Preoperative hemoglobin A1c is associated with postoperative bleeding after vitrectomy for vitreous hemorrhage in patients with diabetic retinopathy by Saori Motoda, Masanori Kanai, Susumu Sakimoto, Harutoshi Ozawa, Chisaki Ishibashi, Shingo Fujita, Yoshiya Hosokawa, Megu Y. Baden, Yukari Fujita, Takekazu Kimura, Ayumi Tokunaga, Takao Nammo, Kenji Fukui, Junji Kozawa, Hirokazu Sakaguchi, Kohji Nishida, Iichiro Shimomura

“…The results of this study suggest that a high preoperative HbA1c level just before vitrectomy, not a decrease in HbA1c levels, in addition to the duration of the operation may increase the risk of postoperative bleeding after vitrectomy in diabetic retinopathy patients.…”
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The Association between the Parents’ Knowledge of Carbohydrate Counting and the Glycaemic Control of the Children with Type 1 Diabetes by Priyanga Ranasinghe, Vidarsha Rajini Senadeera, Rashmi Senarathna, Uththara Sapurnika, Vindhya Ramanayake, Ranil Jayawardena

“…HbA1c measurement was used to assess glycaemic control. …”
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Measuring Hemoglobin Levels in the Optic Disc of Parkinson’s Disease Patients Using New Colorimetric Analysis Software by Maria Pilar Bambo, Elena Garcia-Martin, Maria Satue, Susana Perez-Olivan, Silvia Alayon, Marta Gonzalez-Hernandez, Vicente Polo, Jose Manuel Larrosa, Manuel Gonzalez-De la Rosa

“…To evaluate a new method of measuring hemoglobin (Hb) levels and quantifying the color changes in the optic nerve head of Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients. …”
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Factors Associated with Long-Term Control of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Mohammed Badedi, Yahiya Solan, Hussain Darraj, Abdullah Sabai, Mohamed Mahfouz, Saleh Alamodi, Abdullah Alsabaani

“…Aims. This study assessed factors associated with glycemic control among Saudi patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). …”
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Role of Advanced Glycation End Products in Mediating Glycated Haemoglobin and Pulse Wave Velocity in Healthy Adults by Irene Martínez-García, Alicia Saz-Lara, Carlos Pascual-Morena, Ana Díez-Fernández, Sara Valladolid-Ayllón, Bruno Bizzozero-Peroni, Óscar Martínez-Cifuentes, Eva Rodríguez-Gutiérrez, Iván Cavero-Redondo

“…<b>Methods</b>: HbA1c, a-PWV and SAF were analysed in 390 healthy Spanish subjects from the EVasCu study (42.02 ± 13.14 years, 63.08% females). …”
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Association of glycemic control with Long COVID in patients with type 2 diabetes: findings from the National COVID Cohort Collaborative (N3C) by Jane E B Reusch, Rachel Wong, Nasia Safdar, Harold Lehmann, Brijesh Patel, Til Stürmer, Hongfang Liu, Peter Robinson, Elaine Hill, Richard Moffitt, Justin Guinney, Joel Gagnier, Cavin Ward-Caviness, Noha Sharafeldin, Justin Starren, Amit Saha, Lesley Cottrell, Melissa A Haendel, Margaret A Hall, Vignesh Subbian, Kristin Kostka, Farrukh M Koraishy, Andrew E Williams, Robert Hurley, Steve Johnson, Usman Sheikh, Rishi Kamaleswaran, Christopher Dillon, Michele Morris, Randeep Jawa, Hemalkumar Mehta, Benjamin Bates, Tellen D Bennett, Nabeel Qureshi, Katie Rebecca Bradwell, Federico Mariona, Adam B Wilcox, Adam M Lee, Alexis Graves, Amin Manna, Amy Olex, Andrea Zhou, Andrew Southerland, Andrew T Girvin, Anita Walden, Anjali A Sharathkumar, Benjamin Amor, Brian Hendricks, Caleb Alexander, Carolyn Bramante, Charisse Madlock-Brown, Christine Suver, Christopher Chute, Chunlei Wu, Clare Schmitt, Cliff Takemoto, Dan Housman, Davera Gabriel, David A Eichmann, Diego Mazzotti, Eilis Boudreau Don Brown, Elizabeth Zampino, Emily Carlson Marti, Emily R Pfaff, Evan French, Fred Prior, George Sokos, Greg Martin, Heidi Spratt, Hythem Sidky, JW Awori Hayanga, Jami Pincavitch, Jaylyn Clark, Jeremy Richard Harper, Jessica Islam, Jin Ge, Joel H Saltz, Joel Saltz, Johanna Loomba, John Buse, Jomol Mathew, Joni L Rutter, Julie A McMurry, Karen Crowley, Kellie M Walters, Ken Wilkins, Kenneth R Gersing, Kenrick Dwain Cato, Kimberly Murray, Lavance Northington, Lee Allan Pyles, Leonie Misquitta, Lili Portilla, Mariam Deacy, Mark M Bissell, Marshall Clark, Mary Emmett, Mary Morrison Saltz, Matvey B Palchuk, Meredith Adams, Meredith Temple-O'Connor, Michael G Kurilla, Nicole Garbarini, Ofer Sadan, Patricia A Francis, Penny Wung Burgoon, Rafael Fuentes, Rebecca Erwin-Cohen, Richard A Moffitt, Richard L Zhu, Robert T Miller, Saiju Pyarajan, Sam G Michael, Samuel Bozzette, Sandeep Mallipattu, Satyanarayana Vedula, Scott Chapman, T Shawn, Soko Setoguchi O'Neil, Stephanie S Hong, Tiffany Callahan, Umit Topaloglu, Valery Gordon, Warren A Kibbe, Wenndy Hernandez, Will Beasley, Will Cooper, William Hillegass, Xiaohan Tanner Zhang, Samuel Soff, Yun Jae Yoo, Jared Davis Huling, Daniel Brannock, Zachary Butzin-Dozier, Alfred Jerrod Anzalone, Philip RO. Payne, Rena Patel

“…Introduction Elevated glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) in individuals with type 2 diabetes is associated with increased risk of hospitalization and death after acute COVID-19, however the effect of HbA1c on Long COVID is unclear.Objective Evaluate the association of glycemic control with the development of Long COVID in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D).Research design and methods We conducted a retrospective cohort study using electronic health record data from the National COVID Cohort Collaborative. …”
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Longer Breastfeeding Associated with Childhood Anemia in Rural South-Eastern Nigeria by Sean Buck, Kevin Rolnick, Amanda A. Nwaba, Jens Eickhoff, Kelechi Mezu-Nnabue, Emma Esenwah, Olachi J. Mezu-Ndubuisi

“…Anemia was diagnosed clinically or by point of care testing of hemoglobin (Hb) levels. Results. 96 children were selected for the study; 90 completed surveys were analyzed (43% male and 57% females). …”
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Early Diabetic Nephropathy and Retinopathy in Patients with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus Attending Sudan Childhood Diabetes Centre by Hana Ahmed, Tayseer Elshaikh, Mohamed Abdullah

“…High prevalence of incipient DN and early stages of DR were observed in this study. Longer diabetes duration and higher HbA1c were associated with the presence of diabetic retinopathy. …”
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Elevated Serum TNF-α Is Related to Obesity in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Is Associated with Glycemic Control and Insulin Resistance by Hana Alzamil

“…This is a cross-sectional study involving 63 healthy volunteers and 65 patients with T2DM. …”
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Association between TCF7L2 Genotype and Glycemic Control in Diabetic Patients Treated with Gliclazide by Martin Javorský, Eva Babjaková, Lucia Klimčáková, Zbynek Schroner, Jozef Židzik, Mária Štolfová, Ján Šalagovič, Ivan Tkáč

“…Previous studies showed associations between variants in TCF7L2 gene and the therapeutic response to sulfonylureas. …”
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Comparison of Metformin and Repaglinide Monotherapy in the Treatment of New Onset Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in China by J. Ma, L. Y. Liu, P. H. Wu, Y. Liao, T. Tao, W. Liu

“…Objective. This study was designed to compare the effects of metformin and repaglinide on the fasting plasma glucose (FPG) and glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) in newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes in China. …”
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Effectiveness of Systematic Health Education Model for Type 2 Diabetes Patients by Yongwen Zhang, Lanfang Chu

“…The BMI did not change significantly during the study in either of the two groups. Conclusions. The systematic health education model is a useful method in the treatment of T2DM because it contributes to decrease in HbA1c, LDL cholesterol, and SBP levels, as well as helps in increasing the compliance with the control criteria, except for DBP and BMI.…”
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Factors Leading To Severe Anaemia In Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease by Erum Afaq, Humera Afaq, Naila Parveen, Hira Fatima Waseem, Anwar Ali, Shazia Nazar

“…Results: Among 130 anaemic patients based on haemoglobin, 72 CKD patients had severe anaemia, mean Hb level of 6.59±0.96 g/dl, 49 patients had moderate anaemia with a mean Hb 8.98±0.73 g/dl and only 9 patients had mild type of anaemia, mean Hb 11.96±0.60 g/dl with significant p-value. …”
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Effect of Liraglutide on Serum TSH Levels in Patients with NAFLD and its Underlying Mechanisms by JiaoJiao Ye, Jing Xu, WenJie Wen, Bin Huang

“…This study aimed to evaluate the effect of liraglutide on serum thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and explore the underlying mechanisms via bioinformatics analysis. …”
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Prospects of oral anticoagulant therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation and chronic anemia: a narrative review by Tatyana S. Degtyareva, Kristina G. Pereverzeva, Sergey S. Yakushin, Natalia N. Peregudova

“…Based on the analysis of full text literature, the authors concluded that currently oral anticoagulants in patients with AF and mild chronic anemia (Hb 90 g/L) and, according to some studies, in patients with moderate anemia (Hb 80 g/L) are considered reasonable. …”
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Multienvironment Evaluation of Tannin-Free Photoperiod-Insensitive Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L) Moench) for Yield and Resistance to Grain Mold in Senegal by Cyril Diatta, Mame P. Sarr, Thierry Klanvi Tovignan, Ousmane Aidara, Daniel Kwadjo Dzidzienyo, Elisabeth Diatta-Holgate, Jacques Martin Faye, Eric Yirenkyi Danquah, Samuel Kwame Offei, Ndiaga Cisse

“…The which-won-where view of the GGE biplot for grain yield showed that the hybrid HB16 was the most adapted for Bambey area. The ranking of genotypes based on both yield performance and stability showed that HB16, HB5, HB21, HB18, and HB7 were the best hybrids combining high grain yield, high stability performance, and tolerance to grain mold disease across the test environments. …”
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Pengaruh Pemberian Terapi Aktivitas Kelompok Sosialisasi Terhadap Perubahan Perilaku Klien Isolasi Sosial by Surya Efendi, Atih Rahayuningsih, Wan Muharyati

“…HB Sa'anin Mental Hospital Padang. This study used a quasi-experiment design without a control group with the approach of one group pretest and posttest design. …”
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Hyperglycemia Is a Potential Prognostic Factor for Exacerbation in Severe Psoriasis with Diabetes or Prediabetes by Yongpisarn T, Thadanipon K, Suchonwanit P, Rattanakaemakorn P

“…Interestingly, insulin resistance may also worsen psoriatic skin lesions. Multiple studies have found a correlation between psoriasis severity and hemoglobin A1C (HbA1c, average blood sugar levels for the last 3 months); however, it is unknown whether hyperglycemia can also cause psoriasis exacerbation. …”
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Frequency and Predictors of Self-Reported Hypoglycemia in Insulin-Treated Diabetes by Samir Malkani, Anupam Kotwal

“…A retrospective chart review was performed to study self-monitored blood glucose (SMBG) data for 3 months prior to a patient’s HbA1c test. …”
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African animal trypanocide resistance: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Keneth, Iceland Kasozi, Ewan, Thomas MacLeod, Susan, Christina Welburn

“…In all preclinical studies, the development of resistance was in the order of HB > ISM > DA. …”
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