scholarly journals Predictors of blood glucose change and vascular complication of type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in Felege Hiwot Referral Hospital, North West Ethiopia

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nigusie Gashaye Shita ◽  
Essey Kebede Muluneh

AbstractVascular complication results in serious physical damages which may lead to the death of Type 2 diabetes mellitus patients. Studying the determinant factors of changes in blood glucose level and duration of time to the development of vascular complications helps to save the lives of citizens. A retrospective cohort study was conducted among type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients enrolled between December 2011 and December 2012 at Felege Hiwot Referral Hospital. A total of 159 T2DM patients were included in the study. Joint modelling of longitudinal and survival analysis was employed to identify predictors of Blood Glucose Change and Vascular Complication of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients. The prevalence of vascular complication in Type 2 diabetes patients was 23.3%. Half of these patients developed an avascular complication after 24 months from the onset of the follow-up. The significant predictors of shorter time to development of vascular complication were positive proteinuria (adjusted hazard ratio (AHR) = 1.62, CI: 1.08–2.41), increase in the level of serum creatinine (AHR = 4.12, CI: 1.94–8.74), cholesterol ≥ 200 mg/dl (AHR = 1.54, CI: 1.01–2.35), and log (fasting blood glucose) (AHR = 1.453, CI: 1.004–2.104). The predictors of progression of fasting blood glucose were duration of treatment (CL: − 0.015, − 0.0001), hypertension (CL: 0.018, 0.098), baseline fasting blood glucose level 126–139 and 140-199 mg/dl (CI: − 0.40, − 0.31) and (CI: − 0.24, − 0.17), respectively. Male T2DM patients, patients with more visits to the hospital and patients who required one oral agent had a relatively lower progression of blood sugar level. Type 2 diabetes mellitus patients having higher cholesterol level, positive proteinuria, higher fasting blood sugar and a lesser number of hospital visits had a higher risk of developing a complication.

Author(s):  
Dr. Harish Basera ◽  
Dr. K.C. Pant

Introduction: Thyroid hormone deficiency can lead to adverse health effects even death, if left untreated. It is a pathological condition known as hypothyroidism. Most common symptoms of hypothyroidism in adults are weight gain, fatigue, lethargy, cold intolerance, constipation, and dry skin. These clinical presentations can differ with age and sex, among other factors. Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH), is associated with an increased risk of developing a number of clinical conditions, like cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, lung disease, malignant condition, and psychiatric disorders, both before and after the diagnosis of thyroid dysfunction. Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) is the chronic endocrine disease which is characterized by hyperglycemia resulting in impaired insulin secretion insulin resistance. Material and Methods: This prospective observational study was carried out at OPD of Dept. of Medicine at Govt. Doon Medical College and Hospital. The study period was between jan2019 to August 2019. The anthropometric measurements and demographic characteristics of patients included in the study were recorded. The clinical details and medications are entered into Excel sheet of Microsoft Excel 2013. Biochemical tests were done and reports were entered. Results: Prevalence of hypothyroidism in T2DM is found to be 10.94% in our study. Average BMI was observed to be 28.01 kg/m2 with SD of 3.39 kg/m2. Level of T3 and T4 were observed to be 0.98(0.23) ng/ml and 1.24(0.29) ng/ml respectively. Fasting blood glucose level was 133.05(17.81) mg/dl and post prandial blood glucose level was 201.54(27.33) mg/dl. Among all 112 patients, 71(63.39%) of cases had a family history of diabetes. Conclusion: It is noted that one-tenth of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus has hypothyroidism. BMI was noted to be more than 28 kg/m2 among all patients. Hypothyroidism may be prevalent in T2DM patients due to duration of diabetes, obesity. To confirm the findings, more studies in this area are required. Keywords: T2DM, Hypothyroidism, TSH, T3, T4.


Epigenomics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marwa Matboli ◽  
Doaa Ibrahim ◽  
Amany H Hasanin ◽  
Mohamed Kamel Hassan ◽  
Eman K Habib ◽  
...  

Aim: To assess isorhamnetin efficacy for diabetic kidney disease in a Type 2 diabetes mellitus rat model, through investigating its effect at the epigenetic, mRNA and protein levels. Materials & methods: Type 2 diabetes mellitus was induced in rats by streptozotocin and high-fat diet. Rats were treated with isorhamnetin (50 mg/kg/d) for 4 or 8 weeks. Fasting blood glucose, renal and lipid profiles were evaluated. Renal tissues were examined by light and electron microscopy. Autophagy genes ( FYCO1, ULK, TECPR1 and  WIPI2) and miR-15b, miR-34a and miR-633 were assessed by qRT-PCR, and LC3A/B by immunoblotting. Results: Isorhamnetin improved fasting blood glucose, renal and lipid profiles with increased autophagosomes in renal tissues. It suppressed miRNA regulation of autophagy genes Conclusion: We propose a molecular mechanism for the isorhamnetin renoprotective effect by modulation of autophagy epigenetic regulators.


Molecules ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (8) ◽  
pp. 1454 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fang-Rong Cheng ◽  
Hong-Xin Cui ◽  
Ji-Li Fang ◽  
Ke Yuan ◽  
Ying Guo

Rheum palmatum L. is a traditional Chinese medicine with various pharmacological properties, including anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, and detoxification effects. In this study, the mechanism of the hypoglycemic effect of purified anthraquinone-Glycoside from Rheum palmatum L. (PAGR) in streptozotocin (STZ) and high-fat diet induced type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in rats was investigated. The rats were randomly divided into normal (NC), T2DM, metformin (Met), low, middle (Mid), and high (Hig) does of PAGR groups. After six weeks of continuous administration of PAGR, the serum indices and tissue protein expression were determined, and the pathological changes in liver, kidney, and pancreas tissues were observed. The results showed that compared with the type 2 diabetes mellitus group, the fasting blood glucose (FBG), total cholesterol (TC), and triglyceride (TG) levels in the serum of rats in the PAGR treatment groups were significantly decreased, while superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-PX) levels were noticeably increased. The expression of Fas ligand (FasL), cytochrome C (Cyt-c), and caspase-3 in pancreatic tissue was obviously decreased, and the pathological damage to the liver, kidney, and pancreas was improved. These indicate that PAGR can reduce oxidative stress in rats with diabetes mellitus by improving blood lipid metabolism and enhancing their antioxidant capacity, thereby regulating the mitochondrial apoptotic pathway to inhibitβ-cell apoptosis and improve β-cell function. Furthermore, it can regulate Fas/FasL-mediated apoptosis signaling pathway to inhibit β-cell apoptosis, thereby lowering blood glucose levels and improving T2DM.


2017 ◽  
Vol 34 (8) ◽  
pp. 1136-1148 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. G. Gubin ◽  
A. A. Nelaeva ◽  
A. E. Uzhakova ◽  
Y. V. Hasanova ◽  
G. Cornelissen ◽  
...  

2014 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masahiro Ohira ◽  
Takashi Yamaguchi ◽  
Atsuhito Saiki ◽  
Noriko Ban ◽  
Hidetoshi Kawana ◽  
...  

Purpose: Type 2 diabetes is known to be associated with increasing cardiovascular mortality. Malondialdehyde-modified LDL (MDA-LDL) is an oxidized LDL and is increased in patients with diabetes or hypertriglyceridemia. Elevated MDA-LDL has been reported to be a risk factor of atherosclerosis or cardiovascular disease. Sitagliptin is a dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor and a new class of hypoglycemic agents. In this study, the effects of increasing the dose of metformin and add-on sitagliptin on MDA-LDL were examined in type 2 diabetes patients. Methods: Seventy patients with type 2 diabetes, inadequately controlled despite on-going treatment with metformin 500 mg/day, were enrolled in this randomized controlled trial. The patients received additional metformin (500 mg/day) or sitagliptin (50 mg/day) for 6 months, and changes in metabolic parameters including MDA-LDL were evaluated. Results: After 6 months of treatment, add-on sitagliptin (n=35) improved fasting blood glucose (FBG) and hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) to significantly greater extent than increasing the dose of metformin (n=35). There were no differences in total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels between two groups. MDA-LDL levels (mean±S.E.) decreased significantly with increasing the dose of metformin (from 94.40±6.35 to 77.83±4.74 U/L, P < 0.005), but remained unchanged with add-on sitagliptin treatment (from 89.94±5.59 to 98.46±6.78 U/L, p > 0.05). Multiple linear regression analysis identified increasing the dose of metformin treatment as the only independent factor associated with decreased MDA-LDL (β coefficient 0.367, P < 0.0119), and no significant correlation between change in MDA-LDL and fasting blood glucose or HbA1c. Conclusion: These results suggest that increasing the dose of metformin improves serum MDA-LDL levels in type 2 diabetes mellitus.


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