Juniper Publishers-Journal of Diabetes Obesity Journal

CURRENT RESEARCH IN DIABETES & OBESITY JOURNAL JUNIPER PUBLISHERS Authored by Pikee Saxena Abstract Hyperglycemia in pregnancy is associated with adverse fetal and maternal outcomes. Even lower values of glucose intolerance have been shown to be detrimental and adverse effects are proportionate to the plasma glucose levels. However, defining glucose intolerance in pregnancy has been an issue of considerable debate, and has led to different recommendations by various authorities worldwide over the last three decades. Multitude of procedures have been described and glucose cut offs proposed for the diagnosis of glucose intolerance in pregnancy have led to considerable confusion. There are a number of controversies regarding significance of screening for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), universal/selective screening, when to screen and how to screen-using single or double step, how much should be the glucose load, how many samples to be taken, fastin...

CURRENT RESEARCH IN DIABETES & OBESITY JOURNAL JUNIPER PUBLISHERS Authored by Hannah R Vasanthi Abstract The steady exponential increase of the number of diabetics world over, demands the challenge of undertaking novel therapeutic measures to counteract the fatal disease: Diabetes mellitus. Based on the current global statistics, it is safe to assume that the human population is in the midst of a Diabetes epidemic. Despite novel therapeutic and pharmacological approach to counteract this epidemic, diabetes still poses a threat as its complications leads to major associated disorders mounting to huge economic burdens as well. Phytochemicals and natural therapeutic approaches have been increasingly proven to provide a head on approach to deal with disease and its related disorders. The phytoconstituents of grapes have proven to be a treasure chest of relevant potential pharmacological lead molecules to manage and cure metabolic disorders. This review ...