Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome

Nathan Dumlao

Featured article: Higher adiponectin concentrations are associated with reduced metabolic syndrome risk independently of weight status in Brazilian adolescents

Higher adiponectin concentrations were independently and inverse associated with MetS risk in Brazilian adolescents, even after adjusting for BMI. These results were similar in normal weight and overweight/obese adolescents, suggesting that adiponectin may play a role in early development of MetS.

Long-term treatment with metformin in the prevention of fatty liver in Zucker diabetic fatty rats

Authors: Yi Sui, Xianhe Kong, Rongrong Fan, Yanbin Ye, Haiyan Mai, Shuyu Zhuo, Wei Lu, Peishan Ruan, Shi Fang and Tao Yang

Content type: Research

12 November 2019
The discriminatory power of visceral adipose tissue area vs anthropometric measures as a diagnostic marker for metabolic syndrome in South African women

Authors: Florence E. Davidson, Tandi E. Matsha, Rajiv T. Erasmus, Andre Pascal Kengne and Julia H. Goedecke

Content type: Research

8 November 2019
Statins and/or fibrates for diabetic retinopathy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Authors: Vânia Mozetic, Rafael Leite Pacheco, Carolina de Oliveira Cruz Latorraca and Rachel Riera

Content type: Review

8 November 2019
Effects of green coffee extract on fasting blood glucose, insulin concentration and homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR): a systematic review and meta-analysis of interventional studies

Authors: Omid Nikpayam, Marziyeh Najafi, Samad Ghaffari, Mohammad Asghari Jafarabadi, Golbon Sohrab and Neda Roshanravan

Content type: Review

5 November 2019
Treatment patterns of drug-naive patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a retrospective cohort study using a Japanese hospital database

Authors: Yohei Morita, Hiroki Murayama, Masato Odawara and Melissa Bauer

Content type: Research

1 November 2019

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Metformin: an old but still the best treatment for type 2 diabetes

Authors: Lilian Beatriz Aguayo Rojas and Marilia Brito Gomes

Content type: Review

15 February 2013
The effect of vitamin D on insulin resistance in patients with type 2 diabetes

Authors: Afsaneh Talaei, Mahnaz Mohamadi and Zahra Adgi

Content type: Research

26 February 2013
Prevalence of diabetes complications in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus and its association with baseline characteristics in the multinational A₁chieve study

Authors: Leon Litwak, Su-Yen Goh, Zanariah Hussein, Rachid Malek, Vinay Prusty and Mohammad E Khamseh

Content type: Research

24 October 2013
Combination therapy in hypertension: An update

Authors: Sanjay Kalra, Bharti Kalra and Navneet Agrawal

Content type: Review

24 June 2010
Effects of zinc supplementation on diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Authors: R Jayawardena, P Ranasinghe, P Galappatthy, RLDK Malkanthi, GR Constantine and P Katulanda

Content type: Review

19 April 2012

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Aims and scope

Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome publishes articles on all aspects of the pathophysiology of diabetes and metabolic syndrome.

By publishing original material exploring any area of laboratory, animal or clinical research into diabetes and metabolic syndrome, the journal offers a high-visibility forum for new insights and discussions into the issues of importance to the relevant community.

The journal aims to help health care providers improve the management of people afflicted by these syndromes by increasing knowledge and stimulating research in the field.

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About the editor

Editor-in-Chief Dr. Sérgio Vencio is active in the field of Endocrinology. He is a professor in the Post Graduate Program at the Federal University of Goiás, a Principal Investigator at the Pharmaceutical Institute of Science and has participated as a PI in more than 70 clinical studies. Since 2008, he has been the Editor of the Brazilian Diabetes Society Guidelines. He is the Coordinator of Neuroendocrinology at the Hospital Araujo Jorge, the Medical Director at Diagnostics of America - Atalaia, and a member of the Diabetes Board for the Brazilian Society of Endocrinology.

Editor's quote

"Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome was launched in 2009 as a fully open access journal. Supported by the Brazilian Diabetes Society since the very beginning, Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome is now a truly international journal. Publishing human, animal and in vitro studies which are freely accessible to readers, we aim to accelerate research as well as help health care providers improve management of people afflicted by this pandemic condition."

Daniel Giannella-Neto, Former Editor-in-Chief

Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome

Featured article: Higher adiponectin concentrations are associated with reduced metabolic syndrome risk independently of weight status in Brazilian adolescents

Articles

Long-term treatment with metformin in the prevention of fatty liver in Zucker diabetic fatty rats

The discriminatory power of visceral adipose tissue area vs anthropometric measures as a diagnostic marker for metabolic syndrome in South African women

Statins and/or fibrates for diabetic retinopathy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Effects of green coffee extract on fasting blood glucose, insulin concentration and homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR): a systematic review and meta-analysis of interventional studies

Treatment patterns of drug-naive patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a retrospective cohort study using a Japanese hospital database

Metformin: an old but still the best treatment for type 2 diabetes

The effect of vitamin D on insulin resistance in patients with type 2 diabetes

Prevalence of diabetes complications in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus and its association with baseline characteristics in the multinational A₁chieve study

Combination therapy in hypertension: An update

Effects of zinc supplementation on diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Aims and scope

Featured Blog - Listen to Your Gut: A Healthy Biome Holds Clues to Better Health

About the editor

Editor's quote

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