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A Real-World Study in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Treated with Gliclazide Modified Release during Fasting in Gulf Cooperation Council Countries: An Analysis from the International DIA-RAMADAN Study

Dubai Diabetes and Endocrinology Journal, 2022
Introduction: The safety and effectiveness of gliclazide modified release (MR) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) who fasted during Ramadan were previously published.
Mohamed Hassanein, Saud Al Sifri, Fatheya Al Awadi, Thamer Alessa, Ashraf Shaaban   +4 more
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Abatacept for Prophylaxis of Acute and Chronic Graft‐Versus‐Host‐Disease in Children Undergoing Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation—A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of Cohort Studies

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Graft‐versus‐host disease (GvHD) remains one of the most significant complications of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Abatacept, a selective T‐cell costimulation modulator, is a relatively novel prophylactic agent, though pediatric data remain limited.
Matthijs D. Kruizinga, Anne B. Verbeek, Caroline A. Lindemans, Emilie P. Buddingh   +3 more
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Hypoglycemia compensation mechanisms in dry fasting

Metabolism Open
Background: Dry fasting (DF) presents three primary risks: hypovolemia, hypertonicity, and hypoglycemia. The first two have been shown to be effectively compensated, and the respective mechanisms have been studied.
Ioannis-Eleemon Papagiannopoulos-Vatopaidinos, Maria I. Papagiannopoulou, Eleni N. Dotsika   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Strong Antioxidant Sheep/Goat Whey Protein Protects Against mTOR Overactivation in Rats: A Mode of Action Mimicking Fasting

Antioxidants, 2019
Whey protein, a by-product of the cheese industry, can be putatively used as a functional food due to its beneficial health properties. The main objective of the present study was to assess in vivo the effect of a sheep/goat whey protein on the plasma ...
Efthalia Kerasioti, Aristidis Veskoukis, Christina Virgiliou, Georgios Theodoridis, Ioannis Taitzoglou, Dimitrios Kouretas   +5 more
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Variability among Physicians in Risk Stratification for People with Diabetes during Ramadan Fasting

Dubai Diabetes and Endocrinology Journal, 2023
Introduction: A novel clinical calculator was developed to assist physicians in classifying the risk for individuals with diabetes planning to observe fasting during the holy month of Ramadan.
Bachar Afandi, Mohamed Hassanein, Shehla Shaikh, Gamal Ibrahim, Monira Alarouj   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Serum Myonectin Levels Are Positively Associated With Physical Function and Lower Frailty‐Related Limitation in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients frequently suffer from frailty, characterized by reduced physical function and poor prognosis. Myokines, such as myonectin, secreted by muscle, are emerging regulators of systemic health. This study investigated the relationship between serum myonectin, adipokines (adiponectin, omentin), and ...
Kenichi Kono, Yoshifumi Moriyama, Koji Ohashi, Naoya Otaka, Minako Tatsumi, Toyoaki Murohara, Noriyuki Ouchi, Satoru Oshima   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Put on the sidelines of palliative care: a qualitative study of important barriers to GPs’ participation in palliative care and guideline implementation in Norway

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care
Background Demographic changes, the evolvement of modern medicine and new treatments for severe diseases, increase the need for palliative care services. Palliative care includes all patients with life-limiting conditions, irrespective of diagnosis.
Anne Fasting, Irene Hetlevik, Bente Prytz Mjølstad   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The effect of Ramadan fasting on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) patients [PDF]

Journal of Fasting and Health, 2015
Purpose: The aim of this study was to compare biochemical tests, body composition and anthropometric parameters in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) patients before and after Ramadan fasting. Methods: fifty NAFLD patients including 33 males and 17
Seyed Mostafa Arabi, Sudiyeh Hejri Zarifi, Mohsen Nematy, Mohammad Safarian   +3 more
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Forecasting the Dialysis Burden in Japan: Validation‐Based Projections of Prevalence and Incidence Through 2050

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Japan has one of the highest dialysis prevalence rates worldwide and a shrinking, aging population. Whether dialysis burden has entered a sustained post‐peak phase or whether recent declines partly reflect pandemic‐related disruptions remains uncertain.
Hatice Şahin, Berrak Itır Aylı, Nüket Paksoy   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Markers of dysglycaemia and risk of coronary heart disease in people without diabetes: Reykjavik prospective study and systematic review. [PDF]

, 2010
BACKGROUND: Associations between circulating markers of dysglycaemia and coronary heart disease (CHD) risk in people without diabetes have not been reliably characterised.
Aspelund, T, Nita G Forouhi, Thor Aspelund, Gobin, R, Danesh, J, Reeta Gobin, Seshasai, SR, Sigurdsson, G, Aspelund Thor, Sarwar, N, Vilmundur Gudnason, Seshasai Sreenivasa Rao Kondapally, Eiriksdottir, G, Sarwar Nadeem, Gudnason, V, Danesh John, John Danesh, Nadeem Sarwar, Gudnason Vilmundur, Eiriksdottir Gudny, Sigurdsson Gunnar, Gudny Eiriksdottir, Sreenivasa Rao Kondapally Seshasai, Gobin Reeta, Forouhi Nita G., Gunnar Sigurdsson, Forouhi, NG   +26 more
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