Browsing University of Waterloo by Subject "type 2 diabetes"
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Endothelium-dependent vasomotor responses of hypertensive and type 2 diabetic rats: effects of sex, ageing, and therapeutic interventions
(University of Waterloo, 2009-08-26)Impaired endothelial vasomotor function is a hallmark of many chronic disease states, including essential hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Loss of the homeostatic role of the endothelium in large conduit arteries ... -
Forecasting the Local Risk of Type 2 Diabetes and the Effects of Prevention Programs Using Spatial Microsimulation: Development and Use of the TropISM Model
(University of Waterloo, 2017-01-17)Simulation modelling has become an important tool in social science research, though such models are less commonly used in population health. Spatial microsimulation models provide a unique way to estimate health outcomes ... -
Mechanistic Role of ARNT/HIF-1β in the Regulation of Glucose-Stimulated Insulin Secretion
(University of Waterloo, 2014-04-29)Loss of glucose-stimulated insulin secretion (GSIS) from the pancreatic beta-cells is one of the earliest detectable defects in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes. However, despite its relevance, the mechanisms that govern ... -
Recognizing the role of gender and food security in type 2 diabetes nutrition education in rural southwestern Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2014-04-24)Food systems and health systems are interdependent. Historically, however, strategies that focused on the development of these systems evolved in isolation from one another. Non-communicable diseases such as type 2 diabetes ... -
Sex and Gender, Socioeconomic Status, and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-21)Background: Diabetes mellitus imposes challenges on health care systems, economies, and the individuals living with and at risk for this illness. Diabetes is a major chronic disease and affects more and more Canadians each ... -
Type 2 diabetes mellitus and the prevalence of age-related cataract in a clinic population.
(University of Waterloo, 2012-01-24)Purpose: The prevalence of diabetes (DM) is increasing globally with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) being primarily responsible for this alarming trend. Age and DM have been associated with an increased prevalence of AR cataract ...