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36. Gestational Diabetes, screening, diagnosis and prognosis
Sammanfattning : Gestational diabetes (GD) is still a nonentity disease. There is no worldwide consensus how to define it or whether it is harmful to the woman or fetus. Therefore, from an ethical point of view, it is uncertain whether one should try to identify it. LÄS MER
37. Predictors of Dementia : Insulin, Fatty Acids and Vascular Risk Factors
Sammanfattning : Identification of modifiable risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is crucial in order to diminish suffering from this devastating disease. The aim of this thesis was to investigate if different aspects of glucose metabolism, insulin, fatty-acid composition or other vascular risk factors predict the future development of AD and dementia. LÄS MER
38. Anti-diabetic effect of gynostemma pentaphyllum tea in type 2 diabetes
Sammanfattning : Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) is a major non-communicable disease and an important health burden worldwide, especially in the developing countries including Vietnam. Gynostemma pentaphyllum has been widely used in Vietnam as a herbal medicine for the prevention and treatment of T2D but the mechanism related to its effects is unknown. LÄS MER
39. Evaluation of potential antidiabetic and antibacterial activities of Bolivian nutraceutical plants
Sammanfattning : Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a health problem worldwide that requires the search for novel therapeutic strategies. Natural products are a source of potential therapies due to their acceptation and traditional use or consumption. LÄS MER
40. Health in middle-aged women, with emphasis on features of the metabolic syndrome and related markers for diabetes. Women´s Health in the Lund Area Study
Sammanfattning : The aims were to study the biological, socio-demographic and psychosocial health profile in a geographically defined population of middle-aged women, with focus on features of the metabolic syndrome and diabetes, and to study the efficiency of a screening method for high-risk individuals and the outcome of baseline lifestyle advices on the diabetes incidence. All women aged 50-59 years (n=10766) were invited to a screening procedure including questionnaires and laboratory assessments. LÄS MER