Diabetes Mellitus - Research News and Information

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Sirtuins: novel targets for metabolic disease in drug development.

29 Aug 2008 Calorie restriction extends lifespan and produces a metabolic profile desirable for treating diseases such as type 2 diabetes. SIRT1, an NAD(+)-dependent deacetylase, is a principal modulator of pathways downstream of... Read more...

[Hospital expenditures for five diseases of high economic impact]

24 Jul 2008 OBJECTIVE: to identify by gender and age group, the hospital expenditures of the diseases that have the major economic impact at Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social through using the diagnosis related groups (DRG)... Read more...

Clinical pearls and strategies to optimize patient outcomes.

24 Jul 2008 Increasing evidence suggests that a large proportion of patients with type 2 diabetes do not meet glycemic targets. Early diagnosis, realistic goal setting, improved patient adherence, and a better understanding of the... Read more...

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Latest indexed articles for 'Diabetes Mellitus'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Abstracts of the 34th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes (ISPAD). Durban, South Africa. August 13-16, 2008. Oct 2008
• Sirtuins: novel targets for metabolic disease in drug development. 29 Aug 2008
• When diabetes affects your sex life. 9 Aug 2008
• Supermarket smarts. Alcoholic beverages and mixers. 9 Aug 2008
• Continuous glucose monitoring. Making sense of your numbers. 9 Aug 2008
• So you think you can't dance? 9 Aug 2008
• Telmisartan, ramipril, or both in patients at high risk of vascular events. 24 Jul 2008
• [Hospital expenditures for five diseases of high economic impact] 24 Jul 2008
• Clinical pearls and strategies to optimize patient outcomes. 24 Jul 2008
• Diabetes resources. Finding peer support. 18 Jul 2008
• Yoga. Uniting body, mind, and spirit. 18 Jul 2008
• Calories. The key to weight control. 18 Jul 2008
• Diabetes basics. Keeping your eyes healthy. 18 Jul 2008
• Diabetes and bone health. 18 Jul 2008
• What to expect from diabetes education. 18 Jul 2008
• Fetuin-A and incident diabetes mellitus in older persons. 9 Jul 2008
• Inadequate blood glucose control is associated with in-hospital mortality and morbidity in diabetic and nondiabetic patients undergoing cardiac surgery. 8 Jul 2008
• Risk factors, associated health problems, reasons for admission and knowledge profile of diabetes patients admitted in BPKIHS. 8 Jul 2008
• A comparative study of body mass index (BMI) in diabetic and non-diabetic individuals in Nepalese population. 8 Jul 2008
• Deaths caused by diabetes mellitus. 4 Jul 2008

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Technical information about 'Diabetes Mellitus'

Definition: A heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by HYPERGLYCEMIA and GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE.

Descriptor UI: D003920

Alternative terms: Diabetes Mellitus;

Related Mesh Headings: Diabetes Insipidus; Diabetic Diet; Prediabetic State; Scleredema Adultorum; Glycosylation End Products, Advanced; Glucose Intolerance; Gastroparesis;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C18.452.394.750; C19.246;

Technical Notes: GEN or unspecified; prefer specifics; pregnancy of diabetic patients = PREGNANCY IN DIABETICS but do not confuse with DIABETES, GESTATIONAL: see note there; PREDIABETIC STATE is also available & includes subclinical diabetes; /diet ther: consider coord with DIABETIC DIET but see note there; alloxan- & streptozocin-induced diabetes: see note on DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL