Abstract:Introduction. Recent in vitro and in vivo studies have suggested a role of undercarboxylated osteocalcin (ucOC), not total (TOC) osteocalcin in glucose and energy metabolism.Aims: to investigate the relationship of ucOC level and blood glucose (BG) control in newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes and its change with BG control improvement.Subjects and methods. Fifty seven newly diagnosed type 2 diabetic patients with no history of bone metabolism disturbances had two visits3 months apart, with physical examination a… Show more
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