Treatment with a proton pump inhibitor improves glycaemic control in type 2 diabetic patients - a retrospective analysis.

We retrospectively studied whether treatment with esomeprazole improved HbA₁(c) levels in type 2 diabetic patients. We selected 21 patients who had been treated with esomeprazole for 11 ± 3 months and 21 controls. HbA₁(c) levels decreased in the esomeprazole-treated group.

Supraorbital cutaneous blood flow rate during carotid endarterectomy.

Background: The supraorbital skin region is supplied by the supraorbital artery, which is a branch of the internal carotid artery. The supraorbital cutaneous blood flow rate may therefore be influenced by changes in the internal carotid artery flow during carotid endarterectomy.

Methods: The supraorbital cutaneous blood flow rate was measured by the application of heat to the skin and following the subsequent dissipation of the heat in seven patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy.