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Trial reportJournal of diabetes science and technology2011

The effect of type-2-diabetes-related vascular endothelial dysfunction on skin physiology and activities of daily living.

Jerrold Scott Petrofsky

Open access · bronzeAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Journal of diabetes science and technology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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28citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

28 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 44 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. The effect of acute administration of vitamin D on micro vascular endothelial function in Caucasians and South Asian Indians.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2013
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  5. CoQ10 and endothelial function in Asians from Korea compared to Asians born in the United States and US born Caucasians.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2013
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jerrold Scott PetrofskyDepartment of Physical Therapy, School of Allied Health Professions, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California, USA. jpetrofsky@llu.edu
Loma Linda University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A common factor contributing to organ damage in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is impaired tissue blood flow caused by damage to vascular endothelial cells (VECs). Damage can occur even before the clinical diagnosis of diabetes. It can be caused by both a high average blood glucose concentration and/or large daily spikes in blood glucose. While much of the present literature focuses on the damage to VECs and organs from these large glucose excursions, this review will focus on the consequence of this damage, that is, how endothelial cell damage in diabetes affects normal daily activities (e.g., exercise, reaction to typical stimuli) and various treatment modalities (e.g.. contrast baths and electrical stimulation therapy). It is important to understand the effects of VEC damage such as poor skin blood flow, compromised thermoregulation, and altered response to skin pressure in designing diabetes technologies as simple as heating pads and as complex as continuous glucose monitors. At the simplest level, people with diabetes have poor circulation to the skin and other organs. In the skin, even the blood flow response to locally applied pressure, such as during standing, is different than for people who do not have T2DM. Simple weight bearing on the foot can occlude the skin circulation. This makes the skin more susceptible to damage. In addition, endothelial damage has far-reaching effects on the whole body during normal activities of daily living, including an impaired response to local heat, such as hot packs and contrast baths, and higher body temperatures during whole body heating due to impaired blood flow and a reduced ability to sweat. Finally, because of multiple organ damage, people with T2DM have poor balance and gait and impaired exercise performance.

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Skin Physiological PhenomenaActivities of Daily LivingAgedBlood GlucoseBlood Glucose Self-MonitoringDiabetes ComplicationsDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Endothelium, VascularFemaleGlycated HemoglobinHumansHypoglycemiaInsulinMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesBlood GlucoseGlycated Hemoglobinhemoglobin A1c protein, humanInsulin

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PMID21722580
PMCPMC3192631
OpenAlexW2124625759

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