Diabetes is one of the most prevalent chronic diseases. The exponential rate of increase in the number of diabetics urged researchers to search for new methods of measuring blood glucose continuously and non-invasively. ...
Background: Intestinal glucose absorption is an integral component of overall glucose homeostasis. It occurs through active or facilitated mechanisms via the sodium dependent glucose transporter-1 (SGLT1) and sodium ...
Background: Among the microvascular complications associated with diabetes, diabetic neuropathy (DN) is one of most commonly reported affecting 50percent - 70percent of diabetic subjects. Clinically, DN is characterized ...
Background: Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is one of the major complications of diabetes. It is characterized by morphological and functional renal alterations such as tubulointerstitial fibrosis, glomerulosclerosis and protenuria ...
Renewed interest in recent years towards a more liberal use of carbohydrates in the dietary management of diabetes mellitus has directed more research towards measuring differences in plasma glucose and insulin responses ...
The aim of this project was to determine the effect of leptin on intestinal glucose absorption using Caco-2 cells as a model. Cells grown on transwell filters were incubated 23 days after confluence in presence of leptin ...