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Normunds Limba

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Melatonin Concentrations and Sleep Quality in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity

2019

Abstract There is a close relationship between melatonin as a circadian regulator and insulin, glucagon and somatostatin production. This study aimed to describe subgroups of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients that may benefit from melatonin clock-targeting properties. The study involved 38 participants: 26 T2DM patients, and 12 participants without diabetes in the control group. Subjects were asked to complete the questionnaire of Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). Standard biochemical venous sample testing was performed, and a sample of saliva was collected for melatonin testing. Melatonin concentration in participants without obesity (body mass index (BMI) < 30 kg/m2) was si…

obesitymedicine.medical_specialtySciencemedicine.medical_treatmentmelatonin030209 endocrinology & metabolismType 2 diabetesGastroenterologyMelatoninPittsburgh Sleep Quality Index03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineDiabetes mellitusInternal medicinemedicineMultidisciplinaryInsulinQType 2 Diabetes Mellitussleep qualitymedicine.diseaseObesitytype 2 diabetesBody mass index030217 neurology & neurosurgerymedicine.drugProceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences. Section B. Natural, Exact, and Applied Sciences.
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