Up to 60% of individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) do not participate in regular physical activity (PA) despite the known benefits. To encourage these individuals to increase PA behavior, this study tested the feasibility and implementation of a nurse-directed counseling intervention using continuous glucose monitoring system (CGMS). The study used a framework derived from self-efficacy theory to 1) compare changes in self-efficacy, BP and activity counts between participants receiving CGMS counseling and standard T2DM counseling, 2) examine relationships between PA self-efficacy and BP and activity counts, 3) evaluate recruitment, retention, and screening strategies, and 4) assess instrument reliability and utility. Adults (N=52) with T2DM (non-insulin requiring, inactive) were randomized to intervention (n=27) or control groups (n=25). Both groups received 90 minutes of diabetes education with a follow-up phone call at 4 weeks. The intervention group also received feedback on their own CGMS graphs and a role model's graph depicting PA related reductions in glucose levels. PA benefits/barriers were discussed and goals were set. Outcomes were recorded at 1 and 8 weeks. Participants were older (57±14 years), predominantly (90%) white, about half (52%) female, and had diabetes for 8±7 years. Relative to the control group, participants receiving the intervention had higher self-efficacy scores at 8 weeks, indicating more confidence in sticking to a PA program. Their light/sedentary activity minutes decreased significantly and moderate activity minutes increased significantly; systolic BP, A1c and BMI decreased significantly. Only self-efficacy for "Sticking to it" was positively associated with moderate activity. The most successful recruitment media was multiple newspaper press releases. Most referrals came from endocrinology physicians. Of 231 study volunteers, 106 did not meet the criterion of A1c≥7.5%. These data suggest that CGMS feedback is feasible for counseling individuals with T2DM to improve PA and may improve risk factors for diabetes-related complications. Newspaper press releases are effective for recruiting participants with T2DM. Less restrictive inclusion criteria in a larger study may allow more participation by sedentary individuals with T2DM but may reduce effect size. CGMS was well tolerated and its data aided diabetes-related teaching.

Background: The incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) can be reduced by dexamethasone. Single dose administration may cause elevated blood glucose levels in obese adults. No data are available for children. Objective: The aim was to evaluate perioperative blood glucose changes related to body weight in children who received dexamethasone. Methods: This prospective observational study included 62 children. All patients received total intravenous anesthesia and a single dose of dexamethasone (0.15mg/kg, maximum 8mg). Blood glucose levels were measured up to 6 hours. Standard deviation scores (SDS) were calculated using age- and gender-specific BMI percentiles, p<0.05. Results: 62 children (11.5±2.9years, median SDS 0.43, 29% overweight/obese) were included. Blood glucose level increased from 5.52±0.52 to 6.74±0.84mmol/l 6h after dexamethasone without correlation to the BMI-SDS. Conclusions: This study shows an increase of perioperative blood glucose (normoglycemic ranges) after single dose of dexamethasone but no BMI-dependent effect in children. Therefore, low-dose dexamethasone may be used in obese children for PONV prophylaxis.

Title: Diabetes mellitus in Equistrian Sport in Czech Republic Objectives: The aim of the literature review part of the thesis was to give an introduction to the issue of diabetes mellitus as well as the effect of sport on the decompensation of the disease, to search for available sources on a narrowly focused topic - the impact of horse riding on diabetes mellitus, and to process the findings in a clear form into the first (literature review) part of the work. The goal of the second (research) part was to map, with the use of questionnaires and interviews, the situation of diabetes patients in the Czech Republic who do equestrian sport actively. In the case study their subjective feelings were reviewed. The main aim was to prove the positive impact of horse riding on diabetes mellitus, or more precisely to find out if it is stress or physical exertion that has a greater effect on the blood glucose (BG) level. Furthermore, the thesis focuses on the issue of public awareness of disease management as well as first aid. Methods: The first part of the thesis was carried out in the form of a literature review, for which research articles and other literature sources were found primarily on electronic information portals (mainly Web of Science, etc.) For the second (research) part a questionnaire (on the...

Exposure to environmental chemicals has been shown to affect health status throughout the life course. Quantifying the joint effect of environmental mixtures over time is crucial to determine optimal intervention timing. Establishing causal relationships from environmental mixture data can be challenging due to various factors, including multicollinearity, complex functional form of exposure-response relationships, and residual unmeasured confounding. These issues can lead to biased estimates of treatment effects and pose significant obstacles in accurately identifying the true relationship between the pollutants and outcome variables. Causal interpretation of longitudinal environmental mixture studies encounters challenges. This dissertation explores the use of causal inference in environmental mixture studies, with a particular emphasis on addressing three key challenges. First, there is currently no statistical approach that allows simultaneous consideration of time-varying confounding, flexible modeling, and variable selection when examining the effect of multiple, correlated, and time-varying exposures. Second, the violation of a critical assumption that underpins all causal inference methods - namely, the absence of unmeasured confounding - poses a significant problem, as models that incorporate multiple environmental exposures may exacerbate the degree of bias depending on the nature of unmeasured confounding. Finally, there is a lack of computational resources that facilitate the application of newly developed causal inference methods for analyzing environmental mixtures. In Chapter 2, we introduce a causal inference method, g-BKMR, which enables to estimate nonlinear, non-additive effects of time-varying exposures and time-varying confounders, while also allowing for variable selection. An extensive simulation study shows that g-BKMR outperforms approaches that rely on correct model specification or do not account for time-dependent confounding, especially when correlation across time-varying exposures is high or the exposure-outcome relationship is nonlinear. We apply g-BKMR to quantify the contribution of metal mixtures to blood glucose in the Strong Heart Study, a prospective cohort study of American Indians. Chapter 3, we address the issue of time-varying unmeasured confounding when estimating time-varying effects of exposure to environmental chemicals. We review the Bayesian g-formula under the assumption of no unmeasured confounding, and then introduce a Bayesian probabilistic sensitivity analysis approach that can account for multiple, potentially time-varying, unmeasured confounders and continuous exposures. Through a simulation study, we demonstrate that the proposed algorithm outperforms the naive method, which fails to consider the influence of confounding. Chapter 4, introduces causalbkmr, a novel R package and can be currently be accessed on Github. causalbkmr is designed to support the implementation of g-BKMR, BKMR Causal Mediation Analysis, and Multiple Imputation BKMR, thereby offering a user-friendly and effective platform for executing these state-of-the-art methods in practice in the context of complex mixtures analysis. While the package bkmr is available, the novel package causalbkmr expands upon bkmr by enabling its application specifically to environmental mixture data within a causal inference framework. The implementation of these novel methodologies within causalbkmr allows for the extraction of causal interpretations, thus enhancing the analytical capabilities provided by the package. Chapter 5 concludes with a discussion and outlines potential future directions for investigation.

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Bakgrund: Parodontit är en vanligt och multifaktoriell inflammatorisk sjukdom som skadar de mjuka vävnaderna kring tänderna. Diabetes mellitus typ 2 är en kronisk sjukdom som beror på bristfällig insulinproduktion i kroppen och höga sockernivåer i blodet.  Syfte:  Syftet med denna studie var att kartlägga sambandet mellan parodontit och diabetes typ 2 hos vuxna individer. Metod: Litteraturstudie. Resultat: Ett signifikant samband mellan parodontit och diabetes typ 2 kan påvisas. Diabetiker med dålig glykemisk kontroll har en högre svårighetsgrad av parodontit än de som har god glykemisk kontroll. Nio av tio granskade studier visar att icke-kirurgisk parodontitbehandling har en god effekt på minskning av blodglukosnivån. Dessutom tyder resultaten att personer med diabetes typ 2 och dålig glykemisk kontroll har färre kvarvarande tänder än icke-diabetiker.  Slutsats: diabetes typ 2 är en stark riskfaktor för förekomsten och utvecklingen av parodontit.  Diabetiker med dålig kontroll av blodglukosnivån har färre tänder än de som har god glykemisk kontroll. Icke-kirurgisk parodontitterapi har en god effekt på minskning av blodglukosnivå hos individer med typ 2 diabetes. / Background: Periodontitis is a multifactorial inflammatory and common disease among the population that destroys the soft tissues around the teeth. Diabetes mellitus type 2 is a chronic metabolic disorder which depends on inadequate insulin production in the body and  high sugar levels in the blood. Aim: The aim of the study was to evaluate the association between periodontal disease and diabetes mellitus type 2 in the adult population. Method: A literature review. Results: The results of the study showed a significant association between diabetes mellitus type 2 and periodontal disease. Diabetics with poor glycemic control had a higher severity of periodontal disease than those with good glycemic control. Almost all of the reviewed articles showed that a non-surgical periodontitis therapy reduced the hyperglycemic level. In addition, the results of the study showed that diabetics with poor glycemic control had fewer remaining teeth than those who had good glycemic control or non-diabetics. Conclusion: Diabetes mellitus type 2 is a significant risk factor for the incidence and progression of periodontal disease. Diabetics with good glycemic control had more teeth than non-diabetics. Non-surgical periodontitis treatment had a good effect on decreasing blood glucose level in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

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Além das alterações autonômicas, a síndrome metabólica (SMet) causa disfunção vascular relacionada a eventos cardiovasculares e morte. Considerando que a resistência à insulina é associada à hiperativação simpática, testamos a hipótese de que a presença da glicemia de jejum alterada (GLI) é a principal causa das alterações estruturais e funcionais em grandes e pequenos vasos, via aumento do tônus simpático nesses pacientes. Foram avaliados pacientes com SMet recém diagnosticados (ATP-III) e não medicados, divididos em: glicemia de jejum alterada >=100mg/dL (SMet+GLI, n=35; 50±1 anos) e glicemia normal < 100mg/dL (SMet-GLI, n=24, 46 ± 1). Um grupo de indivíduos saudáveis foi estudado como controle (CS, n=17, 50±1 anos). Foram medidas rigidez arterial (velocidade de onda de pulso, VOP), atividade nervosa simpática muscular (ANSM, microneurografia) fluxo sanguíneo muscular (FSM, pletismografia), pressão arterial média (PAM, oscilométrico), resistência vascular periférica (RVP=PAM/FSM) e dimetilarginina assimétrica (ADMA). SMet+GLI apresentou maior VOP que SMet-GLI e CS (8,0[7,2-8,6], 7,3[6,9-7,9] e 6,9[6,6-7,2]m/s, respectivamente, P=0,001), não havendo diferença entre SMet-GLI e CS. Além disso, SMet+GLI foi similar ao SMet-GLI mas teve maior RVP que CS (P=0,008), não havendo diferença entre SMet-GLI e CS. Adicionalmente, SMet+GLI teve maior ANSM que SMet-GLI e CS; enquanto SMet-GLI teve maior ANSM que CS (31+-1; 26+-1; 19+-1 disparos /min, P < 0,001). ADMA foi similar entre os grupos (0,62 [0,56-0,71], 0,67 [0,59-0,92] e 0,60 [0,54-1,43] umol/L). Dentre os fatores de risco da SMet, GLI foi preditor do aumento da ANSM. ANSM foi associada à VOP (R=0.39; P=0,002) e à RVP (R=0,30, P=0,034). Em conclusão, a hiperativação simpática, que está aumentada na presença da glicemia alterada, é o mecanismo básico que pode explicar, pelo menos em parte, o aumento na VOP e na RVP. GLI parece ser o principal fator de risco no prejuízo da função e estrutura vascular nos pacientes com SMet / Besides autonomic alterations, metabolic syndrome (MetS) causes vascular dysfunction related to cardiovascular events and death. Since insulin resistance is associated with sympathetic hyperactivation, we tested the hypothesis that the presence of impaired fasting glucose (IFG) is the main cause of structural and functional changes of large and small vessels via elevated sympathetic tonus in these patients. We evaluated never treated, newly diagnosed MetS (ATP-III) patients divided into: impaired fasting glucose >100mg/dL (MetS+IFG, n=35; 50±1 y) and normal fasting glucose <100mg/dL (MetS-IFG, n=24, 46±1 y). A healthy control group was also studied (C, n=17, 50±1 y). We measured the arterial stiffness (pulse wave velocity, PWV), muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA, microneurography), forearm blood flow (FBF, plethysmography), mean blood pressure (MBP, oscillometric), peripheral vascular resistance (PVR=MBP/FBF) and asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA). MetS+IFG had higher PWV than MetS-IFG and C (8.0[7.2-8.6], 7.3[6.9-7.9] and 6.9[6.6-7.2]m/s, respectively, P=0.001), whereas SMet-GLI was similar to CS. Moreover, MetS+IFG was similar to MetS-IFG, but had higher PVR than C (P=0.008) and SMet-GLI was similar to CS. In addition, MetS+IFG had higher MSNA than MetS-IFG and C; whereas MetS-IFG had higher MSNA than C (31 +- 1; 26+- 1; 19+-1 bursts/min, P < 0.001). ADMA were similar among groups (0.62 [0.56-0.71] vs 0.67 [0.59-0.92] and 0.60 [0.54-1.43] umol/L). Among MetS risk factors, IFG was predictor of increased MSNA. Further, MSNA was associated with PWV (R=0.39; P=0.002) and PVR (R=0.30, P=0.034). In conclusion, sympathetic hyperactivation, which is enhanced in the presence of high blood glucose, is the basic mechanism that could explain, at least in part, the increase in PWV and PVR. IFG appears to be the main risk factor in the vascular function and structure damage in MetS patients

A Diabetes Mellitus Gestacional é definida como intolerância à glicose durante a gestação, excluídos os casos de diabetes pré-gestacional. A telemedicina tem sido citada como ferramenta útil para proporcionar melhor qualidade à saúde de portadores de doenças crônicas. Objetivo: analisar a influência da orientação telefônica feita por um profissional de saúde sobre os resultados da automonitorização glicêmica em pacientes com diabetes mellitus gestacional. Método: estudo randomizado controlado-cego, longitudinal, com gestantes diagnosticadas com diabetes gestacional, acompanhadas no Setor de Endocrinopatias e Gestação da Clínica Obstétrica do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo atendidas no período de agosto de 2012 a maio de 2014. O diagnostico de DMG foi realizado por meio de glicemia de jejum e teste de tolerância à glicose de 75 gramas. As pacientes foram convidadas a participar da pesquisa após receberem instruções de uma equipe multiprofissional. Foram alocadas, de acordo com a randomização em dois grupos: Grupo 1 (receberiam ligação telefônica três dias após as orientações multiprofissionais, n=122) e grupo 2 (não receberiam ligação telefônica n= 122),. A enfermeira ligou para as pacientes e aplicou questionário sobre manuseio do aparelho para verificação da glicemia capilar, dieta, horário de aferições, desconforto e dificuldade em realizar a automonitorização glicêmica. Foram analisados os valores glicêmicos por meio das porcentagens de valores alterados, de hiperglicemia, de hipoglicemia e da média glicêmica nos sete primeiros dias após a participação no grupo multiprofissional. O número de aferições glicêmicas e as respostas ao questionário aplicado durante o contato telefônico também foram analisados. Resultados: Não houve diferença estatisticamente significativa entre os grupos quanto à cor, idade, presença de outras doenças clínicas maternas e quanto ao tipo de teste usado para diagnóstico de diabetes mellitus gestacional. Analisando os valores da glicemia capilar, o grupo que recebeu orientações telefônicas apresentou menor porcentagem de valores alterados (p= 0,001), menor frequência de hiperglicemia (p= 0,002) e maior número de aferições da glicemia capilar (p= 0,001). Conclusões: O contato telefônico influenciou significativamente o número de aferições da glicemia capilar e a frequência de resultados alterados, especialmente na hiperglicemia, sugerindo ser essa ferramenta útil na melhora da atenção a gestantes portadoras de diabetes gestacional / Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) is defined as glucose intolerance during pregnancy, excluding cases of pre-gestational diabetes. Telemedicine has been cited as useful tool to provide better quality health care for patients with chronic diseases. Objective: To analyze the influence of telephone advice, by a health care professional, on the results of blood glucose monitoring in patients with gestational diabetes. Method: A randomized controlled blind trial, in pregnant women diagnosed with gestational diabetes, attended in Setor de Endocrinopatias e Gestação da Clínica Obstétrica do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo was carried out from August 2012 to May 2014 The diagnosis of GDM was made by means of fasting glucose and glucose tolerance test 75 grams. Patients were invited to participate in the study after receiving instructions from a multidisciplinary team. According to randomization, patients were allocated into two groups: Group 1 (receive phone call three days after multidisciplinary instructions, n = 122) and group 2 (not receive phone call, n = 122). The nurse called the patient and applied questionnaire on handling the device for checking blood glucose, diet, time of measurements, discomfort and difficulty in performing the blood glucose monitoring. Glycemic values were analyzed by means of the percentage of abnormal values, hyperglycemia, hypoglycemia and glycemic average in the first seven days after participation in the multidisciplinary group. The number of glucose measurements and the questionnaire answer questionnaire were also analyzed. Results: There was no statistically significant difference between groups regarding race, age, presence of other maternal medical illnesses and the type of test used to diagnose gestational diabetes. Analyzing the glycemic values , a group that received telephone guidelines showed lower percentage of abnormal values (p = 0.001), lower incidence of hyperglycemia (p = 0.002) and greater number of measurements of blood glucose (p = 0.001) Conclusion: The telephone contact significantly influenced the number of measurements of blood glucose and the frequency of abnormal results, especially in hyperglycemia, suggesting that this is useful tool in improving attention to pregnant women with gestational diabetes

Introdução: O processo educativo e de suporte deve ser permanente e compartilhado, tendo o indivíduo com diabetes como o centro de toda a ação. A automonitorização glicêmica é, em geral, a primeira prática de autocuidado ensinada à criança com diabetes mellitus tipo 1 (DM1) em seu processo de autonomia no manejo da doença. Objetivos: Geral: Avaliar a efetividade da oficina educativa no desempenho da técnica de monitorização glicêmica capilar em crianças escolares com diagnóstico de DM1; Específicos: Verificar os Índices de Conformidade do procedimento da técnica de monitorização glicêmica das crianças escolares com DM1 antes e após serem submetidas à oficina educativa e comparar os Índices de Conformidade, pré- e pós-oficina, da técnica de automonitorização glicêmica das crianças com DM1 que serão submetidas à oficina educativa. Método: Trata-se de um estudo quantitativo, quase-experimental, pré-teste e pós-teste. Participaram do estudo 33 crianças escolares, de 6 a 11 anos, com DM1 há mais de um ano, usuárias de dois ambulatórios infantis de endocrinologia de um complexo hospitalar do município de São Paulo. Após a concordância dos pais e o assentimento da criança, foram assinados, respectivamente, o Termo de Consentimento Livre e Esclarecido e o Termo de Assentimento. A coleta de dados foi realizada por meio do emprego dos seguintes instrumentos: 1) Dados sociodemográficos; 2) Perfil de monitorização glicêmica e 3) Passos da técnica de monitorização glicêmica, antes da oficina educativa. Os instrumentos 2 e 3 foram reaplicados um mês e meio após o término da oficina. Resultados: Verificou-se que houve resultados estatísticos significativos para três passos da técnica de automonitorização glicêmica: trocar a lanceta do lancetador (p=0,021), pressionar o local de punção (p=0,057) e desprezar o material utilizado em recipiente adequado para perfurocortantes (p=0,004). A oficina educativa também foi eficaz para provocar mudança de comportamento nas crianças, uma vez que elas conseguiram sair de uma média de conformidade de 5,3 passos corretos da técnica de monitorização, para 6,58 passos, ou seja, passaram a executar um passo a mais em conformidade em relação ao que vinham realizando. Conclusão: A oficina educativa, por meio de atividades lúdicas, foi uma ferramenta eficaz para melhorar o desempenho da execução da técnica de automonitorização glicêmica capilar realizada por crianças escolares com DM1. / Introduction: In the case of diabetes, care must be patient-centered and the educational process and support must be permanent and shared. Blood glucose monitoring is generally the first practice of self-care taught to children with diabetes mellitus type 1 (DM1) to grant them autonomy to manage their disease. Objectives: General: To evaluate the effectiveness of the educational workshop on the performance of the capillary blood glucose monitoring technique in school children diagnosed with DM1; Specific: To check Compliance Indices of the blood glucose monitoring technique of school children with DM1 before and after being subjected to the educational workshop and to compare Compliance Indices, pre- and post-workshop, of the glucose monitoring technique of children with DM1 to be submitted to the educational workshop. Method: This is a quantitative quasi-experimental pretest and posttest study. The study included 33 school children, 6-11 years of age, with DM1 for more than a year, attended at two endocrinology pediatric clinics of a hospital complex in São Paulo. The Informed Consent Form and the Child Assent Form were signed by parents and children, respectively, upon agreeing with the protocol. Data collection was conducted through the use of the following instruments: 1) sociodemographic data; 2) glycemic profile monitoring and 3) steps for the glucose monitoring technique before the educational workshop. Steps 2 and 3 were reapplied six weeks after the end of the workshop. Results: We found that there were statistical significant results for three steps of the self-monitoring blood glucose technique: replacing the lancet of the lancing device (p = 0.021), press the puncture site (p = 0.057) and dispose of the material used in a suitable container for needles and other sharps (p = 0.004). The educational workshop was also effective to promote behavior changes in children, as they were able to move from an average of 5.3 correct steps in the compliance monitoring technique, to 6.58 steps. Therefore, they started to perform one more step correctly than they had previously done. Conclusion: The educational workshop using play activities was an effective tool to improve the performance of the capillary blood glucose monitoring technique performed by school children with DM1.