Amylase-Dependent Regulation of Glucose Metabolism and Insulin/Glucagon Secretion in the Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Pig Model and in a Rat Pancreatic Beta-Cell Line, BRIN-BD11 by Kateryna Pierzynowska, Stina Oredsson, Stefan Pierzynowski

“…Blood glucose, plasma insulin, and glucagon levels were measured following a duodenal glucose tolerance test (IDGTT), in four pigs with STZ-induced type 2 diabetes (T2D pigs) and in four pigs with STZ-induced type 1 diabetes (T1D pigs). …”
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Data Homogeneity Effect in Deep Learning-Based Prediction of Type 1 Diabetic Retinopathy by Jui-En Lo, Eugene Yu-Chuan Kang, Yun-Nung Chen, Yi-Ting Hsieh, Nan-Kai Wang, Ta-Ching Chen, Kuan-Jen Chen, Wei-Chi Wu, Yih-Shiou Hwang, Fu-Sung Lo, Chi-Chun Lai

“…This study is aimed at evaluating a deep transfer learning-based model for identifying diabetic retinopathy (DR) that was trained using a dataset with high variability and predominant type 2 diabetes (T2D) and comparing model performance with that in patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D). …”
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Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Nasofacial Groove by Tamajit Sau, Saumitra Kumar, Ankita Atin Mukherjee, Debalina Mazumdar

“…Case Report: A 65-year-old housewife with hypertension and type 2 Diabetes Mellitus presented with painless swelling over right nasofacial groove for last 5 months which was insidious in onset, gradually progressive to reach the present size. …”
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Prevalence, Treatment, and Associated Factors of Hypertension in Spain: A Comparative Study between Populations by Arturo Corbatón-Anchuelo, María Teresa Martínez-Larrad, Náyade del Prado-González, Cristina Fernández-Pérez, Rafael Gabriel, Manuel Serrano-Ríos

“…Regarding BP control, it was defined as under control if BP was <140/90 or <140/85 mm Hg in type 2 diabetic subjects. Information on educational status, social class, smoking habit, and alcohol intake was obtained. 3,816 subjects (54.38 % women) were included. …”
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Cardiovascular Risk and Metabolic Syndrome Characteristics in Patients with Nonfunctional Pituitary Macroadenoma by Guadalupe Vargas-Ortega, Baldomero González-Virla, Lourdes Balcázar-Hernández, Oriana Nieto-Guzmán, Ana Pamela Garrido-Mendoza, Marco Antonio Flores-Maya, Victoria Mendoza-Zubieta

“…An elevated incidence of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease (CVD) has been reported in patients with nonfunctional pituitary macroadenoma (NFPMA). …”
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Retinal Sensitivity Loss Correlates with Deep Capillary Plexus Impairment in Diabetic Macular Ischemia by Fabio Scarinci, Monica Varano, Mariacristina Parravano

“…Fourteen eyes of 12 consecutive type 2 diabetic patients with outer retinal disruption on SD-OCT showed that areas of capillary nonperfusion of the deep capillary plexus were colocalized to areas of reduced retinal sensitivity. …”
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A review on mechanisms of action of bioactive peptides against glucose intolerance and insulin resistance by Forough Jahandideh, Jianping Wu

“…Insulin resistance plays a key role in the pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome. Reviews on the mechanisms of action of bioactive peptides on glucose homeostasis and insulin resistance are scarce. …”
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Predictors of Insulin Resistance in Children versus Adolescents with Obesity by Yvette E. Lentferink, Marieke A. J. Elst, Catherijne A. J. Knibbe, Marja M. J. van der Vorst

“…Obesity is a risk factor to develop metabolic syndrome (MetS) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Insulin resistance (IR) plays a major part in both. …”
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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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Validism in the Elderly. Social Context and Functional Capacity by Mairovy Hernández Romero, Hilda María Delgado Acosta, Lourdes Elena Duany Badell, Belkis González Aguiar, Ismaray Sacerio González, Zenia Tamara Sánchez García

“…Retirees were represented at 38.9 %, the main non-communicable diseases that prevailed were: high blood pressure, ischemic heart disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus, 40.4 % lived alone, 19.8 % had a caregiver, 14.5 % did not receive support and 9.9 % of the elderly who were in a probable state of social need. …”
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Factors Attributable to Cardiovascular Diseases in the Elderly Population of the Campo Alegre Resettlement, Tierralta, Córdoba by Carolina Castellanos Ramos, Brayan Domínguez Lozano, Daniela Jiménez Cordero, José Rocha Barraza

“…The variables studied were: age and sex, marital status, socioeconomic status, educational level, work status, household or personal income, health history and healthy lifestyle conditions such as high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes mellitus, physical activity , healthy eating and daily food ration, weight control, drug dependence, medical control and hypercholesterolemia. …”
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Assessment of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio, and mean platelet volume in patients with diabetic retinopathy by Trisha Ghosh, Sanjay Kumar Daulat Thakur, Premangshu Ghosh, Trina Sengupta

“…Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 60 patients with a definite diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus attending the ophthalmology outpatient department of a tertiary care hospital. …”
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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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The impact of tuberculosis-induced hyperglycemia on pulmonary microbiota and airway mucus secretion in individuals not previously diabetic: A systematic review and meta-analysis pr... by Victor Moses Musyoki, Marianne Mureithi, Annamari Heikinheimo, Elizabeth Maleche-Obimbo, Kariuki Njaanake, Omu Anzala

“…Infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, psychological stress associated with the tuberculosis (TB) disease, and the metabolites from the rifampicin treatment regimen have been reported to induce hyperglycemia and consequently type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in individuals not previously diabetic. …”
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Tracheal perforation and subcutaneous emphysema secondary to pseudomembranous invasive Aspergillus tracheobronchitis successfully managed with endotracheal tube manipulation by Kazushige Shiraishi, Takkin Lo

“…Case description: A 64-year-old male with type 2 diabetes mellitus presented with generalized weakness and abdominal discomfort, later diagnosed with a perforated cecum requiring right colectomy. …”
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Rectal Application of Ozone to Patients with Diabetes Mellitus by Omar Morejón Barroso, Imandra María García Menéndez, Leticia Varela Castro, Ernesto Julio Bernal Valladares

“…<br /><strong>Results:</strong> patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus predominated with 95.0 %. There was a 2,769 mmol/L decrease in blood glucose levels after treatment with rectal ozone, which shows metabolic control. …”
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Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress: Its Role in Disease and Novel Prospects for Therapy by Axel H. Schönthal

“…For example, obesity and type 2 diabetes have been linked to ER stress-induced failure of insulin-producing pancreatic beta cells, and current research efforts are aimed at developing drugs that ameliorate cellular stress and thereby protect beta cell function. …”
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The Role of Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, Neuronal Damage, and Endothelial Dysfunction in the Neuropathology of Cognitive Complications in Diabetes: A Moderation and Mediation An... by Betul Sumbul‐Sekerci, Ozge Pasin, Ezgi Balkan, Abdusselam Sekerci

“…Methods This study assessed 183 participants (54 prediabetes, 71 Type 2 diabetes mellitus [T2DM], and 58 controls) for cognitive performance using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA). …”
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Characteristics of the Relationship of Kidney Dysfunction with Cardiovascular Disease in High Risk Patients with Diabetes by Attilio Losito, Loretta Pittavini, Ivano Zampi, Elena Zampi

“…We aimed at comparing the relationship of reduced estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) with cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mortality between high risk patients with and without type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). The cross-sectional study evaluated 16,298 participants (1,627 T2DM) acutely admitted to hospital. …”
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