Mona Mohamed Ibrahim Abdalla
Mona Mohamed Ibrahim Abdalla
Ghrelin is an orexigenic peptide predominantly secreted from the stomach and stimulates appetite and growth hormone (GH) release. Studies have provided evidence that ghrelin exercises a wide range of functions, including regulation of food ...
Obstructive Sleep Apnoea and Vascular Disease in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes [0.03%]
阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停与2型糖尿病患者的血管疾病的关系
Abd A Tahrani
Abd A Tahrani
Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is common and is associated with many vascular risk factors, such as hypertension, insulin resistance, albuminuria, dyslipidaemia, increased inflammation and endothelial dysfunction. Epidemiological studies ha...
Basal Insulin Inadequacy versus Failure - Using Appropriate Terminology [0.03%]
基础胰岛素缺乏与失效——使用合适的术语描述
Sanjay Kalra,Yashdeep Gupta
Sanjay Kalra
This editorial focuses on appropriate terminology related to basal insulin therapy. The authors analyse current usage of 'basal insulin failure', and propose 'basal insulin inadequacy' as a better descriptor for persons not responding to ba...
Tironi Rafael Machado,Preiser Jean-Charles
Tironi Rafael Machado
The 'diabetes of injury' typically associated with critical illness has recently been thoroughly revisited and much better characterised following major therapeutic advances. The occurrence of severe hyperglycaemia, moderate hypoglycaemia o...
The OPT2MISE Study - A Review of the Major Findings and Clinical Implications [0.03%]
OPT2MISE研究——主要发现和临床意义回顾
Yves Reznik,Michael Joubert
Yves Reznik
Many patients with type 2 diabetes struggle to achieve adequate glucose control despite escalation of therapy including complex insulin regimens with multiple daily injections (MDIs). Previous randomised controlled trials failed to show a s...
The Insulin Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire and Assessment of Satisfaction with a Latest-generation Insulin Pump [0.03%]
胰岛素治疗满意问卷及对最新一代胰岛素泵的满意度评估
Michael Bromba,Fiona Campbell,Brian L Levy
Michael Bromba
Satisfaction with the latest-generation insulin pump (LGIP) was assessed in patients with diabetes mellitus enrolled in the Comparing Perception of Insulin Therapies for T1D Patients with the Aim to Improve Quality of Care (CHOICE) study. T...
Bernard Zinman
Bernard Zinman
Bernard Zinman, Programme Committee Chair of the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) World Diabetes Congress 2015, talks about the scientific programme highlights, the experience of attending the Congress and his involvement in diabetes...
Juliane Léger,Jean-Claude Carel
Juliane Léger
Central precocious puberty (CPP) results from premature re-activation of the gonadotropic axis. CPP is much more common in girls than in boys and is idiopathic in most cases. In boys, precocious puberty is more likely to be linked to hypoth...
Wong Sze Choong,Stephen Gallacher,Syed Faisal Ahmed
Wong Sze Choong
Osteoporosis in the young adult is a relatively rare phenomenon, and its diagnosis needs careful assessment of the affected person. The emphasis in the assessment of bone health is gradually shifting from a simple quantitative assessment of...
Marco A Minetto,Ezio Ghigo
Marco A Minetto
Endocrine myopathies represent disorders of the musculoskeletal system that significantly impair the state of health. Sarcopenia is their pathophysiological common denominator. Recent reports have shown that endocrine disorders, even when s...