Browsing by Subject "Diabetes"
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ADULT ATTACHMENT THEORY AND DIABETES MELLITUS : AN EXAMINATION OF HEALTHCARE UTILIZATION AND BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL HEALTH
(East Carolina University, 2014)Diabetes mellitus (DM) impacts hundreds of millions of individuals and their families around the globe. To explore the relational aspects of care and healthcare utilization two research articles were written: (a) a systematic ... -
Assessing the Efficacy of a Culturally Informed Adherence Intervention for Rural African Americans with Type 2 Diabetes
(East Carolina University, 2013)African Americans (AAs) experience higher rates of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), and difficulty adhering to T2DM treatment plans. The current study aims were to create a culturally informed intervention for AAs with ... -
Beliefs, Perceptions, and Knowledge Regarding the Benefits of Nut Intake
(East Carolina University, 2012)The objective of this study was to assess knowledge regarding the health effects and nutrient content of nuts and perceptions regarding benefits and barriers of nut intake among individuals over the age of 40 years. One ... -
Characterization of the glucose transporters responsible for mechanical overloadstimulated glucose uptake in mouse skeletal muscle
(East Carolina University, 8/5/2020)Resistance exercise training is a recommended form of physical activity for people with type 2 diabetes due to its ability to increase skeletal muscle glucose uptake. Understanding how resistance training controls muscle ... -
Decadent Afterlife
(East Carolina University, 2012)"Decadent Afterlife" has been a way for me to harness and channel my personal responses to the experiences in my life and display them. This thesis can be viewed as two series of work about control, mortality, and the ... -
Diabetes: The Evolution of a New Paradigm
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Effects of a high fat diet and/or overload on striated muscle structure, function, or metabolism
(East Carolina University, 2020-12-03)Consumption of a high fat diet combined with physical inactivity is associated with many adverse health effects including obesity, insulin resistance/type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease/myocardial infarction. The ... -
EphA2-receptor deficiency exacerbates myocardial infarction and reduces survival in hyperglycemic mice
(2014-08)Background We have previously shown that EphrinA1/EphA expression profile changes in response to myocardial infarction (MI), exogenous EphrinA1-Fc administration following MI positively influences wound healing, and ... -
Evaluating Two Measures of Postural Stability in Response to Perturbations in People with Diabetic Neuropathy
(East Carolina University, 2015)Diabetic neuropathy is a common complication of diabetes. It is characterized by a marked decrease in proprioception, particularly in the lower body. This reduced proprioception leads to an increase in falls risk in this ... -
Glycemic Control Patterns and Kidney Disease Progression among Primary Care Patients with Diabetes Mellitus
(2011-07)Background: Reducing glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) to near or less than 7% in patients with diabetes is associated with diminished microvascular complications, but this level is not consistently achieved. The purpose of ... -
How Sweet It Is: Traditional Sweet Iced Tea and the Diabesity Epidemic.
(2015-01)In this paper we present four cases from our medical practice to increase awareness of the role of sweet tea in obesity and diabetes management. We start with a history of Southern style “sweet tea”, and discuss the ... -
Implementation of the Target: Type 2 Diabetes - Heart Failure Initiative
(2022-07-27)Heart failure is a serious, incurable medical condition affecting millions of adults in America. The risk for heart failure is increased by unhealthy behaviors such as smoking and a diet high in fat, salt, and cholesterol. ... -
Is type II diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) a surgical disease?
(East Carolina University, 1992-06)Since February 1, 1980, 515 morbidly obese patients have undergone the Greenville gastric bypass (GGB) operation. Of these, 212 (41.2%) were euglycemic, 288 (55.9%) were either diabetic or had glucose intolerance, and ... -
Long-term effect of insulin on glucose transport and insulin binding in cultured adipocytes from normal and obese humans with and without non-insulin-dependent diabetes.
(East Carolina University, 1987-10)We have tested the hypothesis that in vitro exposure of insulin- resistant adipocytes with insulin results in improved insulin action. A primary culture system of adipocytes from obese subjects with ... -
Mechanism for Improved Insulin Sensitivity after Gastric Bypass Surgery
(East Carolina University, 2008-12)Context: Surgical treatments of obesity have been shown to induce rapid and prolonged improvements in insulin sensitivity. Objective: The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of gastric bypass surgery and the ...