Search Results - "Bhana, Sindeep"
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Challenges in Interpreting Thyroid Stimulating Hormone Results in the Diagnosis of Thyroid Dysfunction
Published in Journal of thyroid research (2019)“…The pituitary hormone, thyrotropin (TSH), is regarded as the primary biomarker for evaluating thyroid function and is useful in guiding treatment with…”
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Could the ketogenic diet induce a shift in thyroid function and support a metabolic advantage in healthy participants? A pilot randomized-controlled-crossover trial
Published in PloS one (03-06-2022)“…The ketogenic diet (KD) has been shown to result in body mass loss in people with disease as well as healthy people, yet the effect of the KD on thyroid…”
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The effect of HIV infection on glycaemia and renal function in type 2 diabetic patients
Published in PloS one (28-06-2018)“…Infection with, and treatment of HIV is associated with effects on glycaemia and renal function. The purpose of this study was therefore to compare glycaemic…”
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Dyslipidemia in South African patients with hypothyroidism
Published in Journal of clinical & translational endocrinology (01-09-2022)“…Overt hypothyroidism leads to increased cardiovascular risk, primarily through effects the disorder has on lipids. Most studies investigating lipids in the…”
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Zinc transporter 8 (ZnT8) autoantibody prevalence in black South African participants with type 1 diabetes
Published in BMC endocrine disorders (16-07-2021)“…Autoantibodies to β-cell specific antigens are markers of type 1 diabetes. The most recently identified autoantibodies are targeted to the zinc transporter 8…”
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Hypoparathyroidism Causing Seizures: When Epilepsy Does Not Fit
Published in Case reports in medicine (01-01-2018)“…A 24-year-old man presented to the Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital emergency department with recurrent seizures having previously been diagnosed with…”
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Health Care Resource Utilization in Adults Living With Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in the South African Public Health Sector: Protocol for a 1-Year Retrospective Analysis With a 5-, 10-, and 25-Year Projection
Published in JMIR research protocols (13-02-2023)“…Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is less common than type 2 diabetes mellitus but is increasing in frequency in South Africa. It tends to affect younger…”
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A retrospective study correlating sonographic features of thyroid nodules with fine-needle aspiration cytology in a South African setting
Published in SA journal of radiology (2019)“…Background: Thyroid nodules are prevalent worldwide. Detection rates are increasing because of the use of ultrasonography. Ultrasound has become the…”
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Relationship between amino acid ratios and decline in estimated glomerular filtration rate in diabetic and non-diabetic patients in South Africa
Published in African journal of laboratory medicine (2021)“…Background: Diabetic kidney disease is a major complication resulting from type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Currently, the microalbuminuria test is used to monitor…”
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Correction: Could the ketogenic diet induce a shift in thyroid function and support a metabolic advantage in healthy participants? A pilot randomized-controlled-crossover trial
Published in PloS one (27-11-2023)“…[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0269440.]…”
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Management of patients with diabetes and obesity in the COVID-19 era: Experiences and learnings from South and East Europe, the Middle East, and Africa
Published in Diabetes research and clinical practice (01-02-2021)“…The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major effect on healthcare during 2020. Current evidence suggests that, while individuals with diabetes and obesity are no more…”
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Screening for active tuberculosis in a diabetes mellitus clinic in Soweto, South Africa
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Could the ketogenic diet induce a shift in thyroid function and support a metabolic advantage in healthy participants? A pilot randomized-controlled-crossover trial
Published in PloS one (01-01-2022)“…BackgroundThe ketogenic diet (KD) has been shown to result in body mass loss in people with disease as well as healthy people, yet the effect of the KD on…”
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Obesity is South Africa’s new HIV epidemic
Published in South African medical journal (01-03-2024)“…World Obesity Day is on 4 March 2024, and our nation needs to pay attention. As with the HIV epidemic in the 1990s, we are facing a calamitous threat to the…”
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Obesity is South Africa’s new HIV epidemic
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Implementation of POCT in the diabetic clinic in a large hospital
Published in African health sciences (01-09-2015)“…Aim: Point-of-care testing (POCT) is gaining renewed interest, especially in resource-limiting primary health care, due to rise in prevalence of communicable…”
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Hypoparathyroidism Causing Seizures: When Epilepsy Does Not Fit
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