Salman Ajlan

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What are the alternative methods of assessing glycaemic control in patients with diabetes when the use of HbA1c is unsuitable?

Although glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) is the most popular and widely used method for assessing the status of glycaemic control in patients with diabetes. However, there are conditions where the...

01 January 1970 8,392 43 View

With a scientific methodology, how can an unsolved technical problem be overcome in scientific research?

Every now and then in our research work, we may encounter a technical problem that may not be resolved with repeating the same technical steps. With a scientific methodology, how can an unsolved...

01 January 1970 9,231 51 View

What are the harmful effects of lipid peroxidation on health?

Lipids are susceptible to oxidation when exposed to free radicals. Polyunsaturated fatty acids are particularly vulnerable to lipid peroxidation resulting in cell damage. What are the harmful...

01 January 1970 7,451 34 View

Does weight-reducing effect of SGLT2 inhibitors among patients with type 2 diabetes constitutes a therapeutic significance

Sodium glucose co-transport 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors are relatively new drugs included in the management of type 2 diabetes over the recent decade. These agents lower blood glucose by inhibiting...

01 January 1970 6,681 25 View

What are the clinical conditions associated with insulin resistance?

Insulin resistance is the inability of insulin to exert its normal physiological effects at plasma levels that are usually effective in normal persons. What are the clinical conditions associated...

01 January 1970 8,896 47 View

Can salivary glucose be used as an effective alternative to blood glucose testing for screening, diagnosis and follow-up of diabetes?

Blood glucose testing is an integral test to measure glucose homeostasis in the body. It is commonly used both for screening and diagnosis of diabetes. In addition, serial blood glucose testing,...

01 January 1970 9,586 49 View

Which is more harmful in terms of health complications, peripheral (general) or abdominal (visceral) obesity?

Obesity is simply defined as an excess of body fat. Peripheral (general) obesity is defined by finding a body mass index (BMI) = Wt(kg)/Ht (M2) of 30 and more. According to BMI, there are three...

01 January 1970 6,331 47 View

What are the possible mechanisms to augment the anti-atherogenic effect of HDL?

Dyslipidaemia is one of the well established modifiable cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors. Elevated levels of total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and to a lesser...

01 January 1970 2,469 46 View

Can painless methods for self monitoring of blood glucose increase the adherence of patients with diabetes to blood glucose testing?

Adherence to frequent blood glucose testing by patients with diabetes via self monitoring of blood glucose assumed critical importance as it enables both patients and their physicians to have a...

01 January 1970 3,844 70 View