scholarly journals Clinical significance of intramammary arterial calcifications in diabetic women

2004 ◽  
Vol 61 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zorica Milosevic ◽  
Jelica Bjekic ◽  
Stanko Radulovic ◽  
Branislav Goldner
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Type 1 Diabetes ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Duration Of Diabetes ◽  
Diabetic Macroangiopathy ◽  
Indirect Sign ◽  
Significant Difference

Background. It is well known that intramammary arterial calcifications diagnosed by mammography as a part of generalized diabetic macroangiopathy may be an indirect sign of diabetes mellitus. Hence, the aim of this study was to determine the incidence of intramammary arterial calcifications, the patient?s age when the calcifications occur, as well as to observe the influence of diabetic polineuropathy, type, and the duration of diabetes on the onset of calcifications, in comparison with nondiabetic women. Methods. Mammographic findings of 113 diabetic female patients (21 with type 1 diabetes and 92 with type 2), as well as of 208 nondiabetic women (the control group) were analyzed in the prospective study. The data about the type of diabetes, its duration, and polineuropathy were obtained using the questionnaire. Statistical differences were determined by Mann-Whitney test. Results. Intramammary arterial calcifications were identified in 33.3% of the women with type 1 diabetes, in 40.2% with type 2, and in 8.2% of the women from the control group, respectively. The differences comparing the women with type 1, as well as type 2 diabetes and the controls were statistically significant (p=0.0001). Women with intramammary arterial calcifications and type 1 diabetes were younger comparing to the control group (median age 52 years, comparing to 67 years of age, p=0.001), while there was no statistically significant difference in age between the women with calcifications and type 2 diabetes (61 years of age) in relation to the control group (p=0.176). The incidence of polineuropathy in diabetic women was higher in the group with intramammary arterial calcifications (52.3%) in comparison to the group without calcifications (26.1%), (p=0.005). The association between intramammary arterial calcifications and the duration of diabetes was not found. Conclusion. The obtained results supported the theory that intramammary arterial calcifications, detected by mammography could serve as markers of co-existing diabetes mellitus and therefore should be specified in radiologic report in case of their early development.

scholarly journals Clinical and Biochemical Predictors of Endothelial Dysfunction in Egyptian Adolescents with Type 1 and those with Type 2 Diabetes

2021 ◽  
pp. 87-97
Author(s):  
EkramHamed Zakaria ◽  
MedhatAbdElmaged Ghazy ◽  
Wesam Salah Mohamed ◽  
Nesreen Ahmed Kotb
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Endothelial Dysfunction ◽  
Vascular Complications ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Model Assessment ◽  
Significant Difference

Aims: Since endothelial dysfunction precedes clinically significant diabetic vascular complications, circulating endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) have generated interest as a biomarker of endothelial function and are considered a mirror for endogenous vasculo-regenerative capacity. So we aimed to assess EPCs count in adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) in comparison to those with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and extend these findings to assess their relationship to other clinical and biochemical risks of endothelial dysfunction. Patients and Methods: Fifty Egyptian adolescents were included in this study, 20 with T1DM, 20 T2DM and 10 healthy control subjects. Patients are recruited from Diabetes and Endocrinology Unit, outpatient clinic of internal medicine department Tanta University Hospital, in the period from 2017 to 2019. EPCs count was determined by Flowcytometry, anthropometric measurements and laboratory investigations were done for fasting and 2-hours post-prandial blood glucose, serum lipid profile, HbA1c, urinary albumin creatinine ratio, fasting C peptide, and homoeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA- IR). Results: In T1DM, EPCs count was significantly higher compared to T2DM(0.032) and control group(p0.001) and it was negatively correlated with age of patients and duration of diabetes but was positively correlated with HbA1c. While, the count was higher in T2DM compared to control with no statistically significant difference(p0.063) and negatively correlated with body mass index, waist circumference, blood pressure and HOMA-IR. Conclusion: Adolescents with T2DM have distressing clinical and biochemical findings and significantly lower count of (EPCs) than adolescents with T1DM. This puts them at potential higher risk for early development of endothelial dysfunction and less power of vascular repair that may potentiate early harboring of vascular complications.

Model estimates of the results of diabetes patients using modern glucometers with tri-color technology for displaying test results

2019 ◽  
pp. 81-89
Author(s):  
Larisa Dmitrievna Popovich ◽  
Svetlana Valentinovna Svetlichnaya ◽  
Aleksandr Alekseevich Moiseev
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Type 1 Diabetes ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Self Monitoring ◽  
Patients With Diabetes ◽  
The Impact

Diabetes – a disease in which the effect of the treatment substantially depends on the patient. Known a study showed that the use of glucometers with the technology of three-color display of test results facilitates self-monitoring of blood sugar and leads to a decrease in glycated hemoglobin (HbAlc). Purpose of the study: to modeling the impact of using of a glucometer with a color-coded display on the clinical outcomes of diabetes mellitus and calculating, the potential economic benefits of reducing the hospitalization rate of patients with diabetes. Material and methods. Based on data from two studies (O. Schnell et al. and M. Baxter et al.) simulation of the reduction in the number of complications with the use of a glucometer with a color indication. In a study by O. Schnell et al. a decrease of HbA1c by 0.69 percent is shown when using the considered type of glucometers, which was the basis of the model. Results. In the model, the use of a glucometer with a color-coded display for type 1 diabetes led to a decrease in the total number of complications by 9.2 thousand over 5 years per a cohort of 40 thousand patients with different initial levels of HbA1c. In a cohort of 40 thousand patients with type 2 diabetes, the simulated number of prevented complications was 1.7 thousand over 5 years. When extrapolating these data to all patients with diabetes included in the federal register of diabetes mellitus (FRD), the number of prevented complications was 55.4 thousand cases for type 1 diabetes and 67.1 thousand cases for type 2 diabetes. The possible economic effect from the use of the device by all patients with a diagnosis of diabetes, which are included in the FRD, estimated at 1.5 billion rubles for a cohort of patients with type 1 diabetes and 5.3 billion rubles for patients with type 2 diabetes. Conclusion. Improving the effectiveness of self-monitoring, which is the result of the use of glucometers with color indicators, can potentially significantly reduce the incidence of complications in diabetes and thereby provide significant economic benefits to society.

scholarly journals Impact of diabetes type on treatment and outcome of patients with peripheral artery disease

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (6) ◽  
pp. 504-510 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lars Richter ◽  
Eva Freisinger ◽  
Florian Lüders ◽  
Katrin Gebauer ◽  
Matthias Meyborg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Type 1 Diabetes ◽  
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Peripheral Artery Disease ◽  
Peripheral Artery ◽  
Artery Disease

Background: The prevalence of diabetes mellitus and its associated complications such as peripheral artery disease is increasing worldwide. We aimed to explore the distinct impact of type 1 diabetes mellitus and type 2 diabetes mellitus on treatment and on short- and long-term outcome in patients with peripheral artery disease. Methods: Retrospective analysis of anonymized data of hospitalized patients covered by a large German health insurance. Assessment of patient’s characteristics (comorbidities, complications, etc.) and outcome using multivariable Cox regression and Kaplan–Meier curves. Results: Among 41,702 patients with peripheral artery disease, 339 (0.8%) had type 1 diabetes mellitus and 13,151 (31.5%) had type 2 diabetes mellitus. Patients with diabetes mellitus had more comorbidities and complications than patients without diabetes mellitus ( p < 0.001). Type 1 diabetes mellitus patients exhibited the highest risk for limb amputation at 4-year follow-up (44.6% vs 35.1%, p < 0.001), while type 2 diabetes mellitus patients had higher mortality than type 1 diabetes mellitus (43.6% vs 31.0%, p < 0.001). Conclusion: Although the fraction of type 1 diabetes mellitus among patients with peripheral artery disease and diabetes mellitus is low, it represents a subset of patients being at particular high risk for limb amputation. Research focused on elaborating the determinants of limb amputation and mortality in peripheral artery disease patients with diabetes mellitus is warranted to improve the poor prognosis of these patients.

scholarly journals Relationship between homocysteine and non-dipper pattern in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

2012 ◽  
Vol 56 (5) ◽  
pp. 285-290 ◽  
Author(s):  
Serdal Korkmaz ◽  
Abdulkerim Yilmaz ◽  
Gürsel Yildiz ◽  
Fatih Kiliçli ◽  
Serhat Içağasioğlu
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Diabetic Patients ◽  
Nocturnal Blood Pressure ◽  
Type 2 Dm ◽  
Significant Difference

OBJECTIVE: The rate of reduction of nocturnal blood pressure (NBP) is lesser than normal in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (type 2 DM). Hyperhomocysteinemia (HHC) disrupts vascular structure and function, no matter the underlying causes. The risk of development of vascular disease is greater in diabetic patients with hyperhomocysteinemia than in patients with normal homocystein levels. The aim of the study was to investigate whether there are differences of homocystein levels in dipper and non-dippers patients with type 2 DM. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: We compared 50 patients (33 females, 17 males) with type 2 DM and 35 healthy individuals (18 females, 17 males ) in a control group. Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) was performed and homocysteine levels were measured in all patients. RESULTS: We found that the percentage of non-dipper pattern was 72% in patients with type 2 DM and 57% in control group. In diabetic and control individuals, homocystein levels were higher in non-dipper (respectively 13.4 ± 8.1 µmol/L and 11.8 ± 5 µmol/L) than in dipper subjects (respectively, 11.8 ± 5.8 µmol/L and 10.1 ± 4.2 µmol/L), but there was no significant difference between the two groups (respectively, p = 0.545, p = 0.294). CONCLUSION: In both groups, homocystein levels were higher in non-dipper than in dipper participants, but there was no significant difference between the groups. High homocystein levels and the non-dipper pattern increases cardiovascular risk. Therefore, the relationship between nocturnal blood pressure changes and homocystein levels should be investigated in a larger study.

Electrocardiographic data of children with type 1 diabetes mellitus

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Mehmet Türe ◽  
Alper Akın ◽  
Edip Unal ◽  
Ahmet Kan ◽  
Suat Savaş
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Type 1 Diabetes ◽  
Sudden Death ◽  
Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Qt Dispersion ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Haemoglobin A1c ◽  
Duration Of Diabetes ◽  
And Gender

Abstract Background: Adult patients diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus are at risk for ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death. Aim: The objective of our study is to evaluate the electrocardiographic data of children diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus and to determine the possibility of arrhythmia in order to prevent sudden death. Methods: Electrocardiographic data of 60 patients diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus and 86 controls, who were compatible with the patient group in terms of age and gender, were compared. Results: The duration of diabetes in our patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus was 5.23 ± 1.76 years, and the haemoglobin A1c levels were 9.63% ± 1.75%. The heart rate, QRS, QT maximum, QT dispersion, QTc minimum, QTc maximum, QTc dispersion, Tp-e maximum, Tp-e maximum/QTc maximum and the JTc were significantly higher compared to the control group. There was no significant correlation between the duration of type 1 diabetes mellitus and HbA1c levels and the electrocardiographic data. Conclusion: We attributed the lack of a significant correlation between the duration of type 1 diabetes mellitus and the haemoglobin A1c levels and the electrocardiographic data to the fact that the duration of diabetes was short, since our patients were children. We believe that patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus should be followed up closely in terms of sudden death, as they have electrocardiographic changes that may cause arrhythmias compared to the control group. However, more studies with longer follow-up periods are necessary to support our data.

scholarly journals A Case of Fulminant Type 1 Diabetes in a Patient with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 147-150
Author(s):  
Ji Min Kim ◽  
Ji Hye Han ◽  
Kyong Hye Joung ◽  
Ju Hee Lee ◽  
Hyun Jin Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Type 1 Diabetes ◽  
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Fulminant Type 1 Diabetes ◽  
Fulminant Type

scholarly journals Effects of Flash Glucose Monitoring on Dietary Variety, Physical Activity, and Self-Care Behaviors in Patients with Diabetes

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Satoshi Ida ◽  
Ryutaro Kaneko ◽  
Kanako Imataka ◽  
Kaoru Okubo ◽  
Yoshitaka Shirakura ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Type 1 Diabetes ◽  
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Glucose Monitoring ◽  
Flash Glucose Monitoring

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of flash glucose monitoring on dietary variety, physical activity, and self-care behavior in patients with diabetes. This study included outpatients with diabetes using insulin who presented at the Department of Diabetes and Metabolism of the Ise Red Cross Hospital. Before initiating flash glucose monitoring and 12 weeks after its initiation, blood glucose-related parameters were assessed and self-administered questionnaires were completed (Dietary Variety Score (DVS), the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), the Summary of Diabetes Self-Care Activities Measure (SDSCA), and the Diabetes Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire (DTSQ)) and compared between the two time points. We analyzed 42 patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus and 48 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. In patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, but not type 1 diabetes mellitus, there was an increase in moderate/high category scores for IPAQ (P<0.001) and for treatment satisfaction reported via DTSQ. Furthermore, in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, the glycemic excursion index improved significantly and HbA1c decreased significantly (from 7.7 (1.2) to 7.4 (0.8), P=0.025). Results showed that standard deviation and mean amplitude of glycemic excursions significantly decreased in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (from 71.2 (20.4) to 66.2 (17.5), P=0.033 and from 124.6 (31.9) to 108.1 (28.4), P<0.001, respectively). Flash glucose monitoring is a useful tool to improve physical activity in patients with type 2 diabetes.

scholarly journals Genetic Relationship Between Interleukın-6 rs1800796 Variants,  Interleukın-6 Plasma Levels and Susceptibility to Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Diabetic Nephropathy

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nezaket COBAN ◽  
Aysegul Bayramoglu ◽  
Zeynep TEMIZ
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Diabetic Nephropathy ◽  
Inflammatory Cytokines ◽  
Interleukin 6 ◽  
Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Significant Difference

Abstract Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is very common worldwide and genetically heterogeneous. One of the microvascular complications is diabetic nephropathy (DN). In recent years, T2DM has been described as a disease caused by chronic inflammation. The imbalance between pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines causes inflammation. One of the candidate genes associated with T2DM and DN is the Interleukin-6 (IL-6) gene, one of the pro-inflammatory cytokines. This study was conducted to determine the polymorphism frequencies of the IL-6 gene rs1800796 and investigate the role of this polymorphism in the development of T2DM and DN. Genomic DNA that was obtained from 261 people was used in the study. IL-6 gene rs1800796 polymorphism was determined using the PCR, restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) and electrophoresis. IL-6 gene PCR products were discontinued by treatment with restriction enzyme BsrBI and were analyzed in 2% agarose gel electrophoresis. IL-6 (Bioassay technology laboratory, Shangai, China) level was examined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) using a commercial kit. The results were statistically analyzed. The frequencies of rs1800796 genotypes were found to be GG 70.7%, GC 28.5%, CC 0.8% in the control group and GG 87.8%, GC 9.9 %, CC 2.3% in T2DM patients. Although there was a statistically significant difference between the control group and the T2DM patient group in genotype and allele frequencies, there was no significant difference in DN. The G allele frequency was also significantly higher in the T2DM group (p=0.000). IL-6 levels were determinated increased in patients with Type-2 diabetes compared to the control group. However; there was no significant statistically. We can say that IL-6 rs1800796 polymorphism is related to T2DM and G allele can be used as a useful genetic marker; this polymorphism is not related to DN, though.

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