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.

Thrombectomy Outcomes for Anterior Circulation Stroke in the 6-24 h Time Window Solely Based On NCCT and CTA: A Single Center Study.

Purpose: Since perfusion imaging may be unavailable in smaller hospitals, alternative imaging selection methods for acute ischemic stroke can improve outcomes and optimize resources. This study assessed the safety and effectiveness of using imaging criteria other than DEFUSE 3 and DAWN for thrombectomy beyond 6 h from symptom onset in patients stroke in the anterior circulation.

Methods: This is a retrospective, single-center analysis of consecutive patients with large vessel occlusion in the anterior circulation undergoing thrombectomy.

Ukrainian Consensus on Diagnosis and Management of Vitamin D Deficiency in Adults.

Vitamin D deficiency (VDD) is a global problem, however, there were no Ukrainian guidelines devoted to its screening, prevention, and treatment, which became the reason for the Consensus creation. This article aimed to present the Consensus of Ukrainian experts devoted to VDD management. Following the creation of the multidisciplinary Consensus group, consent on the formation process, drafting and fine-tuning of key recommendations, and two rounds of voting, 14 final recommendations were successfully voted upon.

Correction of Androgen Deficiency in Men with Type 2 Diabetes.

Background: In men with low levels of testosterone in the blood, it is believed that the symptoms can be regarded as an association between testosterone deficiency syndrome and related comorbidities.

Aim: To investigate the effectiveness of testosterone therapy in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and androgen deficiency.

Materials And Methods: Testosterone replacement therapy was carried out in 26 men with T2D and clinically or laboratory-confirmed androgen deficiency.

VITAMIN D CONTENT IN POPULATION OF RADIOLOGICALLY CONTAMINATED AREAS IN CHERNIVTSI OBLAST (pilot project).

Objective: To study the status of vitamin D in population of Chernivtsi region living on the radioactively contami-nated territories.

Materials And Methods: In a cross-sectional study under a pilot project the 180 people aged 19 to 78 years old per-manently residing in 3 regions of Chernivtsi oblast, namely in the village of Kyseliv in Kitsman district, which isattributed to the IIIrd zone of radiololgical contamination due to the Chornobyl catastrophe, as well as in the cityof Chernivtsi and the city of Vyzhnytsia were surveyed in summer. Assay of the 25(OH)D in blood serum was per-formed using the immune chemiluminescence method «ECLIA» on the Elecsys 2010 (Roche Diagnostics, Germany)analyzer using Cobas test systems.

[New possibilities of correction of hypercholesterolemia in patients with diabetes mellitus].

This article presents scientific data to prove effect of statins on carbohydrate metabolism and the need to optimize hypolipidemic therapy in patients with diabetes. Systematized the available scientific data on the mechanism of action, parameters of hypolipidemic activity and the possibility of using policosanol. Author is giving us his own clinical experience with herbal drug FitoStatin (policosanol) in patients with diabetes based on 6-month follow-up.

Impact of hypoglycemia on daily life of type 2 diabetes patients in Ukraine.

This study evaluates the impact of hypoglycemia on the lives of Ukrainian patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. The secondary objective was to explore patient-physician relationships and the attitudes of patients towards various informational resources on diabetes management. Three focus groups with 26 patients were conducted.

[Epidemiology of thyroid diseases in iodine deficiency].

Prevalence was studied of thyroid pathology under conditions of a moderate iodine deficiency in the Kolomyya District of Ivano-Frankovsk Region. Both pediatric and adult population (n = 1245) was examined, residing in the villages of Markivka and Rungury. The prevalence of diffuse goiter among children less than 14 years of age came up to 63.

Prevalence of diabetes mellitus and its complications in the Ukraine.

Analysis of the prevalence of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) and non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) in various climato-geographic and administrative regions of the Ukraine was performed. The prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) complication in the west and north zones of the Ukraine was studied. The role of prophylactic measures in decreasing the number of complications was elucidated.

[The epidemiology and risk factors of diabetes mellitus in the region of the Ukrainian Carpathians].

The existent prevalence has been studied of diabetes mellitus (DM) in the territory of the Ukrainian Carpathians with special reference to DM types as well as climatic and geographic features of the region, according to the Saint Vincent Declaration Programme. As per 1st January, 1994, DM was diagnosed in 9321 patients, the index of DM prevalence (per 100,000) having been 866.1.

[Long-term results of therapy of patients with diabetes mellitus and secondary resistance to sulfanilamides].

Three groups of patients suffering from diabetes mellitus with secondary sulfanilamide resistance (SS) were observed. The first group was given sugar-lowering drugs since the disease was diagnosed, the second group -- insulin plus hypoglycemic drugs, the third group -- insulin injections. The patients were followed up for 6-10 years, from the time of SS development -- 4.