Objective To present a comprehensive review of the association between measures of body
weight, waist, and fat, and different ratios of these measures, and the risk of type 2 diabetes …

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in children and adolescents is an important Public Health
problem against the backdrop of the epidemic of childhood obesity. The clinical presentation …

Aims While the disposition index provides a useful measure of B‐cell function, its calculation
requires the performance of a frequently sampled intravenous glucose tolerance test …

OBJECTIVE: To examine changes in insulin sensitivity (SI), compensatory acute insulin
response (AIR), and β-cell function/disposition index (DI) across puberty in overweight …

OBJECTIVE In adults, the shape of the glucose response during an oral glucose tolerance
test (OGTT) prospectively and independently predicts type 2 diabetes. However, no reports …

Background Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA)-axis dysfunction has been associated
with a variety of mental health and cardio-metabolic disorders. While causal models of HPA …

Background Improvements in insulin resistance and pancreatic β-cell function have been
shown following exercise in adults with obesity; however, few adolescent-based studies …

Background A lot of studies have showed an excess maternal transmission of type 2
diabetes (T2D). The aim, therefore, of the present study was to estimate the prevalence of …

Objective To investigate differences in the association of parental history of diabetes with the
risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in the offspring according to the sex of the parent and …

Objective The objective of this study was to assess the effects of a maintenance programme
(monthly newsletters vs. monthly group classes and telephone behavioural sessions) on …