... filtration rate also body fat mass and plasma insulin levels are important factors that determine serum leptin levels. The possible influence of chronic inflammation on serum leptin levels in CRF need further studies. Patients treated by peritoneal dialysis seem to have higher leptin levels compared...

... of polydipsia and polyuria, plasma glucose and circulating glycated hemoglobin A 1c . The degree of dehydration and the amount of fluid required for its correction and the total insulin dosage were more prominent in the group of patients with acidemia. The study demonstrates that childhood diabetes mellitus...

...Pietro Castellino; Mauro Giordano; Emanuela de Pascale; Anna Solini In poorly controlled diabetics, the whole-body protein flux is increased by 20–30% in comparison to well-controlled type I diabetes (IDDM) and normal subjects. Intensive insulin administration completely reverses...