Progressive loss of corneal nerve fibers is associated with physical inactivity and glucose lowering medication associated with weight gain in type 2 diabetes.
Georgios PonirakisIbrahim Al-JanahiEinas ElgassimHoda GadIoannis N PetropoulosAdnan KhanHamda AliMashhood A SiddiqueWajiha GulMaryam FerdousiAlise KaltenieceFatima Fs MohamedLina Hm AhmedYoussra DakrouryAbeer Mm El ShewehyAbdulrahman Al-MohamediFatema AlMarriMoayad HomssiMurtaza QaziNebras H HadidFatima Al-KhayatZiyad R MahfoudShazli AzmiUazman AlamMahmoud A ZirieYousuf Al-AnsariAmin JayyousiAlan S RigbyEric S KilpatrickStephen L AtkinRayaz Ahmed MalikPublished in: Journal of diabetes investigation (2022)
In participants with type 2 diabetes, despite a modest improvement in HbA1c, body weight, and LDL there was a progressive loss of corneal nerve fibers; except in those who were physically active or on glucose lowering medication associated with weight loss.
Keyphrases
- weight gain
- body weight
- weight loss
- type diabetes
- multiple sclerosis
- birth weight
- body mass index
- glycemic control
- blood glucose
- bariatric surgery
- optical coherence tomography
- healthcare
- adverse drug
- peripheral nerve
- roux en y gastric bypass
- wound healing
- physical activity
- mental health
- gastric bypass
- cataract surgery
- cardiovascular disease
- insulin resistance
- skeletal muscle
- obese patients
- preterm birth