Lower Plasma Ghrelin Levels are Found in Women with Diabetes-Complicated Pregnancies.

Objective: To evaluate the associations of glycemic control and gestational age with ghrelin and proinsulin levels in cord blood and mothers' peripheral blood during pregnancy.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional comparative study of twenty-four pregnant women with gestational diabetes (GD), 18 with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), and 36 without diabetes, as well as their neonates. Levels of proinsulin, ghrelin, and glycated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) were measured from maternal blood during the last week before caesarian delivery and in neonatal umbilical cord blood samples.

Association between carotid intima-media thickness, buccodental status, and glycemic control in pediatric type 1 diabetes.

Objective: To evaluate the association between carotid intima-media thickness, buccodental status, and glycemic control in patients with type 1 diabetes.

Methods: Cross-sectional study with consecutive cases attended in an outpatient clinic (n = 69). Medical and clinical dental history, HbA1c, lipid profile, treatment period, and daily insulin dosage were recorded.

Carotid intima-media thickness in pediatric type 1 diabetic patients.

Objective: To compare the carotid artery intima-media thickness in Hispanic pediatric type 1 diabetic patients against that in healthy control subjects matched for age, sex, height, and BMI.

Research Design And Methods: The evaluation consisted of anthropometric measurements, biochemical parameters, and a carotid Doppler and real-time ultrasound, in which carotid artery intima-media thickness (cIMT), peak systolic velocity, and end diastolic velocity were measured using standardized procedures.

Results: A total of 52 diabetic patients and 47 control subjects were included.