6. Llewelyn JG, et al. Sural nerve morphometry in diabetic autonomic and painful sensory neuropathy. A clinicopathological study. Brain. 1991;114(Pt 2):867–92.PubMedCrossRef 7. Malik RA, et al. Sural nerve fibre pathology…
2. Wallace C, Reiber GE, LeMaster J, et al. Incidence of falls, risk factors for falls, and fall-related fractures in individuals with diabetes and a prior foot ulcer. Diabetes Care….
Fig. 18.1 Capsule containing the sleeve and the stent positioned over-the-wire to be inserted Besides providing effective weight loss, the Endobarrier™ has proven to be a valid option for diabetes…
Outcome Definition Complete remission Normal measures of glucose metabolism (A1C < 6 %, FBG < 100 mg/dL) for 1 year in the absence of antidiabetic medications. Partial remission Sub-diabetic hyperglycemia (A1C 6–6.4 %, FBG…
Fig. 4.1 Weight loss in Look AHEAD over minimum 8 years of observation. Mean (+SE) weight loss from baseline among participants in the Intensive Lifestyle Intervention (ILI; n = 2570) and Diabetes…
Gene Name Function Chromosome Odds ratio PPARG Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor ϒ Regulates adipocyte differentiation 3 1.19 KCNJ11 Potassium inwardly rectifying channel, subfamily J, member 11 Part of the sulfonylurea receptor…
Fig. 7.1 The Venus of Willendorf Even a few decades ago, it was still deemed desirable. Townsend et al. [2] nicely documented that “certain ethno-cultural groups associate large body sizes…
Reference Surgery Obese/T2DM Stimulus GLP-1 GIP Sarson et al. [76, 77] RYGBP OB Meal ↓ Halverson et al. [78] RYGBP OB OGTT ↑ Sirinek et al. [79] RYGBP OB OGTT …
Fig. 5.1 Lean adipose in insulin-sensitive state. The adipocyte is responsive to insulin stimulation, thus prompting glucose uptake via Glut4 transporter, and free fatty acid uptake (FFA). Glucose is converted…
© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2016Marina Kurian, Bruce M. Wolfe and Sayeed Ikramuddin (eds.)Metabolic Syndrome and Diabetes10.1007/978-1-4939-3220-7_19 19. Intragastric Balloon Nicole Pena Sahdala1 (1) Universidad Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Nicole Pena Sahdala Email: nicolepena.md@gmail.com…
