Liquid crystal thermography in neuropathic assessment of the diabetic foot. [PDF]
Primary aetiologic factors of diabetic foot disease include peripheral neuropathy and peripheral vascular disease. Assessment of circulation, neuropathy, and foot pressure is employed routinely to determine the risk of foot ulceration in the patient ...
Bharara, Manish
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Current and new concepts in the diagnosis and management of diabetic macular oedema [PDF]
Diabetic macular oedema, which can cause rapid visual deterioration, may not have early warning signs at times. Assessment of diabetic retinal complications is made chiefly by clinical examination combined with optical coherence tomography (OCT) and ...
Jyothi, Sreedhar
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Two-Year Changes in Diabetic Kidney Disease Phenotype and the Risk of Heart Failure: A Nationwide Population-Based Study in Korea [PDF]
Background Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is a risk factor for hospitalization for heart failure (HHF). DKD could be classified into four phenotypes by estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR, normal vs. low) and proteinuria (PU, negative vs. positive).
Seung Eun Lee +4 more
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Associations of Plasma Glucagon Levels with Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate, Albuminuria and Diabetic Kidney Disease in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus [PDF]
Background Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is characterized by elevated fasting glucagon and impaired suppression of postprandial glucagon secretion, which may participate in diabetic complications.
Hua-Xing Huang +10 more
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Multicentric validation of proteomic biomarkers in urine specific for diabetic nephropathy [PDF]
Background: Urine proteome analysis is rapidly emerging as a tool for diagnosis and prognosis in disease states. For diagnosis of diabetic nephropathy (DN), urinary proteome analysis was successfully applied in a pilot study.
Navis, G.J. +80 more
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Prevalence of visual impairment and severity of diabetic retinopathy in various ethnic groups in the UK [PDF]
Diabetic Retinopathy (DR) is a leading cause of visual impairment (VI) in the working population. Minor ethnic groups are at increased risk of diabetes.
Gupta, Bhaskar
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Short-Term Effects of Beraprost Sodium on the Markers for Cardiovascular Risk Prediction in Type 2 Diabetic Patients with Microalbuminuria [PDF]
BackgroundTo evaluate the changes in cardiovascular risk markers including pulse wave velocity (PWV), microalbuminuria, inflammatory cytokines, and adhesion molecules after treatment with beraprost sodium (BPS) in patients with diabetic nephropathy ...
Yun Mi Choi +4 more
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Laser treatment in diabetic retinopathy [PDF]
Diabetic retinopathy is a leading cause of visual impairment and blindness in developed countries due to macular edema and proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR). For both complications laser treatment may offer proven therapy: the Diabetic Retinopathy
Ulbig, Michael W. +3 more
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Morphological pattern of non-diabetic nephropathy in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients
. The aim of this study was to evaluate the contribution of kidney biopsy performed with an appropriate indication to diagnosis and treatment in diabetic patients with nephropathy.
Meral Mese +2 more
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High fat intake leads to acute postprandial exposure to circulating endotoxin in type 2 diabetic subjects [PDF]
OBJECTIVE-To evaluate the changes in circulating endotoxin after a high-saturated fat meal to determine whether these effects depend on metabolic disease state.
Varma, M.C. +23 more
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