The incidence of hypoglycemic events in patients with type 2 diabetes around the period of fasting in Ramadan was compared under the treatment with combined insulin glargine and glimepiride. The results showed that the number of hypoglycemic events in patients with type 2 diabetes before, during and after the period of fasting in Ramadan was not different (P=0.238).

Objective To investigate the expression and effects of endothelin-1 (ET-1) in cerebral vessels of scalded rats. MethodHistological method was used to observe the alteration of histological structure of basilar artery in 8 scalded rats. Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR) was performed to examine expression of ET-1 mRNA;Western blotting to analyse expression of endothelin-1;radioimmunoassay to measure ET-1 levels;R3espectively, of cerebral basilar artery in 48 scalded rats. ResultVascular pathohistological changes were observed in cerebral basilar artery after rats were scalded;ET-1, ET-1 mRNA expression and ET-1 levels of basilar artery in scald 6 hours, 12 hours and 24 hours group were obviously higher than that of control group. Conclusion Scald may cause an increases of ET-1 expression in basilar artery, and elevated ET-1 expression may relate to the pathogenesis of cerebral vascular injury in scalded rats.