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Mechanisms of Pharmacists Interventions on Medication Management and Adherence in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
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Optimal management of type 2 diabetes requires a collaborative, team-based approach; however, the role of pharmacists on these teams has not been well-defined. In the first study of this thesis, a systematic review examined components of pharmacist interventions to improve adherence to oral...
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Milk-derived tripeptides IPP (Ile-Pro-Pro) and VPP (Val-Pro-Pro) promote adipocyte differentiation and inhibit inflammation in 3T3-F442A cells
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Chakrabarti, Subhadeep, Wu, Jianping
Milk derived tripeptides IPP (Ile-Pro-Pro) and VPP (Val-Pro-Pro) have shown promise as anti-hypertensive agents due to their inhibitory effects on angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE). Due to the key inter-related roles of hypertension, chronic inflammation and insulin resistance in the...
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Spring 2014
Each patient with Type-1 diabetes must decide how much insulin to inject before each meal to maintain an acceptable level of blood glucose. The actual injection dose is based on a formula that takes current blood glucose level and the meal size into consideration. While following this insulin...
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Non-fasting remnant cholesterol as a predictor for cardiovascular disease risk in Canadians with and without diabetes mellitus in the Alberta’s Tomorrow Project
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Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of death in Canada, and its risk of development is 3 times greater in those with diabetes mellitus (DM). Fasting low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) is the traditional lipid biomarker used in CVD risk assessment. While lowering LDL-C does...
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Nutritional Factors Impacting Intestinal Lipid Metabolism Using a Model of Low Birth Weight Swine
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Introduction: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as obesity, type 2 diabetes (T2D) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) are increasing at an alarming rate globally. A common feature in these conditions is increased adiposity leading to insulin resistance (IR). Dyslipidemia is a major contributing...
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2011
Bruce, Sharon G., Riediger, Natalie D., Zacharias, James M., Young, T. Kue
"Introduction: Rates of obesity are higher among Canada’s Aboriginal First Nations populations than among non-First Nations populations. We studied obesity and obesity-related illness in a Manitoba First Nation community. Methods: We conducted a screening study of diabetes and diabetes...
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2005
Obesity is a condition of excessive body fat to an extent that health may be compromised. Overweight children have high weight for their height and may be at risk for obesity and its complications. In Canada, children are classified as obese or overweight based on their body mass index (BMI),...
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Fall 2016
Seniors requiring advanced care and supports are often residing in residential care facilities (RCF). Although, up to 33% of the residents are living with known diabetes, administrators and clinicians are faced with two important questions: 1) what is the prevalence of undetected diabetes; and,...
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2007-11-14
Young, T. Kue, Katzmarzyk, Peter T.
"This paper summarizes available information on patterns of physical activity, their determinants and consequences, and the results of various interventions designed to increase the physical activity of Aboriginal peoples in Canada and the United States. There is a paucity of national data on...