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An Interpretive Description of Nigerian Healthcare Providers’ Perspectives, Experiences and Practices of Self-Management Support for Persons with Type 2 Diabetes
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Background: Studies show that most people living with diabetes in Nigeria have inadequate knowledge of their condition, poor self-management, and poor glycemic control. Many of these studies focused on patients who were often blamed by healthcare providers (HCPs) for their situation. There is a...
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An Investigation of the Oxidation of Carbohydrate versus Fat for Energy in Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes
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Impaired fat oxidation has been associated with increased plasma free fatty acid concentrations, ectopic fat deposition and insulin resistance, which may contribute to the development of Type 2 Diabetes (T2D). The objectives of this research were to determine whether individuals with T2D oxidized...
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Assessment of the effectiveness of the Physical Activity and Nutrition for Diabetes in Alberta (PANDA) nutrition intervention for type 2 diabetes patients
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Type 2 diabetes patients often find integrating a new dietary pattern into their lifestyle challenging; therefore, the PANDA (Physical Activity and Nutrition for Diabetes in Alberta) nutrition intervention was developed to help people incorporate the Canadian Diabetes Association (CDA) nutrition...
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Fall 2009
The overall purpose of this thesis was to identify determinants of quality of life in adults with diabetes mellitus. This thesis consists of two studies. The first study tested a comprehensive model which comprised of personal, medical and lifestyle factors to explain quality of life in adults...
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Development and pilot test of a culturally tailored menu plan for Chinese immigrants with type 2 diabetes
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Chinese Canadians are at higher risk for developing diabetes than the general Canadian population. Although culturally tailored diabetes treatment is recommended, there is a lack of relevant dietary resources for Chinese in Canada. The objectives of this thesis were to identify components in...
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Fall 2017
The pathological events initiating diabetic cardiac changes in response to chronic hyperglycemia and hyperinsulinemia remain unclear. Due to the high metabolic activity of the heart, and its sensitivity to acute changes in oxygen and substrate flux, mitochondrial dysfunction has been proposed as...
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Effects of dietary and pharmacological interventions on pancreatic β-cell compensation in Nile rats: a model for spontaneous type 2 diabetes
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Insulin-secreting pancreatic β-cells adapt to obesity-related insulin resistance via increases in insulin secretion and β-cell mass, which is referred to as β-cell compensation. Failed β-cell compensation predicts the onset of type 2 diabetes (T2D). However, the mechanisms underlying β-cell...
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Gangliosides in Plasma and Chylomicrons of Control Participants and Individuals with Diabetes Fed both a High- and Low-Fat Diet
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Aim: To investigate whether the plasma and chylomicron ganglioside profiles of participants with type 2 diabetes differ from those of matched control participants at 0, 2, 4, 6 and 8 hours postprandial when individuals are fed both a high- and low-fat diet for three days each. Background: Type 2...
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Mental health and chronic medical conditions: schizophrenia, its treatment, risk of metabolic complications, and health care utilization
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Objective - To assess the relationship between schizophrenia and cardiovascular disease by evaluating metabolic risk associated with treatment for schizophrenia, prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors (CV-RF) and disease (CV-D), and health care utilization in people with schizophrenia...