Manuka honey-impregnated dressings in the treatment of neuropathic diabetic foot ulcers.

In this study, we investigate the effect of manuka honey-impregnated dressings (MHID) on the healing of neuropathic diabetic foot ulcers (NDFU). A total of 63 Caucasians, type 2 diabetic patients followed up in the diabetic foot outpatient clinic comprised the study population. Patients were randomised in two groups as follows: group I patients were treated with MHID and group II patients were treated with conventional dressings (CD).

Metabolic syndrome and gender differences in postprandial lipaemia.

Background: Postprandial hyperlipidaemia may be a predictor of vascular risk.

Design: We evaluated postprandial lipaemia after an oral fat tolerance test (OFTT) in men (n=41) and women (n=21) with metabolic syndrome (MetS).

Methods: Triglyceride (TG) levels were measured before and 2, 4, 6 and 8 h after the fat load.

Postprandial lipemia in men with metabolic syndrome, hypertensives and healthy subjects.

Background: The metabolic syndrome (MetS), as well as postprandial hypertriglyceridemia, is associated with coronary heart disease. This study aimed to evaluate the postprandial lipemia after oral fat tolerance test (OFTT) in subjects with MetS and compare them to hypertensive (HTN) and healthy subjects.

Results: OFTT was given to 33 men with MetS (defined by the Adult Treatment Panel III), 17 HTN and 14 healthy men.

Postprandial lipemia in hypertension.

Objective: Many studies have shown that patients with coronary artery disease have an exaggerated rise and a delayed fall of plasma triglyceride (TG) concentration postprandially. We examined whether patients with essential hypertension have the same response to a fatty meal.

Methods: A fatty meal (350g per 2 m(2) body surface with 83.