HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE 47TH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF DIABETES
Journal Title: Romanian Journal of Diabetes Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases - Year 2011, Vol 18, Issue 4
Abstract
Authors and Affiliations
Robert Dinu
Robert Dinu
THE EPIDEMIOLOGY OF DIABETIC NEUROPATHY
One of the major complications of diabetes mellitus (DM) is represented by the diabetic neuropathy (DN). Different peripheral nerves may be affected through many pathological processes and, therefore, there are many type...
RESISTIN AND HIGH GLUCOSE CONCENTRATIONS-ACTIVATION OF HUMAN SMOOTH MUSCLE CELLS INDUCES ENHANCED MONOCYTE CHEMOTAXIS
Objectives. Recent data indicate that upon activation by resistin and high glucose concentrations (HG) vascular smooth muscle cells (SMC) acquire pro-inflammatory properties. We questioned whether resistin and HG-a...
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN 1 HOUR GLYCEMIA, DURING ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST AND CARDIOMETABOLIC RISK
Background Diabetes mellitus is a very common disease, worldwide there are currently over 366 million diabetics. It seems that people with normal glucose tolerance and blood glucose at 1 hour during OGTT ≥200mg% re...
TYPE 2 DIABETES AND ITS IMPLICATIONS IN CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE
Type 2 diabetes represents an independent risk factor for vascular cerebral pathology, with a 2-3 times greater probability of stroke. The number of diabetic patients with stroke increased substantially from 6.2% t...
PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION – BENEFITS AND RISKS FOR DIABETIC PATIENTS
Pancreas transplantation is considered a valuable therapeutic option in diabetic patients, either alone or combined with renal allografts in transplant candidates with imminent or established end-stage renal disease. Imp...