Li‐Chuan Hsiao

Interaction between glycaemic control and serum insulin‐like growth factor 1 on the risk of retinopathy in type 2 diabetes

Harn‐Shen Chen, Tzu‐En Wu, Li‐Chuan Hsiao, Shu‐Hsia Lin

BACKGROUND: There is strong experimental evidence that insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) plays a role in the development of diabetic retinopathy. We carried out this study to determine the association between serum IGF-1 levels and retinopathy in patients with type 2 diabetes …

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Effects of Long-acting Release Octreotide on Glucose Homeostasis in Acromegaly Patients after Trans-Sphenoidal Surgery

H.-S. Chen, T.-E. Wu, Tjin Shing Jap, Li‐Chuan Hsiao et autres

The present study was aimed to investigate glucose homeostasis and insulin secretion in acromegalic patients during octreotide-long acting release (LAR) therapy and designed as an observational prospective study. 18 acromegalic patients who had undergone trans-sphenoidal surgery with active disease were included. All …

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Hemoglobin A1c and Fructosamine for Assessing Glycemic Control in Diabetic Patients With CKD Stages 3 and 4

Harn-Shen Chen, Tzu-En Wu, Hong-Da Lin, Tjin‐Shing Jap et autres

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Human SA gene polymorphisms are associated with non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol in postmenopausal women: A pilot study

Ming‐Wei Lin, Chii‐Min Hwu, Teh-Ling Liou, Li‐Chuan Hsiao et autres

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Fasting triglyceride is a major determinant of postprandial triglyceride response in postmenopausal women

Chii‐Min Hwu, Ming‐Wei Lin, Teh-Ling Liou, Li‐Chuan Hsiao et autres

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of the study was to examine the relative influences of fasting lipids, insulin resistance, and waist circumference (WC) on postprandial lipemia in postmenopausal women. DESIGN: Forty-nine naturally postmenopausal women were recruited for the study. Each woman underwent a 75-g …

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Improvement of glycaemia control in subjects with type 2 diabetes by self‐monitoring of blood glucose: comparison of two management programs adjusting bedtime insulin dosage

Huann‐Sheng Chen, Tsai‐Hung Wu, Tjin Shing Jap, Shih‐Hua Lin et autres

AIM: Self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) is important for patients treated with insulin to detect asymptomatic hypoglycaemia and to guide patients towards reaching blood glucose goal. This study compared two management programs for adjusting bedtime insulin dose: program 1 (performed by study …

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Is Hyperuricemia Another Facet of the Metabolic Syndrome?

Teh-Ling Liou, Ming‐Wei Lin, Li‐Chuan Hsiao, Ting-Ting Tsai et autres

BACKGROUND: Hyperuricemia is commonly associated with obesity, glucose intolerance, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. The resemblance of the metabolic syndrome and hyperuricemia has led to the suggestion that hyperuricemia is a part of the metabolic syndrome. The purpose of this study …

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Waist circumference predicts metabolic cardiovascular risk in postmenopausal Chinese women

Chii‐Min Hwu, Jong‐Ling Fuh, Chin‐Fu Hsiao, Shuu‐Jiun Wang et autres

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of the study is to compare the differences in metabolic cardiovascular risk factors among postmenopausal Chinese women with or without abdominal obesity. DESIGN: The study is a cross-sectional, population-based, comparative cohort study. Each participant received anthropometric measurements and a …

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Surrogate estimates of insulin sensitivity in Chinese diabetic patients and their offspring

Chin‐Sung Kuo, Chii‐Min Hwu, Ching‐Yee Kwok, Li‐Chuan Hsiao et autres

AIMS: To evaluate the relationship between surrogate measures of insulin sensitivity and results from euglycaemic insulin clamp in Chinese diabetic patients and their offspring. METHODS: The study included 59 volunteers from 20 diabetic families. Each participant completed a 75-g oral glucose tolerance …

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Exacerbation of insulin resistance and postprandial triglyceride response in newly diagnosed hypertensive patients with hypertriglyceridaemia

Chii‐Min Hwu, Ching‐Fai Kwok, Chin‐Sung Kuo, Li‐Chuan Hsiao et autres

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Waist circumference predicts insulin resistance in offspring of diabetic patients.

Chin‐Sung Kuo, Hwu Cm, Chiang Sc, Li‐Chuan Hsiao et autres

The purpose of the study was to identify a good abdominal obesity index for insulin resistance in offspring of diabetic patients. A total of 74 non-diabetic subjects (male =36; female =38) were recruited from a diabetic family study. The waist circumference (W), …

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Portable electrochemical blood uric acid meter

Chin‐Sung Kuo, Chii‐Min Hwu, Yueh‐Hui Lin, Ya‐Hsueh Huang et autres

We describe a new portable uric acid (UA) meter, called the UASure (Apex Biotechnology Corp., Hsinchu, Taiwan). The UASure is an electrochemical blood UA meter designed for fast monitoring of UA concentrations in one drop of capillary blood using an electrochemical test …

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