Parameters of glycemic control in type 2 diabetic patients on hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis: implications for clinical practice.

Objective: To better explore the relationship between parameters of glycemic control of T2DM in RRT, we studied 23 patients on hemodialysis (HD), 22 on peritoneal dialysis (PD), and compared them with 24 T2DM patients with normal renal function (NRF).

Materials And Methods: We performed, on four consecutive days, 10 assessments of capillary blood glucose [4 fasting, 2 pre- and 4 postprandial (post-G) and average (AG)], random glycemia, and HbA1c in all patients.

Results: Preprandial blood glucose was greater in patients on RRT compared with NRF.

Assessment of social and economic influences on blood pressure of adolescents in public and private schools: an epidemiological study.

Introduction: The high prevalence of hypertension in high school students in Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil, has already been described. In this study, within a new sample of high school students from public and private schools, we evaluated if socioeconomic and lifestyle influence on blood pressure values.

Methods: This is an epidemiological study, which is part of the activities of a community-based work conducted by medical students.