Background: Aging has important role in metabolic impairment. Impaired Glucose Tolerance (IGT) is one of any deterioration of physiological function. Recent study reported that 16% of men elderly with IGT and this condition related with insulin resistance. We have no recent data about IGT in women elderly and is there any correlation with insulin resistance. Objective: Aim of the study to dete…
To estimate the prevalence of diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetes mellitus (DM) and impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) in 15 year old and over in urban Indonesia and their association with risk factors such as age, smoking physical inactivity, obesity, hypertension. A national sample involving 24, 417 participants living in urban Indonesia aged > 15 years were examine for 2 hours of plasma glucose…
Wrinkles is caused by a decreased by a decrease in collagen synthesis an incease in collagen degradation. Collagen synthesis depends on fibroblast proliferation. Collagen synthesis needs glucose, so that collagen synthesis may be expressed by the increase in glucose uptake. Skin rejuvenation with heating may increase the collagen synthesis. The effect of short-term heating and optimal temperatu…