Characteristics of diabetic patients and diabetes care in cardiac rehabilitation.

Background: Although diabetes is associated with a high cardiovascular risk, very little information is available about diabetic patients enrolled in cardiac rehabilitation (CR).

Aims: To analyse the characteristics of diabetic patients and diabetes care in CR.

Methods: From the database of 700 patients enrolled in CR during a 29-month period, we analysed data from all patients with glucose metabolism disorders (n=105) and 210 matched normoglycaemic patients.

Circulating apelin is increased in patients with type 1 or type 2 diabetes and is associated with better glycaemic control.

Context: Apelin is an adipokine expressed in several tissues and it appears to be involved in energy metabolism.

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine serum apelin levels in a large cohort of patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes and control subjects and to correlate the results with glycaemic control.

Design And Participants: One hundred and thirty patients with type 1 diabetes, 98 patients with type 2 diabetes and 162 controls were enrolled in the study.