Gestational diabetes mellitus(GDM)represents one of the most common medical complications of pregnancy and is important to the well-being of both mothers and offspring in the short and long term.Lifestyle intervention...
Gastric emptying(GE)exhibits a wide inter-individual variation and is a major determinant of postprandial glycaemia in health and diabetes;the rise in blood glucose following oral carbohydrate is greater when GE is re...
Snacking impacts the overall quality of dietary patterns, nutrition and health outcomes. Highly processed snack foods are normally unhealthy due to higher saturated fat content, refined grains (carbohydrates), and art...
support by Brazilian governmental agency FUNCAP(Ceara State Research Funding)
Objective: To evaluate the antidiabetic effect of galactomannans extracted from Adenanthera pavonina's L.seeds(GAP) in streptozotocin(STZ) induced diabetic mice.Methods:The preliminary galactomannan yield from Adenant...
Supported by the Royal Adelaide Hospital,No.13RAH1475;Australian Postgraduate Award and a Dawes scholarship from the Royal Adelaide Hospital(to Trahair LG);NHMRC Senior Career Development Award(to Jones KL)
AIM: To determine gastric emptying, blood pressure, mesenteric artery blood flow, and blood glucose responses to oral glucose in Parkinson’s disease.METHODS: Twenty-one subjects (13 M, 8 F; age 64.2 ± ...
Supported by Royal Adelaide Hospital Dawes Scholarship;Royal Adelaide Hospital Research Committee Early Career Fellowship;National Health and Medical Research Council funding(No.APP1066835)
A cost-effective nutritional approach to improve postprandial glycaemia is attractive considering the rising burden of diabetes throughout the world. Whey protein, a by-product of the cheese-making process, can be use...
An epidemic trend is observed in the evolution the epidemiology of diabetes mellitus worldwide. In a nationwide survey conducted in 2008, prevalence of diabetes was estimated to 2.6% in the hole Beninese population an...
Background: Hyperglycaemia is conversely a risk factor for perioperative complications. We are currently using a generic 3.3 g glucose containing formula of intravenous 1000 mg paracetamol for perioperative analgesia....
AIM:To assess the utility of hemoglobin A1c(HbA1c) in the early postpartum screening of women with gestational diabetes mellitus(GDM).METHODS:Over a 3 years period,HbA1c estimations were undertaken in addition to and ...