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Glycemic Regulation and Renal Function by Heavy Metal Exposure: A Cross‐Sectional Analysis on Cement Plant Workers

Journal of Applied Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Heavy metal exposure is known to have various effects on renal function and blood glucose regulation. The main objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of cement dust and some metal (cadmium, manganese, nickel, and zinc) exposure on blood glucose and renal function parameters in male cement plant workers.
Duygu Seyhan Erdoğan, Fatma Bozdag, Fatıma Betül Topcu, Osman Burak Demirbas, Sultan Pinar Cetintepe, Mustafa Necmi Ilhan   +5 more
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Chronic Microvascular Complications in Prediabetic States—An Overview [PDF]

Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2020
A prediabetic state is a major risk factor for the development of diabetes, and, because of an identical pathophysiological background of both conditions, their prevalence increases parallelly and equally fast. Long-term hyperglycemia is the main cause inducing chronic complications of diabetes, yet the range of glucose levels at which they start has ...
Angelika Baranowska-Jurkun, Wojciech Matuszewski, Elżbieta Bandurska-Stankiewicz   +2 more
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Myocardial Perfusion and Function Are Distinctly Altered by Sevoflurane Anesthesia in Diet-Induced Prediabetic Rats

Journal of Diabetes Research, 2016
Preservation of myocardial perfusion during surgery is particularly important in patients with increased risk for perioperative complications, such as diabetes.
Charissa E. van den Brom, Chantal A. Boly, Carolien S. E. Bulte, Rob F. P. van den Akker, Rick F. J. Kwekkeboom, Stephan A. Loer, Christa Boer, R. Arthur Bouwman   +7 more
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Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy: Molecular Staging, Risk Factors, Therapeutics, and Emerging Trends

Med Research, EarlyView.
The heterogeneous landscape of DPN can be unified through a tripartite pathogenic model encompassing progressive stages of metabolic dysregulation, chronic inflammation, and overt neuronal damage. Within this framework, six clinical subtypes were identified, namely, hyperglycemia‐driven, dyslipidemia‐driven, inflammation‐driven, dysvascularity‐driven ...
Xiaofeng Dai, Mingze Tang
wiley   +1 more source

Review of the Effect of Natural Compounds and Extracts on Neurodegeneration in Animal Models of Diabetes Mellitus [PDF]

, 2019
Diabetes mellitus is a chronic metabolic disease with a high prevalence in the Western population. It is characterized by pancreas failure to produce insulin, which involves high blood glucose levels.
García Alloza, Mónica, Infante-Garcia, Carmen   +1 more
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Fatty Liver Disease in Patients with Prediabetes and Overweight or Obesity

Metabolites, 2023
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a global health problem associated with liver morbimortality, obesity, and type 2 diabetes mellitus. This study aimed to analyze the prevalence of NAFLD (defined as a fatty liver index [FLI] ≥ 60) and its ...
María Arias-Fernández, Sergio Fresneda, Manuela Abbate, Marina Torres-Carballo, Aina Huguet-Torres, Cristian Sánchez-Rodríguez, Miquel Bennasar-Veny, Aina M. Yañez, Carla Busquets-Cortés   +8 more
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Low testosterone levels in men at age 31 associates with future risk of prediabetes and type 2 diabetes: A birth cohort study

Andrology, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective We aimed to investigate the association of a low serum testosterone concentration with the risk of abnormal glucose metabolism (i.e., prediabetes and type 2 diabetes) in men at a 15‐year follow‐up. Study population and methods In a population birth cohort, men with low testosterone (testosterone < 12.1 nmol/L, n = 136) and normal ...
Tuomisto A, Pinola P, Pesonen P, Franks S, Martikainen H, Tapanainen JS, Niinimäki M, Morin‐Papunen L   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Skin microvascular vasodilatory capacity in offspring of two parents with Type 2 diabetes [PDF]

, 2001
Aims<br/> Microvascular dysfunction occurs in Type 2 diabetes and in subjects with fasting hyperglycaemia. It is unclear whether this dysfunction relates to dysglycaemia.
A. C. Shore, A. Rumley, A. T. Hattersley, B. C. Lee, Balletshofer, Caballero, G. D. Lowe, Hattersley, J. E. Tooke, J. M. Humphreys, Jaap, Jaap, Jaap, Juhan-Vague, Lee, Levy, Matthews, Noon, P. M. Clark, Pimenta, Radder, Serne, Shore, Tattersal, Tooke, UKPDS Study Group., Viswanathan   +26 more
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Correlation of Electrophotonic Imaging Parameters With Fasting Blood Sugar in Normal, Prediabetic, and Diabetic Study Participants

Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary & Alternative Medicine, 2017
Introduction. Electrophotonic imaging (EPI), also known as gas discharge visualization, is a technique of capturing images of phenomena not quantifiable by the naked eye. Different sectors at the tip of fingers represent various organs and systems as per
Romesh Kumar Bhat, Guru Deo PhD, Ramesh Mavathur PhD, Thaiyar Madabusi Srinivasan PhD   +3 more
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The effects of self-administered acupressure on fasting blood sugar, glycosylated hemoglobin, and anxiety levels in prediabetic women [PDF]

Nursing and Midwifery Studies
Background: Several studies have investigated the effects of acupressure in patients with known diabetes. However, no studies have investigated the effects of acupressure on women with prediabetes.Objectives: The present study aimed to investigate the ...
Sahar Haghighat, Zahra Kashi, Fahimeh Ghasemi Charati, Mahmood Moosazadeh, Nadali Esmaeili-Ahangarkelai, Mahsa Kamali, Masoumeh Bagheri-Nesami   +6 more
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