Journal of
Diabetes and Endocrinology

  • Abbreviation: J. Diabetes Endocrinol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2685
  • DOI: 10.5897/JDE
  • Start Year: 2010
  • Published Articles: 69

Table of Content: January 2013; 4(1)

January 2013

The effect of white vinegar on some blood biochemical factors in type 2 diabetic patients

Type 2 diabetes is one of the most prevalent endocrine disorders worldwide. Traditionally, herbal plants and their derivatives are used to lessen complications of type 2 diabetes. The hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic properties have been reported for vinegar, but some cases of discrepant effects were also observed. In the current study, the impact of apple vinegar on some hematological and blood biochemical factors in...

Author(s): Mehdi Mahmoodi, Seyed-Mostafa Hosseini-zijoud, GholamhosseinHassanshahi, Saeedeh Nabati, Mahboobeh Modarresi, Milad Mehrabian,Ahmadreza Sayyadi and Mohammadreza Hajizadeh

January 2013

Ghrelin levels in obese children of diabetic parents

Obesity beginning in childhood often leads to hyperinsulinemic state. Ghrelin, a recently discovered growth hormone (GH) secretagogue with orexigenic effects, is proposed to be a regulator of energy balance. It is thought to be associated with obesity and metabolic syndrome. Increased abdominal fat may lead to the development of metabolic syndrome in children and has been strongly associated with insulin...

Author(s): Fauzia Sadiq, Nadeem Hameed, Asim Mumtaz, Farzana yasmeen, Tauqqer butt and Khurshid Ahmad khan