Promising therapeutic mechanism for Chinese herbal medicine in ameliorating renal fibrosis in diabetic nephropathy.

Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is one of the most serious chronic microvascular abnormalities of diabetes mellitus and the major cause of uremia. Accumulating evidence has confirmed that fibrosis is a significant pathological feature that contributes to the development of chronic kidney disease in DN. However, the exact mechanism of renal fibrosis in DN is still unclear, which greatly hinders the treatment of DN.

Berberine as a Potential Multi-Target Agent for Metabolic Diseases: A Review of Investigations for Berberine.

Berberine (BBR) is a botanic alkaloid extracted from Coptis chinensis (Huanglian), which has various properties, compassing anti-hyperglycemia, anti-obesity, anti-inflammation, and improves insulin resistance, etc. Several researches have confirmed that BBR has effective actions in treating glycolipid metabolic abnormalities. BBR is also beneficial in regulating intestinal flora.

Therapies for diabetic gastroparesis: A protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis.

Background: Diabetic gastroparesis (DG) is a common autonomic neuropathy which impacts on nutritional state and quality of life in diabetic patients, and it also adversely affects glycemic control in diabetes. The prevalence of DG is growing with the number of patients with diabetes continues to increase. However, there is no definitive answer as to which of the current therapies is the best for the clinical treatment of the different manifestations of DG.

Vitamin D supplementation for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in type 2 diabetes mellitus: A protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is strongly associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), and low vitamin D levels are positively associated with NAFLD and T2DM. But there is absence of convincing evidence-based medicine to confirm the efficacy of vitamin D supplementation for T2DM with NAFLD. Thus, we aimed to conduct this meta-analysis to summarize the efficacy of vitamin D supplementation for T2DM combined with NAFLD, and help to further clarify its beneficial action on diabetic patients with NAFLD.

The accuracy evaluation of four blood glucose monitoring systems according to ISO 15197:2003 and ISO 15197:2013 criteria.

Self-monitoring of blood glucose is recommended to monitor glycaemic levels for the prevention and treatment of diabetes mellitus.The accuracy of blood glucose monitoring systems (BGMS) directly affects the health of the patients. In this study, we evaluated the accuracy of four different blood glucose monitoring systems, including Gold-Accu Meter, Nova StatStrip Xpress Glucose Hospital Meter, Freestyle Optium Neo H and Accu-Chek Performa according to ISO15197:2003 and ISO15197:2013 criteria.