BMC Endocrine Disorders - Latest articlesThe latest articles from BMC Endocrine Disorders (ISSN 1472-6823) published by BioMed CentralPrimary prevention of diabetes mellitus type 2 and cardiovascular diseases using a cognitive behavior program aimed at lifestyle changes in people at- June 24, 2008 Background: The number of people with cardiovascular disease (CVD) and diabetes mellitus type 2 (T2DM) is growing rapidly. To a large extend, this increase is due to lifestyle-dependent risk factors, such as overweight, reduced physical activity, and an unhealthy diet. Changing these risk factors has the potential to postpone or prevent the development of T2DM and CVD. It is hypothesized that a cognitive behavioral program (CBP), focused in particular on motivation and self-management in...http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6823/8/6 Association of liver enzymes with incident type 2 diabetes: A nested case control study in an Iranian population- June 5, 2008 Background: To investigate the association of Aspartate aminotransferase (AST), Alanin aminotranferase (ALT) and Gamma glutamyl transferase (GGT) with incident type 2 diabetes. Methods: In a nested case-control study, AST, ALT, GGT as well as classic diabetes risk factors, insulin and C-reactive protein (CRP) were measured in 133 non-diabetic subjects at baseline of which 68 were cases and 65 were controls. Incident diabetes was defined by the WHO 1999 criteria. Conditional logistic regression..http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6823/8/5 |