Browsing Faculty of Health Sciences by Subject "Glucose"
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Blood glucose and nocturnal blood pressure in African and caucasian men: the SABPA study
(Elsevier, 2011)To investigate the relationship between nocturnal blood pressure and chronically elevated blood glucose to determine if these elevated blood glucose concentrations contribute to a non-dipping blood pressure, especially in ... -
Evaluating several biomarkers as predictors of aortic stiffness in young and older Africans, not consuming alcohol based on self-report
(Elsevier, 2018)Aims Black populations from sub-Saharan Africa have a high prevalence of cardiovascular disease, which places significant strain on public health systems. Aortic stiffness is a prominent risk factor for cardiovascular ... -
Protein and fat meal content increase insulin requirement in children with type 1 diabetes: role of duration of diabetes
(Elsevier, 2017)Background and objective Hyperglycaemia remains a challenge in type 1 diabetes since current regimes used to determine meal insulin requirements prove to be ineffective. This is particularly problematic for meals containing ...