Clinical Study Advances in experimental medicine and biology 2015

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Improves Glucose Homeostasis in Type 2 Diabetes Patients: A Likely Involvement of the Carotid Bodies.

Vera-Cruz P, Guerreiro F, Ribeiro MJ, Guarino MP, Conde SV — Advances in experimental medicine and biology, 2015

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers investigated the effect of 20 sessions of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) on glucose tolerance in 16 type 2 diabetes patients and 16 control individuals.

What They Found

After 20 sessions of HBOT, type 2 diabetes patients showed significant decreases in both fasting and 2-hour post-oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) glycemia. For instance, pre-HBOT post-OGTT glycemia was 280.25 ± 22.29 mg/dl in diabetic patients. No changes were observed in the control group.

Canadian Relevance

This study was not conducted in Canada and does not have a direct Canadian connection.

Study Limitations

A limitation of this study is its relatively small sample size and short intervention duration.

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Study Details

Study Type	Clinical Study
Category	Uncategorised
Source	Pubmed
PubMed ID	26303484
Year Published	2015
Journal	Advances in experimental medicine and biology
MeSH Terms	Aged; Blood Glucose; Carotid Body; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Female; Glucose Tolerance Test; Homeostasis; Humans; Hyperbaric Oxygenation; Male; Middle Aged

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