Objective To evaluate the role of fasting blood glucose (FBG) to minimise the use of the oral glucose tolerance test in pregnancy (POGTT) for the diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Research design and methods We analysed the POGTTs of 26,242 pregnant women in Queensland, Austr...
This meta-analysis combines primary studies from Iran, Japan, Thailand, China, Mexico, Brazil, and Australia Conclusion: Curcuma longa rhizome extract reduces fasting blood sugar and HbA1C levels in patients with type 2 diabetes. Keyword s : Curcuma longa, Fasting blood sugar levels, Hb...
People who are on insulin. This is to avoid a potentially dangerous drop in blood sugar (hypo) People who are on ‘flozin’ medication (known as SGLT2 inhibitors, taken to reduce blood sugars). This is to avoid the rare complication and potentially dangerous condition called euglycaemic diabe...
Blood glucose levels in non-fasted (n = 4) and fasted (n = 4) groups. Data are expressed as mean ± SEM. *p < 0.05 by t-test. Full size image Fasting increases global functional connectivity We investigated whole-brain functional connectivity in fasted and non-fasted mi...
Chen C. Intervention action of Shenqi jiangtang capsule on blood sugar and blood lipid in patients with impaired glucose tolerance [Shenqi Jiangtang Jiaonang dui tang nai liang di jian huan zhe xue tang ji xue zhi shui ping de gan yu zuo yong]. Modern Journal of Integrated Traditional Chin...
We established whether a participant had diagnosed diabetes using questions worded as variations of ‘Have you ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that you had diabetes, also called high blood sugar?’ In some surveys, the question on previous diabetes diagnosis was asked onl...
diastolic blood pressure; FBG, fasting blood sugar; FFM, fat-free mass; FI, fasting insulin; FM, fat mass; HbA1c, glycosylated hemoglobin A1c; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; SBP, systolic blood pressure; SUCRA, surface under the cumulat...
interesting while I was doing some longer fasts and some of my Periscope updates I noticed that deep into a fast, like day 12, 13, I would pop a 110 on my blood sugar, and I’m going, “What the heck? I haven’t had anything in 12, 13 days. Why is my blood sugar going so...
validated survey at baseline and post-intervention. Post-study—Baseline changes in breakfast consumption were used to categorize students as: maintainers (BO −1 to 1 day/week), decreasers (BO ≤−2 day/week), and increasers (BO ≥2 day/week). Optional fasting blood draws were ...
Intermittent fasting (IF) has been gaining popularity as a means of losing weight. The Ramadan fast (RF) is a form of IF practiced by millions of adult Muslims globally for a whole lunar month every year. It entails a major shift from normal eating patte