Prolactin effect on blood glucose and insulin in breastfeeding women

Introduction: Prolactin plays a significant role in lactation and prolactin levels are increasing physiologically in pregnancy and breastfeeding period. There might be different mechanisms during breastfeeding between prolactin and insulin levels. In order to highlighten this mechanisms we compared the plasma levels of glucose, insulin, prolactin, C-peptid in basal situations and after taking 75 gr carbon-hydrate, 20 gr protein, 23 gr fat in breastfeeding and in non lactating women

Turkish nationwide survEy of glycemic and other Metabolic parameters of patients with Diabetes mellitus (TEMD study)

Aims: Turkey has the highest prevalence of diabetes in Europe. It is therefore essential to know the overall cardiovascular risk and reveal the predictors of metabolic control in Turkish adults with diabetes mellitus