insulin resistance/vomiting

Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) . The disease was first identified in December 2019 in Wuhan, the capital of China's Hubei province, and has since spread globally, resulting in the ongoing

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery is a well-established, evidence based multimodal, multidisciplinary approach to the care of the surgical patient. The aim of the program, as per its nomenclature, is to establish a set of protocol to subject the surgical patient to in order to facilitate recovery,

Perioperative fasting remains a common clinical practice in surgical patients, aiming to prevent pulmonary aspiration during anesthesia induction, improve bowel preparation, and ameliorate the development of postoperative nausea/vomiting or other surgical-related complications. Major head-and-neck

AIMS OF STUDY The aim of this study is to investigate whether ingestion of curcumin will prevent hepatic insulin resistance (assessed by homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR)) induced by short-term oral glucocorticoid (prednisolone) administration in overweight and obese

Previous studies have confirmed that mitochondria are associated with insulin resistance or diabetes. As the prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) continues to increase worldwide, early detection and intervention of diabetes can extend life expectancy, reduce complications and decrease

This study will be conducted in the female adult patient scheduled for laparoscopic gynecologic surgery for benign or premalignant condition. Patients with American Society of Anesthesiologist physical status classification I-II, not pregnant or on lactation will be included. Patients with

The elements of general anesthesia include sedation, analgesia and muscle relaxation, while the essence of intraoperative pain in patients under general anesthesia is the body's unconscious response to tissue damage, namely the stress response.Stress response is a series of hormonal and metabolic

This internal pilot study (n=36) is designed as a 3-arm, parallel, placebo-controlled trial with block randomization. All parties will be blinded. Patient Recruitment: Patients with T2D on metformin presenting to the Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) preoperative clinic for elective surgery requiring

Study Setting: The present study is a single blinded placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial, in which target individuals were obese females (BMI≥30 kg/m2), within the age of 20-60 years, attending the Obesity research and therapy unit of Al-Kindy College of Medicine, University of Baghdad

Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) continues to pose serious challenge to orthopaedic adult reconstructive surgeons, even after recent advances in anesthesia and improvements in perioperative care. Preoperative carbohydrate loading has been well studied in non-arthroplasty surgical fields. It

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is a hormonal disorder contributing to infertility in women. PCOS is also associated with Insulin resistance (IR) occurring at a high incidence rate of 50-70%. IR is a condition in which your body loses sensitivity to insulin requiring higher levels of it to

BACKGROUND: The transition from normal glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity to overt type 2 diabetes (T2D) encompasses a variety of glycemic abnormalities that are commonly referred to as 'prediabetes'. In 2003, 314 million people (8.2% of the adult population) had prediabetes, and this number

Background: In January 2012, the US Food and Drug Administration approved a once-weekly form of exenatide, Bydureon, for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Evidence from clinical trials suggested that Bydureon improves glucose control with low risk of hypoglycemia. Bydureon does not require

Background: In January 2012, the US Food and Drug Administration approved a once-weekly form of exenatide, Bydureon, for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Evidence from clinical trials suggested that Bydureon improves glucose control with low risk of hypoglycemia. Bydureon does not require

BACKGROUND: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine disorder among reproductive age women with a prevalence as high as 15% using Rotterdam diagnostic criteria.1 PCOS is a heterogeneous clinical disorder characterized primarily by chronic anovulation and hyperandrogenism.2 A