Endocrine Abstracts

Hyperinsulinemia leading to insulin resistance is the major factor in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes mellitus. And also defect in glucose uptake is among the primary defects associated with peripheral insulin resistance. Interestingly, the result from our previous study indicated that the ethanolic extract of Combretum decandrum Roxb. (CD) had a hypoglycemic effect in type 1 diabetic rat model. Therefore this study examined the effect of CD extract on the glucose t...

Background: Arm swing is a Chinese style of exercise. During the exercise, participants stand and simultaneously move their both arms forward and then backward for about 1 round per second.Abstract: The present study aims to investigate effects of arm exercise training on metabolic responses in type 2 diabetic Thai patients.Methods: Fourteen male and 47 female diabetic patients (aged 57.5±1.4 yrs) without cardiovascular diseas...