Mangosteen Extract Shows a Potent Insulin Sensitizing Effect in Obese Female Patients: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Pilot Study. [PDF]
There is a widely acknowledged association between insulin resistance and obesity/type 2 diabetes (T2DM), and insulin sensitizing treatments have proved effective in preventing diabetes and inducing weight loss.
Addessi, E +11 more
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Comparative analysis of fetomaternal outcome in women with gestational diabetes mellitus managed on different modalities [PDF]
Objectives: To compare fetomaternal outcome in women of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) managed on different modalities. Methods: A retrospective observational study was conducted in department of obstetrics and gynaecology at Vardhman Mahavir ...
Sumedha Gupta +4 more
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Pasireotide for the Medical Management of Feline Hypersomatotropism [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Feline hypersomatotropism (HST) is a cause of diabetes mellitus in cats. Pasireotide is a novel multireceptor ligand somatostatin analog that improves biochemical control of humans with HST.
Abraham +45 more
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Hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state as the first manifestation of type 1 diabetes mellitus in an adolescent male: a case report [PDF]
A hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state (HHS) is a life-threatening complication rarely seen in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM).
Sang Hoon Chun +2 more
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The prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in Portugal: the PORMETS study
Background The PORMETS study was designed to estimate the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its determinants in the overall and administrative regions of the Portuguese mainland.
Luís Raposo +3 more
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Testosterone insulin-like effects: an in vitro study on the short-term metabolic effects of testosterone in human skeletal muscle cells [PDF]
Testosterone by promoting different metabolic pathways contributes to short-term homeostasis of skeletal muscle, the largest insulin-sensitive tissue and the primary site for insulin-stimulated glucose utilization.
Antinozzi, Cristina +8 more
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Mechanisms of Insulin Action and Insulin Resistance.
The 1921 discovery of insulin was a Big Bang from which a vast and expanding universe of research into insulin action and resistance has issued. In the intervening century, some discoveries have matured, coalescing into solid and fertile ground for ...
Max C. Petersen, G. Shulman
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Circulating free fatty acids, insulin, and glucose during chemical stimulation of hypothalamus in rats [PDF]
The aim of this study was to investigate plasma free fatty acids (FFA), insulin, and blood glucose during chemical stimulation of the lateral and ventromedial hypothalamic areas (LHA and VMH) in rats.
Damsma, G., +3 more
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Insulin clearance and the incidence of type 2 diabetes in Hispanics and African Americans: the IRAS Family Study. [PDF]
ObjectiveWe aimed to identify factors that are independently associated with the metabolic clearance rate of insulin (MCRI) and to examine the association of MCRI with incident type 2 diabetes in nondiabetic Hispanics and African Americans.Research ...
Anderson, Andrea M +10 more
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