glycosuria/carbohydrate

Aim: To evaluate the effect of a soluble fibre supplement in glucose metabolism in pregnant women at high risk of developing gestational diabetes. Study methodology: 12 week randomised, placebo-controlled, single-blinded study. Intervention: Women will first be categorised according to their

Obesity is an underlying condition that predisposes to the development of several medical disorders and diseases. It is well appreciated that obesity has reached pandemic proportions in Western societies. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 1.9 billion adults worldwide are overweight

Introduction Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is defined as carbohydrate intolerance first diagnosed during pregnancy [1]. It is associated with adverse pregnancy outcome for the mother, and the fetus with consequences regarding future health and development of the neonate. Maternal consequences

Out of a family of six sodium glucose co-transporters, two have been extensively studied for therapeutic indications involving glucose reabsorption from the glomerular filtrate. Sodium glucose co-transporter-1 (SGLT-1), which is mainly found in both the renal tubule and enterocytes lining intestinal

The Verona Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes Study (VNDS) is an ongoing study aiming at building a biobank of patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus. All patients referred to the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases of University of Verona School of Medicine, whose diabetes

I. RESEARCH OBJECTIVES AND SPECIFIC AIMS A. Introduction: Increasing evidence from observational studies in hospitalized patients with and without diabetes indicates that hyperglycemia is a predictor of poor outcome. Over the short-term, hyperglycemia can adversely affects fluid balance (through