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Showing 1 to 20 of 49 for “"Type I diabetes"”.
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Transitioning Adolescents with Type I Diabetes to Adult Care
… a feasibility study to examine if the use of a diabetes transition program, SMILE (Self-Management In Living Everyday), improves glycemic control in adolescents with type I diabetes mellitus (TIDM). The aims of the study were to examine 1) pre and post scores in diabetes knowledge, diabetes …
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Type I diabetes and insulin omission : an in-depth look
… been found to be a common behavior in those with type I diabetes, it has been primarily studied within the context of disordered eating behavior. Previous research supports medical providers and patients lack of comfort in discussing insulin omission. This study was designed to answer two …
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Maternal Intrusive Involvement and Adolescent Functioning in Youth with Type I Diabetes
… and physical well being in adolescents with type 1 diabetes is the degree of maternal involvement. Adolescents whose mothers are actively involved in the daily management of their diabetes tend to follow their regimen more consistently and are in better glycemic control. However, intrusive …
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Diabetes Research Vortex : a novel information management system for Type I diabetes
… in the domain increases drastically. Type one diabetes (TID) research is no exception. The DRV (Diabetes Research Vortex) addresses the information management challenge. The DRV's main objective is to provide a web accessible information management system for diabetes related …
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A Longitudinal Investigation of Cognitive Predictors of Self-care Behaviors in Youth with Type I Diabetes
Cross-sectional research of youth with type I diabetes has demonstrated that rote and working memory predict blood glucose monitoring (BGM) and carbohydrate consumption, respectively; however, to date, no longitudinal follow-up studies exist. Rote and working memory subtests from well-standardized …
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Heat shock protein 90, a potential biomarker for type I diabetes: mechanisms of release from pancreatic beta cells
… HSP90 isoform are elevated in newly diagnosed type I diabetic patients, thus distinguishing this protein as a potential biomarker for pre-clinical type I diabetes mellitus (TIDM). This phase of disease is known to be associated with various forms of beta cell stress, including endoplasmic …
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An examination of outdoor experience in the development of character in young adults with Type 1 Diabetes
… profit organization serving young adults with Type 1 diabetes. The organization hosted outdoor and experiential Type 1 diabetes education programs in January of2009 and 2010. The weekends provided non-clinical alternative Type 1 diabetes education to the underserved population of young adults …
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Identifying the needs and assets of the learner with diabetes in the Foundation Phase
Diabetes is a illness many people have heard of and think they understand, yet many diabetic learners go unrecognised and unnoticed. The research question of the study was to determine the developmental and learning needs and the assets of the learner with type I diabetes in the foundation phase. …
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Effect of Diabetes Mellitus on Ocular Surface Tight Junctions and Glycocalyx
<p><strong>Introduction:</strong> Diabetes mellitus is the disease of the century that affects many body organs. In the eye, diabetes mellitus causes retinopathy, cataract, glaucoma, papillopathy, and ocular surface disease. Ocular surface abnormalities in patients of diabetes mullites include …
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Examination of the Effects of a Sphingolipid-Enriched Lipid Fraction from Wheat Gluten on the Incidence of Diabetes in BBdp Rats
… from wheat gluten could affect the incidence of type I diabetes in BioBreeding diabetes prone (BBdp) rats. Wheat gluten was extracted with a chloroform-methanol (CM) mixture to isolate most of the lipids. Isolated lipids were subjected to silica gel column chromatography and saponification to …
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Fabrication of reinforced alginate fibers for cell based therapies
Type I Diabetes is a condition in which the pancreas does not produce enough insulin, leading to dysregulation in glucose metabolism. Most Type I diabetics take insulin injections after each meal in order to remain euglycemic. Transplantations of islet cells in immuno-protective alginate capsules …
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Relationships of social and physical environmental factors with cardiometabolic outcomes
… of cardiometabolic outcomes including obesity, diabetes, hypertension and cardiometabolic biomarkers. The dissertation added to important knowledge on this topic in two ways: 1) by leveraging innovative Twitter-derived characteristics to study the potential influence of social environment on …
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The scaffold protein POSH regulates T lymphocyte function
… POSH couples the TCR to JNK activation in a cell type and developmental stage dependent manner. This work also revels a novel target for the treatment of autoimmune disorders such as Type I Diabetes and Multiple Sclerosis.
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Diabetes Camp
… child that comes to camp has been diagnosed with Type I Diabetes. Some have had it for years and consider camp their second home while some have just been diagnosed and still live in fear of their condition. For this one week, however, they all have something in common, and while they eat, sleep, …
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Evaluation of continuous glucose monitoring systems
… market and the large and growing base of diabetes patients. Continuous glucose monitoring has shown significant benefits over traditional intermittent blood glucose testing in reducing the risks of developing long-term complications associated with diabetes, by maintaining blood glucose …
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The psychological and physiological effects of physical activity and fitness in children with type 1 diabetes
… both important health outcomes for children with Type I diabetes. Diabetes management, the balance of insulin, diet and exercise, interacts with all aspects of these children's health, however, to date the effects of exercise in this interaction are poorly understood. This is particularly so with …
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Exposure to air pollution during pregnancy and health risks for mother and child
… complications and risk of the child to develop type I diabetes (T1D). For all outcomes air pollution was assessed as nitrogen oxides (NOx) and traffic exposure. For T1D we also assessed the association with exposures to ozone. We did not find any consistent associations between air pollution and …
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Maintaining islet quality during culture
… has become a promising treatment for type I diabetes mellitus due to recent success since the development of the Edmonton Protocol. Islet culture prior to transplantation is standard practice in most clinical islet programs. Conventional culture conducted on polystyrene vessels can …
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Mechanisms Of Cytokine-Induced Metabolic Dysfunction Of The Pancreatic Beta-Cell
… <p>Degree: Doctor of Philosophy</p> <p>Type I diabetes is characterized by an absolute insulin deficiency due to loss of pancreatic â-cell mass by autoimmune aggression. During the progression of the disease proinflammatory cytokines such as IL-1â, TNFá and INFã are secreted by …
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