-IV (DPP-IV) inhibitor that is approved for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus. About 5% of linagliptin is eliminated by the kidneys and no dose adjustment is recommended in kidney impairment. …”
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Tuberculosis of the Thyroid Gland Presented as a Rapid Enlargement of a Preexisting Goiter by Ibtissem Oueslati, Imen Sakka, Olfa Ismail, Ines Akrout, Adel Marghli, Melika Chihaoui

“…Herein we report an observation of secondary tuberculosis of the thyroid gland in a woman with a type 2 diabetes mellitus and a primary hypothyroidism. …”
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Hyperglycemia and Endothelial Dysfunction in Atherosclerosis: Lessons from Type 1 Diabetes by Steven Daniel Funk, Arif Yurdagul, A. Wayne Orr

“…Some of this confusion derives from studies in type 2 diabetics where multiple components of metabolic syndrome show proatherosclerotic effects independent of underlying diabetes. …”
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Successful Use of Octreotide Therapy for Refractory Levofloxacin-Induced Hypoglycemia: A Case Report and Literature Review by Matthew R. Watson, Ceressa T. Ward, Amit Prabhakar, Babar Fiza, Vanessa Moll

“…We report a case of refractory fluoroquinolone-induced hypoglycemia in a patient with type-2 diabetes mellitus on glipizide that was successfully treated with octreotide. …”
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Gender-associated features in diabetic kidney disease by S.S. Safarova

“…This study aimed to determine gender differences in prevalence and identify gender-associated risk factors contributing to the development of diabetic kidney disease in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). The cross-sectional study included 132 patients with T2DM ranging in age from 50 to 65 years. …”
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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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Risk of Cirrhosis in Patients with Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Previous Viral Hepatitis B by S. N. Batskikh, E. V. Vinnitskaya, E. S. Sbikina, Zh. V. Borunova, A. S. Dorofeev, Yu. G. Sandler

“…A single-centre cross-sectional trial included 110 HBsAg- and anti-HCV-negative patients with confirmed NAFLD (median (IQR) age 60 (53-66) years). Obesity, type 2 diabetes and dyslipidemia were in 78 (70.9%), 64 (58.2%) and 77 (70%) individuals, respectively. …”
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