Are proton pump inhibitors a new antidiabetic drug? A cross sectional study.

Aim: To investigate the effect of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) on glycemic control (HbA1c) in type 2 diabetic patients.

Methods: A cross-sectional study of consecutive in-patients admitted to hospital in any department during the first semester of the year 2010 who had a recent HbA1c measurement. The study excluded those with a diagnosis of hyperglycemic decompensation, diabetic onset or pregnancy.

Cardiac biomarkers and exercise duration and intensity during a cycle-touring event.

Objective: To determine the influence of age, training status, race time, and exercise intensity on the appearance of cardiac biomarkers after a cycle-touring event.

Design: Pre-post exercise measurements.

Setting: University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain.

Updating of normal levels of copper, zinc and selenium in serum of pregnant women.

Selenium, copper and zinc status is important in pregnant women. The aim of this study was to establish updated normal ranges for these elements in serum of pregnant women from the Spanish region of Aragon, and to study variation in levels with respect to gestational period and maternal age. The study group consisted of 159 pregnant women who did not suffer from serious pathologies.