... at 08:00 hours on each treatment day. Brachial artery vasodilation was assessed via ultrasound 4 h after ingestion of each meal. The active hyperaemic stimulus was induced by 5 min of rhythmic handgrip exercise, whereas reactive hyperaemia was induced by 5 min of forearm occlusion. Brachial artery...

...R. Andrew P. SKYRME-JONES; Karen L. BERRY; Richard C. O'BRIEN; Ian T. MEREDITH Hyperaemia occurs early in the renal and retinal microcirculation of patients with type I (insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus, and may be critical in the development of nephropathy and retinopathy. We therefore sought...

..., impair- ment of this nociceptor C fibre response can develop before clinical large-fibre neuropathy and could itself predispose to foot complications. Key words: hyperaemia, injury, insulin-dependent (Type 1) diabetes mellitus, laser Doppler flowmetry, neuropathy. Correspondence: Dr D. Walmsley, c/o...