Open AccessSeasonal Changes in Preprandial Glucose, A1C, and Blood Pressure in Diabetic Patients
Author(s) -
Margo C. Honeyman,
Shirley Elkassaby,
Leonard C. Harrison
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
diabetes care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.636
H-Index - 363
eISSN - 1935-5548
pISSN - 0149-5992
DOI - 10.2337/dc07-1405
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , blood pressure , endocrinology , postprandial , cholesterol , zoology , biology
Liang (1) reported seasonal variations in preprandial glucose, A1C, blood pressure, and LDL cholesterol in Taiwanese Chinese type 2 diabetic patients, which correlated inversely with monthly mean temperature, with higher values in the winter and lower values in the summer. We found that mean monthly temperature strongly correlated ( r 2 = 0.76, P = 0.0002) with serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 [25(OH)D3] measured …
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