Summary: In 126 pregnant women with type 1 diabetes, metformin (titrated to 1000 mg twice daily) as adjunct to standard…
Browsing: Metabolism
Obesity and weight management, metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance, MASLD/fatty liver, and nutrition and lifestyle evidence.
A cross-sectional study finds ultra-processed food intake is not linked to glucose or body size in type 2 diabetes, but is associated with higher LDL cholesterol. PICO summary and commentary.
A pilot crossover study finds single- and multi-joint resistance exercise both lower glucose acutely in type 2 diabetes, but neither beats a no-exercise control. PICO summary and commentary.
An RCT finds a medical Internet-of-Things lifestyle model lowers fasting glucose and reduces adverse pregnancy outcomes in gestational diabetes. PICO summary and commentary.
A crossover study finds protein raises GLP-1 longer while carbohydrate drives a bigger insulin and GIP response, with protein increasing nitrogen excretion. PICO summary and commentary.
An RCT finds an eight-session lifestyle health-promotion programme improves health behaviours and beliefs in type 2 diabetes, on self-report measures. PICO summary and commentary.
Summary: In patients undergoing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG), a combination of preoperative HDL-C and visceral adipose tissue (VAT) significantly predicted…
A crossover trial finds a moderate-FODMAP diet plus metformin lowers postprandial glucose and raises GLP-1 in prediabetes, with microbiota shifts. PICO summary and commentary.
A multicentre RCT finds a CBT-based dietary app improves postprandial glucose and reduces macrosomia in gestational diabetes. PICO summary and commentary.
An RCT finds home dual-task exercise improves executive function and HDL in diabetic postmenopausal women, but does not change the TNF/IL-10 balance or glucose. PICO summary and commentary.