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...

Photocoagulant Laser Treatment In Diabetic Retinopathy Advantages, Risks, Limits

The present paper proposes to point out the major advantages of laser therapy in diabetic retinopathy, alongside with the presentation of main risks and failure causes of this surgical technique. Preventing blindness in...

VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY EFFECTS UPON DIABETES MELLITUS AND ITS CARDIOVASCULAR AND RENAL CHRONIC COMPLICATIONS

Vitamin D was proved to have multiple non-skeletal actions, its receptor being expressed by almost every tissue, consequently proper levels being necessary for their optimal functioning. Although biologically inactive, 2...

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HYPOGONADISM IN METABOLIC SYNDROME PATIENTS

Introduction. Previous studies have shown a high prevalence of low levels of the endogenous sexual hormones in patients with metabolic syndrome (MetS). The aim of this study was to analyze the prevalence of hypogonadism...