Stephan Martin

TL;DR: A comprehensive overview of factors contributing to diabetes risk, including aspects of diet quality and quantity, little physical activity, increased monitor viewing time or sitting in general, exposure to noise or fine dust, short or disturbed sleep, smoking, stress and depression, and a low socioeconomic status are presented.

TL;DR: Coffee consumption appears to have beneficial effects on subclinical inflammation and HDL cholesterol, whereas no changes in glucose metabolism were found in the authors' study.

TL;DR: This study shows systemic up-regulation of selected inflammatory mediators in patients with Type II diabetes and IGT and the pattern observed is non-random and fits with an IL-6 associated rather than TNF-α associated response.

TL;DR: SMBG was associated with decreased diabetes-related morbidity and all-cause mortality in type 2 diabetes, and this association remained in a subgroup of patients who were not receiving insulin therapy, and may be associated with a healthier lifestyle and/or better disease management.

TL;DR: The role of B cells and autoantibodies in type 1 diabetes in humans has not been fully resolved, but T cells that are reactive to several islet autoantigens have been identified in both mice and humans.