Highlights The number of vessels was reduced in the placental villi of pregnant women with diabetes. The placental villous vessels of women with previous diabetes were more distant from the maternal blood. ABSTRACT Objective: This study was conducted to investigate the distribution of placental villous vessels in pregnant women with different degrees of hyperglycemia. Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed using placental samples from 30 pregnant women without diabetes (n=10), with gestational diabetes mellitus (n=10), and with previous diabetes (type […]

Highlights Telemonitoring reduced hospital readmissions in patients enrolled in the diabetes program by 15.4%. Men patients who received telemonitoring had lower readmission rates than those who did not. There was a difference in the readmission rate between those who underwent telemonitoring and those who did not in patients aged <60 and >75 years. Patients who stayed >10 days and underwent postdischarge telemonitoring had a lower readmission rate than those who did not undergo telemonitoring. ABSTRACT Objective: To assess whether post-discharge […]

ABSTRACT Objective To analyze interstitial glucose behavior during glucocorticoid use in non-diabetic patients receiving chemotherapy for hematologic malignancies. Methods Prospective pilot study carried out to assess interstitial glucose levels in 15 non-diabetic individuals with hematologic malignancies who received glucocorticoids in combination with chemotherapy. The FreeStyle Libre flash monitoring system (Abbott Diabetes Care) was used for up to 14 days to measure interstitial glucose. Results Median age and body mass index were 53 (42-61) years and 25 (23-28) kg/m2 respectively. Interstitial […]

A manutenção da homeostase glicêmica é complexa e envolve, além da secreção e da ação da insulina e do glucagon, mecanismos hormonais e neurais, que regulam a taxa de esvaziamento gástrico. Esse mecanismo depende de fatores extrínsecos e intrínsecos. A secreção do peptídeo 1 semelhante ao glucagon regula a velocidade de esvaziamento gástrico, de modo a contribuir para o controle da glicemia pós-prandial. As características farmacodinâmicas dos diversos agentes dessa classe podem explicar os efeitos mais relevantes na glicemia de […]

OBJETIVO: Avaliar a percepção de enfermeiros a respeito de três protocolos para controle glicêmico em pacientes críticos. MÉTODOS: Como parte complementar de um estudo randomizado comparando três protocolos de controle glicêmico em pacientes críticos (Protocolo de Insulina Assistido por Computador, Protocolo de Leuven e tratamento convencional), todos os enfermeiros participantes do estudo foram convidados a preencher um questionário a fim de avaliar suas percepções a respeito da eficácia, complexidade, viabilidade e segurança (em razão da ocorrência de episódios de hipoglicemia), […]