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This section concerns all aspects of diabetes and metabolic syndrome including but not limited to: prevention, diagnosis and management, as well as related molecular genetics, and pathophysiology.
Research article
There are multiple criteria to define remission of type 2 diabetes (DM2) after bariatric surgery but there is not a specific one widely accepted. Our objectives were to compare diagnostic criteria for DM2 remi...
BMC Endocrine Disorders 2017 17:51
Published on: 15 August 2017
Review
Bariatric surgery is emerging as a powerful weapon against severe obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Given its role in metabolic regulation, the gastrointestinal tract constitutes a meaningful target...
BMC Endocrine Disorders 2017 17:50
Published on: 10 August 2017
Research article
Hypoxia inducible factor 1 (HIF-1) activates protective pathways to counteract hypoxia and prevent tissue damage in conjunction with renal injury. The aim of this study was to evaluate a role of HIF-1 in diabe...
BMC Endocrine Disorders 2017 17:48
Published on: 3 August 2017
Study protocol
Diabetes risk is extremely high for Latinos from low-income households. Health guidelines recommend that individuals learn strategies to self-manage their diabetes, but getting people to adopt required lifesty...
BMC Endocrine Disorders 2017 17:46
Published on: 24 July 2017
Research article
Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. Individuals with a family history of T2D are at an increased risk of developing the disease. The aim of this study was to assess me...
BMC Endocrine Disorders 2017 17:40
Published on: 14 July 2017
Research article
The metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a clustering of interrelated risk factors which doubles the risk of cardio-vascular disease (CVD) in 5–10 years and increases the risk of type 2 diabetes 5 fold. The identifica...
BMC Endocrine Disorders 2017 17:37
Published on: 4 July 2017
The Erratum to this article has been published in BMC Endocrine Disorders 2017 17:43
Research article
To examine whether the social adaptability index (SAI) alone or components of the index provide a better explanatory model for self-care and diabetes outcomes.
BMC Endocrine Disorders 2017 17:34
Published on: 20 June 2017
Research article
Achieving control of glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), blood pressure (BP), and body weight (BW) remains a challenge for most patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). In clinical trials, canagliflozin (CANA),...
BMC Endocrine Disorders 2017 17:32
Published on: 8 June 2017
Research article
Evidence suggests disparities in quality of care (QoC) indicators based on sex exist in adults diagnosed with diabetes; however, this research is limited. Therefore, the objective of this research study was to...
BMC Endocrine Disorders 2017 17:31
Published on: 6 June 2017
Research article
Diabetes registry enables practitioners to measure the characteristics and patterns of diabetes across their patient population. They also provide insight into practice patterns which can be very effective in ...
BMC Endocrine Disorders 2017 17:30
Published on: 5 June 2017
Research article
Increased carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (PWV) has been associated with incident cardiovascular disease, independently of traditional risk factors. Cardiac autonomic dysfunction is a common complication o...
BMC Endocrine Disorders 2017 17:27
Published on: 19 May 2017
Study protocol
Cognitive impairment is common in type 2 diabetes mellitus, and there is a strong association between type 2 diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease. However, we do not know which type 2 diabetes patients will dement...
BMC Endocrine Disorders 2017 17:24
Published on: 7 April 2017
Study protocol
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients experience many psychosocial problems related to their diabetes. These often lead to emotional disorders such as distress, stress, anxiety and depression, resulting in ...
BMC Endocrine Disorders 2017 17:22
Published on: 4 April 2017
Research article
Many studies indicated that mean platelet volume (MPV) and platelet distribution width (PDW) may be valuable in the diagnosis and management of clinical disorders; also, serum butyrylcholinesterase activity (B...
BMC Endocrine Disorders 2017 17:23
Published on: 4 April 2017
Research article
Previous research has failed to examine more than one self-care behaviour in type 2 diabetes patients in Ghana. The purpose of this study is to investigate adult Ghanaian type 2 diabetes patients’ adherence to...
BMC Endocrine Disorders 2017 17:20
Published on: 24 March 2017
Case report
Mutations in the GLI-similar 3 (GLIS3) gene encoding the transcription factor GLIS3 are a rare cause of neonatal diabetes and congenital hypothyroidism with 12 reported patients to date. Additional features, p...
BMC Endocrine Disorders 2017 17:14
Published on: 2 March 2017
Research article
The liver-derived C-reactive protein (CRP) is a sensitive and systemic biomarker of inflammation, and has been associated with increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes in populations other than Chinese. Th...
BMC Endocrine Disorders 2017 17:8
Published on: 8 February 2017
Study protocol
The benefit of Self-monitoring of Blood Glucose (SMBG) in people with non-insulin treated type 2 diabetes remains unclear with inconsistent evidence from randomised controlled trials fuelling the continued deb...
BMC Endocrine Disorders 2017 17:4
Published on: 26 January 2017
Research article
Despite the recognition of the importance of diagnosing dysglycaemia in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) there remains a lack of consensus on the best screening modality. Our primary aims were to de...
BMC Endocrine Disorders 2017 17:3
Published on: 23 January 2017
Research article
The link between type 1 diabetes and thyroid autoimmunity is well described. The same cannot be said for type 2 diabetes where results have been mixed so far. We investigated the prevalence and determinants of...
BMC Endocrine Disorders 2017 17:2
Published on: 17 January 2017
