A growing understanding of antioxidant mechanisms and insulin-like actions of trace
elements selenium and zinc has rekindled researchers' interest towards their role in …

Objective The aim of the present study is to investigate the association of trace elements and
the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Design and methods The 1837 participants (637 men …

Background The associations among dietary selenium intake, serum selenium
concentration, plasma glucose and glycosylated hemoglobin levels, and diabetes risk …

Objective Selenium is an essential micronutrient for human health. Although many
observational and interventional studies have examined the associations between selenium …

Glycemia and insulin resistance are important regulators of multiple physiological processes
and their dysregulation has wide-ranging consequences, including alterations in plasma …

Objective Selenium seems to be a risk factor for diabetes mellitus (DM) in recent studies,
opposite to the previous expectation that it may contribute to prevent DM. The authors aimed …

Diabetes mellitus is associated to a reduction of antioxidant defenses that leads to oxidative
stress and complications in diabetic individuals. The present study was undertaken to …

Selenium (Se) remains to have an inconsistent relationship with glycemic biomarkers and
the risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D). Few studies have investigated the relationship …

Results: Out of 150 patients, 85.4%(n= 128) of the cases had uncontrolled blood sugar with
HbA1c≥ 7 and only 14.6%(n= 22) had good control of blood sugar with HbA1c< 7 …

Gestational diabetes is a common medical disorder in pregnancy. There is a growing body
of evidence of the association between zinc, selenium status and diabetes mellitus during …