Α-glucosidase inhibitors Α-glucosidase inhibitors, such as acarbose, miglitol and voglibose, not only decelerate the breakdown of starch into glucose in the small intestine but also decrease its bioavailability, resulting in reduced levels of glucose entering the blood stream and hence attenuated ...
These symptoms were attributed to the GLP-1 agonist. It contributed to suppression of the patient's appetite while also inhibiting gluconeogenesis, and glycogenolysis resulting in small amounts of blood glucose entering the blood stream, negating the need for a bolus of in...
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the Na+-K+ATPasepump to transport glucose into cells against its concentration gradient[57]. There are sixSGLTproteins identified in humans, with SGLT1 primarily expressed in the intestine[56]. Gut glucose moves out of the intestinal cells into the blood stream via facilitated diffusion (Fig. ...
A large part of the global population accumulates up to 16 h of sedentary time daily and is almost permanently in the fed state due to a frequent intake of food [1]. Because of this postprandial state and inactive setting, macronutrients are consistently entering the blood stream through digest...
Type 2 diabetes Blood glucose forecasting Deep learning Ensemble method Error grid analysis 1. Introduction Diabetes is a chronic disease marked by persistently high levels of glucose in the blood, stemming from insufficient insulin production or significant insulin resistance, which can lead to various...
(isCGM) require patients to scan with a receiver/smartphone. It is known that there is a lag period of 3–15 min between interstitial and blood glucose values depending on the device. Early CGMs required SMBG confirmation before user intervention (adjunctive)31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40...
One area in which recently developed technologies have been able to improve the standard of care has been in the maintenance of tight control over the blood glucose levels. It is well known that if a diabetic patient's blood glucose values can be maintained in a relatively narrow and normal ...
The liver is also heavily involved in this mechanism as it controls reconversion of stored glycogen into glucose for distribution in the blood stream. In addition, all the endocrine glands are linked in a dynamic balance to compensate for any deviation of blood sugar levels so that the brain ...
These gradients are usually from the blood system to the cell interior, but in the case of the liver, these gradients can be from the cell to the systemic blood stream. Once transport down a concentration gradient has been achieved, then net flux into or out of the cell is zero, but ...