The impact of war on people with type 2 diabetes in Ukraine: a survey study.

Background: Although the number of studies reporting war-induced effects on the health of the Ukrainian population has been growing, there are still little data on assessing patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) during the war. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of war on T2D patients' health to define key risk factors promoting disease progression.

Methods: A survey covering various aspects of T2D patients' experience and glycemic control data was conducted from June 2022 to February 2024.

Efficacy of combination therapy tadalafil plus tamsulosin in ureteral stents-related symptoms relief.

Introduction: Ureteral stents-related symptoms (USRs) are the common complications of ureteral stenting. Tamsulosin a selective alpha-1 blocker and Tadalafil a PDE-5 inhibitor are one of drugs have been used for USRs relief. In this study we aimed to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of combination therapy Tamsulosin+Tadalafil for treating USRs comparing it with the efficacy of either Tamsulosin or Tadalafil monotherapies.

Probiotic for Pancreatic β-Cell Function in Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomized, Double-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial.

Introduction: Many clinical studies have proved the effectiveness of probiotics in metabolic disorders associated with insulin resistance. However, the impact of probiotic therapy on pancreatic β-cell function is ambiguous. The influence of probiotic supplementation vs.

FAMILIAL NON-MEDULLARY THYROID CARCINOMA.

Background: Familial non-medullary thyroid carcinoma (FNMTC) is defined as cancer developing in two or more first-degree relatives if predisposing factors, for example, radiation, are absent. The disease can be either syndromic, when it is a component of complex genetic syndromes, or non-syndromic (95% cases). The genetic basis of non-syndromic FNMTC is unknown; the clinical behavior of tumorsis unclear and, at times, contradictory.

Vitamin D3 deficiency is associated with more severe insulin resistance and metformin use in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Background: Vitamin D3 (vit. D3) deficiency is considered as one of the main factors involved in the development of type 2 diabetes (T2D). We assessed insulin resistance (IR), β-cell functional activity and metabolic profile according to 25(OH) vit.