Acanthosis nigricans independently predicts hepatic fibrosis in people with type 2 diabetes in North India.

Background: Acanthosis nigricans (AN) is a skin condition characterized by hyperpigmentation and thickening, often found in individuals with insulin resistance. Despite this well-established association, the potential link between AN and hepatic fibrosis in people with type 2 diabetes (T2D) has yet to be thoroughly explored.

Methodology: We recruited a total of 300 people with T2D, half of whom had AN (n, 150), and the other half without AN (n, 150).

Machine learning based multipurpose medical image watermarking.

Digital data security has become an exigent area of research due to a huge amount of data availability at present time. Some of the fields like medical imaging and medical data sharing over communication platforms require high security against counterfeit access, manipulation and other processing operations. It is essential because the changed/manipulated data may lead to erroneous judgment by medical experts and can negatively influence the human's heath.

Dapagliflozin Improves Body Fat Patterning, and Hepatic and Pancreatic Fat in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes in North India.

Context: Excess hepatic and pancreatic fat may contribute to hyperglycemia.

Objective: The objective of this study was to examine the effect of dapagliflozin (an SGLT2 inhibitor) on anthropometric profile, liver, and pancreatic fat in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).

Methods: This is an observational interventional paired study design without a control group.

Multipurpose medical image watermarking for effective security solutions.

Digital medical images contain important information regarding patient's health and very useful for diagnosis. Even a small change in medical images (especially in the region of interest (ROI)) can mislead the doctors/practitioners for deciding further treatment. Therefore, the protection of the images against intentional/unintentional tampering, forgery, filtering, compression and other common signal processing attacks are mandatory.

High prevalence of hepatic steatosis and hepatic fibrosis in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Aim: To determine the prevalence of hepatic steatosis and fibrosis in patients with T2DM from North India.

Research Design And Methods: In this cross-sectional study, Asian Indian patients with T2DM (n,250) underwent liver ultrasonography (USG), Fibroscan for assessment of hepatic steatosis (Controlled Attenuation Parameter, CAP) and hepatic fibrosis (Kilopascals, kPa) respectively. Pearson's correlation analysis & logistic regression analysis for significant predictors of hepatic steatosis and fibrosis were done.

High prevalence of post COVID-19 fatigue in patients with type 2 diabetes: A case-control study.

Background: Post COVID-19 syndrome (PCS) has emerged as a major roadblock in the recovery of patients infected with SARS-CoV-2. Amongst many symptoms like myalgia, headache, cough, breathlessness; fatigue is is most prevalent and makes the patient severely debilitated. Research on PCS, in particular fatigue, in patients with diabetes has not been done.