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Browse through our collection of cutting-edge publications in peer-reviewed journals that highlights our commitment to advancing diabetes research.

2025
Outcomes following metabolic bariatric surgery at a single center in the United Arab Emirates
Matthew Allum, Adam Buckley, Mohammed Baqir Al-Hadad, Khaled Hamdan, Mohamed Suliman, Sara Suliman
Predictive equation derived from 6,497 doubly labelled water measurements enables the detection of erroneous self-reported energy intake
Rania Bajunaid, Chaoqun Niu, Catherine Hambly, Zongfang Liu, Yosuke Yamada, Heliodoro Aleman-Mateo, Liam J Anderson, Lenore Arab, Issad Baddou, Linda Bandini, Kweku Bedu-Addo, Ellen E Blaak, Carlijn V C Bouten, Soren Brage, Maciej S Buchowski, Nancy F Butte, Stefan G J A Camps, Regina Casper, Graeme L Close, Jamie A Cooper, Richard Cooper, Sai Krupa Das, Peter S W Davies, Prasangi Dabare, Lara R Dugas, Simon Eaton, Ulf Ekelund, Sonja Entringer, Terrence Forrester, Barry W Fudge, Melanie Gillingham, Annelies Goris, Michael Gurven, Asmaa El Hamdouchi, Hinke H Haisma, Daniel Hoffman, Marije B Hoos, Sumei Hu, Noorjehan Joonas, Annemiek M Joosen, Peter Katzmarzyk, Misaka Kimura, William E Kraus, Wantanee Kriengsinyos, Rebecca Kuriyan, Robert F Kushner, Estelle V Lambert, Pulani Lanerolle, Christel L Larsson, William R Leonard, Nader Lessan, Marie Löf, Corby K Martin, Eric Matsiko, Anine C Medin, James C Morehen, James P Morton, Aviva Must, Marian L Neuhouser, Theresa A Nicklas, Christine D Nyström, Robert M Ojiambo, Kirsi H Pietiläinen, Yannis P Pitsiladis, Jacob Plange-Rhule, Guy Plasqui, Ross L Prentice, Susan B Racette, David A Raichlen, Eric Ravussin, Leanne M Redman, John J Reilly, Rebecca Reynolds, Susan B Roberts, Dulani Samaranayakem, Luis B Sardinha, Analiza M Silva, Anders M Sjödin, Marina Stamatiou, Eric Stice, Samuel S Urlacher, Ludo M Van Etten, Edgar G A H van Mil, George Wilson, Jack A Yanovski, Tsukasa Yoshida, Xueying Zhang, Alexia J Murphy-Alford, Srishti Sinha, Cornelia U Loechl, Amy H Luke, Herman Pontzer, Jennifer Rood, Hiroyuki Sagayama, Dale A Schoeller, Klaas R Westerterp, William W Wong, John R Speakman
Energy expenditure and obesity across the economic spectrum
Amanda McGroskya, Amy Lukec, Leonore Arabd, Kweku Bedu- Addo, Alberto G. Bonomi, Pascal Bovet , Soren Brage,Maciej S. Buchowski, Nancy Butte, Stefan G. Camps, Regina Casper, Daniel K. Cummings, Sai Krupa Das, Sanjoy Deb, Lara R. Dugas ,Ulf Ekelund , Terrence Forresterr , Barry W. Fudges, Melanie Gillinghamt , Annelies H. Gorisu , Michael Gurvenv , Catherine Hamblyw ,Annemiek Joosenx, Peter T. Katzmarzyky , Kitty P. Kempenx, William E. Kraus, Wantanee Kriengsinyos, Rebecca Kuriyan, Robert F. Kushner, Estelle V. Lambert, Christel L. Larsson, William R. Leonard, Nader Lessan, Marie Löf, Corby K. Martin, Anine C. Medin,Marian L. Neuhouserk, Kirsi H. Pietilainen, Guy Plasqui, Ross L. Prenticek, Susan B. Racette, David A. Raichlen, Eric Ravussin ,Leanne Redman, Rebecca M. Reynolds, Eric B. Rimm, Susan Roberts, Asher Y. Rosinger, Mary H. Samuel, Srishti Sinha, J. Josh Snodgrass, Eric Stice, Ricardo Uauy, Samuel S. Urlacher, Jeanine A. Verbunt, Bruce Wolfe , Brian Wood, Xueying Zhang,Alexia J. Murphy- Alford, Cornelia J. Loechl, Jennifer Roody, Hiroyuki Sagayama, Dale A. Schoeller, Klaas R. Westerterp ,William W. Wong, Yosuke Yamada, John R. Speakman, Herman Pontzer, and The IAEA DLW Database Consortium Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS); DOI: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2420902122
Early worsening of diabetic retinopathy in patients with type 2 diabetes treated with tirzepatide: a real-world cohort study
Adam Buckley, Garry D Tan, Marta Gruszka, Peter H Scanlon, Imran Ansari, Sara G.I. Suliman Diabetologia; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00125-025-06466-8
EASO Position Statement: Women with Obesity across the Reproductive Life – Fertility, Preconception, Pregnancy, Postpartum, and Breastfeeding
Francesca Filippi-Arriaga, Nidhi Agarwal, Diana Rodrigues-Martins, Mariana P. Monteiro, Emilia Huvinen, Sara G.I. Suliman, Barbara McGowan, Andreea Ciudin Obesity Facts; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1159/000546449
Physical, behavioural, and psychosocial factors associated with childhood and adolescent obesity: a study from the United Arab Emirates
Tanveer Ashraf, Alaina Pearce, Radwa Helal, Sarah Saidi, Chandan Vaidya, Nader Lessan Frontiers in Paediatrics, section Children and Health; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2025.1701873
Expert Opinion Statement on Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Type 2 Diabetes in the Arab Gulf Region
Abdulrahman Alshaikh, Abdulmohsen Bakhsh, Afaf Al-Sagheir, Ahmed El-Laboudi, Dabia Al-Mohanadi, Fatheya Al Awadi, Hussein Elbadawi, Lamya Alzubaidi, Mohammed E Al-Sofiani, Muhammad Hamed Farooqi, Raed Aldahash, Reem Alamoudi, Saud Alsifri, Mohammed Almehthel Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/19322968251393740
Post Bariatric Hypoglycemia Management: A Gulf Cooperation Council Consensus Statement
Prof. Elamin Abdelgadir, Prof. Fauzia Rashid, Prof. Fatheya Al Awadi, Dr. Noor Badar Al Busaidi, Dr. Nasreen Alfaris, Dr. Mohammed Al Hadad, Prof. Juma Alkaabi, Dr. Amira Al Kharusi, Dr. Ebaa Al Ozairi, Dr. Dalal Alromaihi, Prof. Aseel AlSaleh, Prof. Alaaeldin Bashier, Dr. Rahila Bhatti, Dr. Wahiba Elhag, Prof. Carel W le Roux, Dr. Sara G I Suliman Journal of the Endocrine Society; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1210/jendso/bvaf225
2024
The MiniMed 780G automated insulin delivery system adapts to substantial changes in daily routine: Lessons from real world users during Ramadan
Mohammed E Al-Sofiani, Goran Petrovski, Abdulrahman Al Shaikh, Abdullah Alguwaihes, Mohammad Al Harbi, Dabia Al Mohannadi, Alero Adjene, Abdulmoeen Alagha, Sareea Al Remeithi, Naji Alamuddin, Arcelia Arrieta, Javier Castañeda, Wael Chaar, Tim van den Heuvel, Ohad Cohen Diabetes Obes Metab. 2024 Mar;26(3):937-949. doi: 10.1111/dom.15389. Epub 2023 Dec 27 10.1111/dom.15389
Oligogenic inheritance in severe adult obesity
Sumaya Almansoori, Suzanne I. Alsters, Andrianos M. Yiorkas, Nikman Adli Nor Hashim, Robin G. Walters, Harvinder S. Chahal, Sanjay Purkayastha, Nader Lessan and Alexandra I. F. Blakemore
Real-World Study on Effectiveness of Insulin Glargine U300 After Oral Antidiabetic Drug Failure in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes in the Gulf Region
Niaz E. Khan . AbdulRahman A. M. Al Shaikh . Ahmed A. K. Hassoun. Amr M. Hassan . Mona M. Salah . Nabeela A. Al Abdella.Saher S. M. Safarini . Waleed A. Al Dahi . Yasser A. Akil
Digitising diabetes education for a safer Ramadan: Design, delivery, and evaluation of massive open online courses in Ramadan-focused diabetes education
Scott C. Mackenzie, Jane Dickson, Salma Mehar, Barakatun Nisak Mohd Yusof, Adhari Alselmi, Bilal Aksi, Mats Stage Baxter, Alex Bickerton, Harnovdeep Singh Bharaj, Nicholas Conway, Kirsten M. Cumming, Lee-Ling Lim, Nader Lessan, Nazim Ghouri, Tracey T. Flax, Hibbah A. Osei-Kwasi, Michelle ES Teo, Salman Waqarr, Mohamed Hassanein, Deborah J. Wake
Real world use of tirzepatide in the treatment of type 2 diabetes in an Arab population
Adam Buckley PhD, Sara Suliman PhD, Matthew Allum MD, Nagi Mohammed MD, Nader Lessan MD, Carel W. le Roux PhD, Mohamed Suliman MD
Fasting pancreatic polypeptide predicts incident microvascular and macrovascular complications of type 2 diabetes: An observational study
Amir H. Sam, Adam J. Buckley, Brian Y. H. Lam, Gavin A. Bewick, Paul R. Bech, Karim Meeran, Maha T. Barakat, Stephen R. Bloom, Giles S. H. Yeo, Nader G. Lessan, Kevin G. Murphy
Cellular and functional evaluation of LDLR missense variants reported in hypercholesterolemic patients demonstrates their hypomorphic impacts on trafficking and LDL internalization
Aseel A. Jawabri, Anne John, Mohammad A. Ghattas, Radwa E. Mahgoub, Mohammad I. K. Hamad, Maha T. Barakat,Bindu Shobi, Hinda Daggag and Bassam R. Ali
International consensus on fasting terminology
aniela A. Koppold, Carolin Breinlinger, Etienne Hanslian, Nikolaos E. Rodopaios, Rainer Stange, Andreas Michalsen
Adherence to the Mediterranean diet and sleep quality are intercorrelated with flash glucose monitoring (FGM)-measured glycemia among children with type 1 diabetes
Mariam Muayyad, Salah Abusnana, Bashair M. Mussa, Radwa Helal, Dana N. Abdelrahim, Naguib Hassan Abdelreheim, Elham Al Amiri, Mays Daboul, Zainab Al-Abadla, Nader Lessan, MoezAlIslam E. Faris
Prevalence of associated renal risk in type 2 diabetes mellitus in the United Arab Emirates
Mustafa Jamal Ahmed, Omer Ali, Saf Naqvi, Aisha Ahmed, Waseem Omar
2023
Glucometabolic Perturbations in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Coronavirus Disease 2019: Causes, Consequences, and How to Counter Them Using Novel Antidiabetic Drugs - The CAPISCO International Expert Panel
Djordje S Popovic, Nikolaos Papanas, Theocharis Koufakis, Kalliopi Kotsa, Wael Al Mahmeed, Khalid Al-Rasadi, Kamila Al-Alawi, Maciej Banach, Yajnavalka Banerjee, Antonio Ceriello, Mustafa Cesur, Francesco Cosentino, Alberto Firenze, Massimo Galia, Su-Yen Goh, Andrej Janez, Sanjay Kalra, Peter Kempler, Nitin Kapoor, Nader Lessan, Paulo Lotufo, Ali A Rizvi, Amirhossein Sahebkar, Raul D Santos, Anca Pantea Stoian, Peter P Toth, Vijay Viswanathan, Manfredi Rizzo Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes 2023 May;131(5):260-267. doi: 10.1055/a-2019-1111
Efficacy and safety of empagliflozin: a “real-world” experience from Saudi Arabia
Muhammad Imran Butt, Hadeel Aljamei, Muhammad Riazuddin, Lamia AlHaqbani, Roaa Albalwi, Fayha Farraj Mansour Abothenain, Nahlah Abdullah Mohammed Alagla, Najeeb Waheed Ann Saudi Med 2023; 43(1): 50-56. DOI: 10.5144/0256- 4947.2023.50
A genome-wide association study identifies a possible role for cannabinoid signalling in the pathogenesis of diabetic kidney disease
Wael Osman, Mira Mousa, Mohammed Albreiki, Zahrah Baalfaqih, Hinda Daggag, Claire Hill, Amy Jayne McKnight, Alexander P. Maxwell, Habiba Al Safar
Validation of the new IDF-DAR risk assessment tool for Ramadan fasting in patients with diabetes
Nagi Mohammed, Adam Buckley, Mohsin Siddiqui, Sameera Al Ahmed, Bachar Afandi, Mohamed Hassanein, Nader Lessan, Mohamed Suliman Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research & Reviews 17 (2023) 102754 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsx.2023.102754
Antithyroid Drugs in the Management of Graves' Disease: A Friend and Foe
Muhammad I. Butt, Muhammad Riazuddin, Faisal Joueidi, Najeeb Waheed Cureus 15(3): e36028. doi:10.7759/cureus.36028
Management of Heart Failure in Patients With Diabetes Mellitus in the UAE: A Call to Action
Hani Sabbour, and Aftab Ahmad Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology and Therapeutics 2023, Vol. 28: 1-14 https://doi.org/10.1177/10742484231162
Telemedicine for diabetes management during COVID-19: what we have learnt, what and how to implement
Laszlo Rosta, Adrienn Menyhart, Wael Al Mahmeed, Khalid Al-Rasadi, Kamila Al-Alawi, Maciej Banach, Yajnavalka Banerjee, Antonio Ceriello, Mustafa Cesur, Francesco Cosentino, Alberto Firenze, Massimo Galia, Su-Yen Goh, Andrej Janez, Sanjay Kalra, Nitin Kapoor, Nader Lessan, Paulo Lotufo, Nikolaos Papanas, Ali A. Rizvi, Amirhossein Sahebkar, Raul D. Santos, Anca Pantea Stoian, Peter P. Toth, Vijay Viswanathan, Peter Kempler, Manfredi Rizzo for The CArdiometabolic Panel of International experts on Syndemic COvid-19 (CAPISCO) Front. Endocrinol. 14:1129793. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1129793
Changes in corneal thickness in poorly controlled type-II diabetics after reaching a properly controlled diabetic status
Ossama El Haddad, Imran Ansari, Tamer H. Massoud Delta Journal of Ophthalmology 2023, 24:91–95 DOI: 10.4103/djo.djo_70_22
Vitamin D defciency increases with age and adiposity in Emirati children and adolescents irrespective of type 1 diabetes mellitus: a case control study
Maria Majeed, Mohsin Siddiqui, Nader Lessan BMC Endocrine Disorders (2023) 23:150 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12902-023-01405-3
Fructosamine as a predictor of incident diabetic microvascular disease in a population with high prevalence of red cell disorders: A cohort study
C. Mohammed Iqbal, Tanveer Ashraf, Adam J. Buckley Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice 203 (2023) 110873 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diabres.2023.110873
Greater male variability in daily energy expenditure develops through puberty
Lewis G. Halsey, Vincent Careau, Philip N. Ainslie, Heliodoro Alemán-Mateo, Lene F. Andersen, Liam J. Anderson, Leonore Arab, Issad Baddou, Linda Bandini, Kweku Bedu-Addo, Ellen E. Blaak, Stephane Blanc, Alberto G. Bonomi, Carlijn V. C. Bouten, Pascal Bovet, Soren Brage, Maciej S. Buchowski, Nancy Butte, Stephan G. Camps, Regian Casper, Graeme L. Close, Lisa H. Colbert, Jamie A. Cooper, Richard Cooper, Prasangi Dabare, Sai Krupa Das, Peter S. W. Davies, Sanjoy Deb, Christine Delisle Nyström, William Dietz, Lara R. Dugas, Simon Eaton, Ulf Ekelund, Asmaa El Hamdouchi, Sonja Entringer, Terrence Forrester, Barry W. Fudge, Melanie Gillingham, Annelies H. Goris, Michael Gurven, Hinke Haisma, Catherine Hambly, Daniel Hoffman, Marije B. Hoos, Sumei Hu, Noorjehan Joonas, Annemiek Joosen, Peter Katzmarzyk, Kitty P. Kempen, Misaka Kimura, William E. Kraus, Wantanee Kriengsinyos, Rebecca Kuriyan, Robert F. Kushner, Estelle V. Lambert, Pulani Lanerolle, Christel L. Larsson, Nader Lessan, Marie Löf, Corby Martin, Eric Matsiko, Gerwin A. Meijer, James C. Morehen, James P. Morton, Aviva Must, Marian Neuheuser, Theresa A. Nicklas, Robert M. Ojiambo, Kirsi H. Pietilainen, Yannis P. Pitsiladis, Jacob Plange-Rhule, Guy Plasqui, Ross L. Prentice, Roberto Rabinovich, Susan B. Racette, David A. Raichen, Eric Ravussin, Leanne Redman, John J. Reilly, Rebecca Reynolds, Susan Roberts, Jennifer C. Rood, Dulani Samaranayake, Luís B. Sardinha, Albertine J. Scuitt, Analiza M. Silva, Srishti Sinha, Anders M. Sjödin, Eric Stice, Albert Stunkard, Samuel S. Urlacher, Mauro Eduardo Valencia, Giulio Valenti, Ludo M. van Etten, Edgar A. Van Mil, Jeanine A. Verbunt, Jonathan C. K. Wells, George Wilson, Brian Wood, Tsukasa Yoshida, Xueying Zhang, Alexia Murphy-Alford, Cornelia Loechl, Amy Luke, Herman Pontzer, Jennifer Rood, Hiroyuki Sagayama, Klaas R. Westerterp, William W. Wong, Yosuke Yamada, John R. Speakmanand IAEA DLW Database Consortium Biol. Lett. 19: 20230152 https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare. c.6832989.
New-Onset Diabetes Mellitus in COVID-19: A Scoping Review
Anca Pantea Stoian, Ioana-Cristina Bica, Teodor Salmen, Wael Al Mahmeed, Khalid Al-Rasadi, Kamila Al-Alawi, Maciej Banach, Yajnavalka Banerjee, Antonio Ceriello, Mustafa Cesur, Francesco Cosentino, Alberto Firenze, Massimo Galia, Su-Yen Goh, Andrej Janez, Sanjay Kalra, Nitin Kapoor, Peter Kempler, Nader Lessan, Paulo Lotufo, Dimitri P. Mikhaildiis, Luigi Nibali, Nikolaos Papanas, Tiffany Powell-Wiley, Ali A. Rizvi, Amirhossein Sahebkar, Raul D. Santos, Peter P. Toth, Vijay Viswanathan, Manfredi Rizzo, The Cardiometabolic Panel of International Experts on Syndemic COVID-19 (CAPISCO) Diabetes Ther (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13300-023-01465-7
2022
Diabetes and Ramadan: Practical Guidelines 2021.
Hassanein M, Afandi B,… Lessan NAli T,… Diabetes and Ramadan: Practical guidelines 2021. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2022 Jan 8;185:109185. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2021.109185.
Total energy expenditure is repeatable in adults but not associated with short-term changes in body composition.
Rimbach R, Yamada Y,… Lessan N… Nat Commun. 2022 Jan 10;13(1):99. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-27246-z. PMID: 35013190; PMCID: PMC8748652.
Weight and Glycemic Control Outcomes of Bariatric Surgery and Pharmacotherapy in Patients With Melanocortin-4 Receptor Deficiency.
Fojas E, Saradalekshmi KR, Ali T, Nadler EP, Lessan N. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2022 Jan 13;12:792354. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2021.792354. PMID: 35095762; PMCID: PMC8793826.
Ramadan Fasting is associated with a modest rise in TSH levels in patients with primary hypothyroidism.
Alkaf B, Siddiqui M, Ali T, Bakir A, Murphy K, Meeran K, Lessan N. Thyroid. 2022 Feb 12. doi: 10.1089/thy.2021.0512. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35152772.
Fine-Scale Genetic Structure in the United Arab Emirates Reflects Endogamous and Consanguineous Culture, Population History, and Geography.
Katherine S Elliott, Marc Haber, Hinda Daggag, …, Bindu Shobi, Tariq Ghulam, Dalia Haj, Alia Al Tikriti, Alshafi Mohammad, Suma Antony, Maitha Alyileili, Shatha Alaydaroos, …, Houman Ashrafian, Maha T Barakat. Mol Biol Evol. 2022 Mar 2;39(3):msac039. doi: 10.1093/molbev/msac039
Low Detection Rates of Genetic FH in Cohort of Patients With Severe Hypercholesterolemia in the United Arabic Emirates.
Antoine Rimbert, Hinda Daggag, Peter Lansberg, Adam Buckley, Martijn Viel, Roan Kanninga, Lennart Johansson, Robin P F Dullaart, Richard Sinke, Alia Al Tikriti, Jan Albert Kuivenhoven, Maha Taysir Barakat. Front. Genet. 2022 Jan 12:809256 https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2021.809256
Real-World Effectiveness and Safety of Insulin Glargine 300 U/mL in Insulin-Naïve People with Type Diabetes: the ATOS Study.
Gagik R. Galstyan, Amir Tirosh, Hernando Vargas-Uricoechea, Maria Aileen Mabunay, Mathieu Coudert, Mubarak Naqvi, Valerie Pilorget, Niaz Khan Diabetes Ther. 2022 Jun;13(6):1187-1202. doi: 10.1007/s13300-022-01266-4. Epub 2022 May 9. PMID: 35532858; PMCID: PMC9174390.
The Relationship between COVID-19 and Hypothalamic–Pituitary–Adrenal Axis: A Large Spectrum from Glucocorticoid Insufficiency to Excess—The CAPISCO International Expert Panel.
Mojca Jensterle, Rok Herman, Andrej Janež, Wael Al Mahmeed, Khalid Al-Rasadi, Kamila Al-Alawi, Maciej Banach, Yajnavalka Banerjee, Antonio Ceriello, Mustafa Cesur, Francesco Cosentino, Massimo Galia, Su-Yen Goh, Sanjay Kalra, Peter Kempler, Nader Lessan, Paulo Lotufo, Nikolaos Papanas, Ali A. Rizvi, Raul D. Santos, Anca P. Stoian, Peter P. Toth, Vijay Viswanathan and Manfredi Rizzo Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2022, 23, 7326.
The First Report of a Real-world Experience With a PCSK9 Inhibitor in a Large Familial Hyperlipidemia and Very-high-risk Middle Eastern Population
Sajid Iqbal, Hani Mohamed Sabbour, Mohsin Sohail Siddiqui, Alia Al Tikriti; Raul D. Santos, Adam Buckley Clinical Therapeutics/Volume 44, Number 10, 2022 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinthera.2022.08.005
The Dual Pandemics of COVID-19 and Obesity: Bidirectional Impact
Nitin Kapoor, Sanjay Kalra, Wael Al Mahmeed, Khalid Al-Rasadi, Kamila Al-Alawi, Maciej Banach, Yajnavalka Banerjee, Antonio Ceriello, Mustafa Cesur, Francesco Cosentino, Alberto Firenze, Massimo Galia, Su-Yen Goh, Andrej Janez, Peter Kempler, Nader Lessan, Paulo Lotufo, Nikolaos Papanas, Ali A. Rizvi, Amirhossein Sahebkar, Raul D. Santos, Anca Pantea Stoian, Peter P. Toth, Vijay Viswanathan, Manfredi Rizzo The CArdiometabolic Panel of International experts on Syndemic COvid-19 (CAPISCO), Diabetes Ther (2022) 13:1723–1736 https://doi,org/10,1007/s13300-022-01311-2
Associations between neck circumference and markers of dysglycaemia
non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and the metabolic syndrome independent of body mass index in an Emirati population Esphie Grace Fodra Fojas, Adam John Buckley, Nader Lessan Front. Endocrinol, 06 September 2022 Sec, Obesity Volume 13 - 2022 https://doi,org/10,3389/fendo,2022,929724
Monogenic diabetes variants in Emirati women with gestational diabetes are associated with risk of non-autoimmune diabetes within 5 years after pregnancy
Hinda Daggag, Anette P. Gjesing, Alshafi Mohammad, Lars Angquist, Bindu Shobi, Suma Antony, Dalia Haj, Alia Al Tikriti, Adam Buckley, Torben Hansen, Maha T. Barakat Metabolism Open 16 (2022) 100213 https://doi,org/10,1016/j,metop,2022,100213
Post-COVID syndrome, inflammation, and diabetes
Ali A. Rizvi, Amita Kathuria, Wael Al Mahmeed, Khalid Al-Rasadi, Kamila Al-Alawi, Maciej Banach, Yajnavalka Banerjee, Antonio Ceriello, Mustafa Cesur, Francesco Cosentino, Massimo Galia, Su-Yen Goh, Andrej Janez, Sanjay Kalra, Peter Kempler, Nader Lessan, Paulo Lotufo, Nikolaos Papanas, Raul D. Santos, Anca P. Stoian, Peter P. Toth, Vijay Viswanathan, Manfredi Rizzo , The CArdiometabolic Panel of International experts on Syndemic COvid-19 (CAPISCO) Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications 36 (2022) 108336 https://doi,org/10,1016/j,jdiacomp,2022,108336
Variability in energy expenditure is much greater in males than females
Lewis G. Halsey, Vincent Careau, Herman Pontzer, Philip N. Ainslie, Lene F. Andersen, Liam J. Anderson, Lenore Arab, Issad Baddou, Kweku Bedu-Addo, Ellen E. Blaak, Stephane Blanc, Alberto G. Bonomi, Carlijn V.C. Bouten, Pascal Bovet, Maciej S. Buchowski, Nancy F. Butte, Stefan G.J.A. Camps, Graeme L. Close, Jamie A. Cooper, Sai Krupa Das, Richard Cooper, Lara R. Dugas, Ulf Ekelund, Sonja Entringer, Terrence Forrester, Barry W. Fudge, Annelies H. Goris, Michael Gurven, Catherine Hambly, Asmaa El Hamdouchi, Marije B. Hoos, Sumei Hu, Noorjehan Joonas, Annemiek M. Joosen, Peter Katzmarzyk, Kitty P. Kempen, Misaka Kimura, William E. Kraus, Robert F. Kushner, Estelle V. Lambert, William R. Leonard, Nader Lessan, Corby K. Martin, Anine C. Medin, Erwin P. Meijer, James C. Morehen, James P. Morton, Marian L. Neuhouser, Theresa A. Nicklas, Robert M. Ojiambo, Kirsi H. Pietilainen, Yannis P. Pitsiladis, Jacob Plange-Rhule, Guy Plasqui, Ross L. Prentice, Roberto A. Rabinovich, Susan B. Racette, David A. Raichlen, Eric Ravussin, Rebecca M. Reynolds, Susan B. Roberts, Albertine J. Schuit, Anders M. Sjodin, Eric Stice, Samuel S. Urlacher, Giulio Valenti, Ludo M. Van Etten, Edgar A. Van Mil, George Wilson, Brian M. Wood, Jack Yanovski, Tsukasa Yoshida, Xueying Zhang, Alexia J. Murphy-Alford, Cornelia U. Loechl, Amy H. Luke, Jennifer Rood, Hiroyuki Sagayama, Dale A. Schoeller, Klaas R. Westerterp, William W. Wong, Yosuke Yamada, John R. Speakman Journal of Human Evolution 171 (2022) 103229 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhevol.2022.103229
Variation in human water turnover associated with environmental and lifestyle factors
Yosuke Yamada, Xueying Zhang, Mary E.T. Henderson, Hiroyuki Sagayama, Herman Pontzer, Daiki Watenabe, Tsukasa Yoshida, Misaka Kimura, Philip N. Ainslie, Lene F. Andersen, Liam J. Anderson, Lenore Arab, Issaad Baddou, Kweku Bedu-Addo, Ellen E. Blaak, Stephane Blanc, Alberto G. Bonomi, Carlijn V.C. Bouten, Pascal Bovet, Maciej S. Buchowski, Nancy F. Butte, Stefan G. Camps, Graeme L. Close, Jamie A. Cooper, Richard Cooper, Sai Krupa Das, Lara R. Dugas, Simon Eaton, Ulf Ekelund, Sonja Entringer, Terrence Forrester, Barry W. Fudge, Annelies H Goris, Michael Gurven, Lewis G. Halsey, Catherine Hambly, Asmaa El Hamdouchi, Marjije B. Hoos, Sumei Hu, Noorjehan Joonas, Annemiek M. Joosen, Peter Katzmarzyk, Kitty P. Kempen, William E. Kraus, Wantanee Kriengsinyos, Robert F. Kushner, Estelle V. Lambert, William R. Leonard, Nader Lessan, Corby K. Martin, Anine C. Medin, Erwin P. Meijer, James C. Morehen, James P. Morton, Marian L. Neuhouser, Theresa A. Nicklas, Robert M. Ojiambo, Kirsi H. Pietiläinen, Yannis P. Pitsiladis, Jacob Plange-Rhule, Guy Plasqui, Ross L. Prentice, Roberto A. Rabinovich, Susan B. Racette, David A. Raichlen, Eric Ravussin, Leane M. Redman, John J. Reilly, Rebecca M. Reynolds, Susan B. Roberts, Albertine J. Schuit, Luis B. Sardinha, Analiza M. Silva, Anders M. Sjödin, Eric Stice, Samuel S. Urlacher, Giulio Valenti, Ludo M. Van Etten, Edgar A. Van Mil, Jonathan C. K. Wells, George Wilson, Brian M. Wood, Jack A. Yanovski, Alexia J. Murphy-Alford, Cornelia U. Loechl, Amy H. Luke, Jennifer Rood, Klaas R. Westerterp, William W. Wong, Motohito Miyachi, Dale A. Schoeller, John R. Speakman, and IAEA DLW database consortium Science. 2022 Nov 25; 378(6622): 909–915 doi: 10.1126/science.abm8668
Associations between Periodontitis, COVID-19, and Cardiometabolic Complications: Molecular Mechanisms and Clinical Evidence
Giuseppe Mainas, Luigi Nibali, Mark Ide, Wael Al Mahmeed, Khalid Al-Rasadi, Kamila Al-Alawi, Maciej Banach, Yajnavalka Banerjee, Antonio Ceriello, Mustafa Cesur, Francesco Cosentino, Alberto Firenze, Massimo Galia, Su-Yen Goh, Andrej Janež, Sanjay Kalra, Nitin Kapoor, Peter Kempler, Nader Lessan, Paulo Lotufo, Nikolaos Papanas, Ali A. Rizvi, Amirhossein Sahebkar, Raul D. Santos, Anca P. Stoian, Peter P. Toth, Vijay Viswanathan, Manfredi Rizzo on behalf of The CArdiometabolic Panel of International Experts on Syndemic COVID-19 (CAPISCO) Metabolites 2023, 13, 40. https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo13010040
Molecular and pro-inflammatory aspects of COVID-19: The impact on cardiometabolic health
Elena Lo Presti, Domenico Nuzzo, Wael Al Mahmeed, Khalid Al-Rasadi, Kamila Al-Alawi, Maciej Banach, Yajnavalka Banerjee, Antonio Ceriello, Mustafa Cesur, Francesco Cosentino, Alberto Firenze, Massimo Galia, Su-Yen Goh, Andrej Janez, Sanjay Kalra, Nitin Kapoor, Peter Kempler, Nader Lessan, Paulo Lotufo, Nikolaos Papanas, Ali A. Rizvi, Amirhossein Sahebkar, Raul D. Santos, Anca P. Stoian, Peter P. Toth, Vijay Viswanathan, Manfredi Rizzo, The CArdiometabolic Panel of International experts on Syndemic COvid-19 (CAPISCO) BBA - Molecular Basis of Disease 1868 (2022) 166559 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbadis.2022.166559
2021
Bariatric surgery in the treatment of patients with obesity and type 1 diabetes: A retrospective study of clinical data.
Nagi Mohammed, Adam Buckley, Mohgah Elsheikh, Matthew Alum, Sara Suliman, Mohammed Al Hadad, Carel W le Roux, Nader Lessan and Mohamed Suliman. Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism. 2021 Mar. doi: 10.1111/dom.14369
A standard calculation methodology for human doubly labeled water studies.
Speakman JR, Yamada Y, Sagayama H, Berman ESF, Ainslie PN, Andersen LF,…, Lessan N et al. Cell Reports Medicine. 2021 Feb. doi: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2021.100203
Daily Energy Expenditure through the Human Life Course.
Pontzer H, YamadaY , Sagayama H, Ainslie P N, Andersen L F, Anderson L J,…, Lessan N, Speakman J R and the International Atomic Energy Agency Doubly Labeled Water database group Science 373, 808–812 (2021).
Endocrinology in the Time of COVID: a Rapid Evolution of Knowledge and Care.
Rizvi A A, Stoian A P, Lessan N, Rizzo M. Medicina 2021, 57(8), 805.
Physical activity and fat-free mass during growth and in later life.
Westerterp K R, Yamada Y, Sagayama H, Ainslie P N, Andersen L F, Anderson L J,…, Lessan N, …, Speakman J R and the International Atomic Energy Agency Doubly Labeled Water database group. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2021.  doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqab260 
Promoting a Syndemic Approach for Cardiometabolic Disease Management During COVID-19: The CAPISCO International Expert Panel.
Wael Al Mahmeed1, Khalid Al-Rasadi,… Nader Lessan… Front. Cardiovasc. Med. 8:787761. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2021.787761
2020
Obesity and Diabetes in an Arab population: Role of Adenovirus 36 Infection.
Nader Lessan, Koramannil Radha Saradalekshmi, Budour Alkaf, Maria Majeed, Maha T Barakat, Zendra P L Lee, Richard Atkinson. Scientific Reports. 2020 May. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-65008-x
Ramadan fasting in insulin-treated patients is associated with potentially unfavourable changes in glucose metrics: A flash glucose monitoring (FGM) study.
Ilham Saadane, Tomader Ali, Ahmed El-Laboudi, Nader Lessan. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 2020 Dec. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2020.108592
Secondary analyses of global datasets: do obesity and physical activity explain variation in diabetes risk across populations?
Budour Alkaf, Alexandra Blakemore, Marjo-Riitta Jarvelin, Nader Lessan. International Journal of Obesity. 2020 Jan. doi: 10.1038/s41366-021-00764-y
2019
Routine clinical use of Liraglutide 3 mg for the treatment of obesity: Outcomes in non-surgical and bariatric surgery patients.
Suliman M, Buckley A, Al Tikriti A, Tan T, le Roux CW, Lessan N, Barakat M. Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism. 2019 May. doi: 10.1111/dom.13672
Paradoxical Vitamin D Deficiency in a Sunny Country: A Narrative Review of the Literature from the United Arab Emirates (1992–2018)
Salem A. Beshyah, Khadija Hafidh, Dima K. Abdelmannan, Abdul Jabbar, Wafic S. Wafa, Aly B. Khalil. Ibnosina Journal of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. 2019 Oct. doi: 10.4103/ijmbs.ijmbs_50_19
2018
Indeterminate Thyroid Nodules: A Pragmatic Approach
Khalil AB, Dina R, Meeran K, Bakir AM, Naqvi S, Al Tikritti A, Lessan N, Barakat MT. European Thyroid Journal. 2018 Jan;7(1):39-43. doi: 10.1159/000484600
The effects of Ramadan fasting on activity and energy expenditure.
Lessan N, Saadane I, Alkaf B, Hambly C, Buckley AJ, Finer N, Speakman JR, Barakat MT. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2018 Jan 1;107(1):54-61. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqx016
Trimester specific reference ranges for serum TSH and Free T4 among United Arab Emirates pregnant women.
Aly Bernard Khalil, Bashir Taha Salih, Onismos Chinengo, Ma Remy D. Bardies, Andrew Turner, Laila O. Abdel Wareth. Practical Laboratory Medicine. 2018 Apr; doi: 10.1016/j.plabm.2018.e00098
Diabesity in the Arabian Gulf: Challenges and Opportunities
Khalil AB, Beshyah SA, Abdella N, Afandi B, Al-Arouj MM, Al-Awadi F, Benbarka M, Ben Nakhi A, Fiad TM, Al Futaisi A, Hassoun AA, Hussein W, Kaddaha G, Ksseiry I, Al Lamki M, Madani AA, Saber FA, Abdel Aal Z, Morcos B, Saadi H. Oman Medical Journal. 2018 Jul. doi: 10.5001/omj.2018.53
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: relationship with cardiovascular risk markers and clinical endpoints.
Buckley A, Louise Thomas E, Lessan N, Trovato FM, Trovato GM, Taylor-Robinson SD. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 2018 Aug. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2018.08.011
Efficacy of bariatric surgery in improving metabolic outcomes in patients with diabetes. A 24-month follow-up study from a single center in the UAE.
Hanadi Alnageeb, Elamin Abdelgadir, Azza Khalifa, Mohamed Suliman, Subash Chander Gautam, Laurent Layani, Sriganesh Subramaniam, Alaaeldin Bashier. Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity: Targets and Therapy. 2018 Sep. doi: 10.2147/DMSO.S176761
SGLT2 Inhibition May Precipitate Euglycemic DKA after Bariatric Surgery.
Hassan Elasha, Ali Mekki Elsheikh, Wafic Wafa, Karim Meeran. Clinical Diabetes and Research. 2018 Jul. 2018, 2(1):40-42
Exploring the Safety of Sodium Glucose Co-Transporter-2 Inhibitors at the Imperial College London Diabetes Centre, UAE.
Raad Nari, Maura Moriaty, Maha T. Barakat. World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology: International Journal of Medical and Health Sciences. 2018 Dec; Vol:12, No:12, 2018
Central Serous Chorioretinopathy: A Report of Two Unusual Causes.
Imran Ahmed Ansari, Ossama Abdelwahed El Haddad. Egyptian Retina Journal. 2018 Dec. doi:10.4103/erj.erj_11_18
2017
Environmental determinants of previtamin D synthesis in the United Arab Emirates.
Buckley AJ, Hannoun Z, Lessan N, Holick MF, Barakat MT. Dermatoendocrinology. 2017 Feb 6;9(1):e1267079. doi: 10.1080/19381980.2016.1267079
Diabetes and Ramadan: Practical guidelines
Hassanein M, Al-Arouj M, Hamdy O, Bebakar WMW, Jabbar A, Al-Madani A, Hanif W, Lessan N, Basit A, Tayeb K, Omar M, Abdallah K, Al Twaim A, Buyukbese MA, El-Sayed AA, Ben-Nakhi A; International Diabetes Federation (IDF), in collaboration with the Diabetes and Ramadan (DAR) International Alliance. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 2017 Apr;126:303-316. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2017.03.003 ISBN 978-2-930229-85-0 EAN: 9782930229850
Management of prolactinomas: a survey of physicians from the Middle East and North Africa.
Beshyah SA, Sherif IH, Chentli F, Hamrahian A, Khalil AB, Raef H, El-Fikki M, Jambart S. Pituitary. 2017 Apr;20(2):231-240. doi: 10.1007/s11102-016-0767-5
2016
Melanocortin-4 receptor signaling is not required for short-term weight loss after sleeve gastrectomy in pediatric patients.
Jelin EB, Daggag H, Speer AL, Hameed N, Lessan N, Barakat M, Nadler EP. International Journal of Obesity (London). 2016 Mar;40(3):550-3. doi: 10.1038/ijo.2015.230
Subclinical Inflammation and Endothelial Dysfunction in Young Patients with Diabetes: A Study from United Arab Emirates.
Aburawi EH, AlKaabi J, Zoubeidi T, Shehab A, Lessan N, Al Essa A, Yasin J, Saadi H, Souid AK. PLoS One. 2016 Jul 26;11(7):e0159808. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0159808
2015
Glucose excursions and glycaemic control during Ramadan fasting in diabetic patients: insights from continuous glucose monitoring (CGM).
Lessan N, Hannoun Z, Hasan H, Barakat MT. Diabetes & Metabolism. 2015 Feb;41(1):28-36. doi: 10.1016/j.diabet.2014.11.004
Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults in the United Arab Emirates: Clinical Features and Factors Related to Insulin-Requirement.
Maddaloni E, Lessan N, Al Tikriti A, Buzzetti R, Pozzilli P, Barakat MT. PLoS One. 2015 Aug 7;10(8):e0131837. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0131837
Ramadan and diabetes: What we see, learn and understand from continuous glucose monitoring.
Monnier L, El Azrak A, Lessan N, Rochd D, Colette C, Bonnet F. Diabetes & Metabolism. 2015 Dec;41(6):456-62. doi: 10.1016/j.diabet.2015.09.002
2014
Painful swollen thigh in a patient with poorly controlled diabetes.
Elasha HM, Hareez NB, Joboori AS, Teir J, Mubarak ES. Clinical Medicine (London, England). 2014 Jun;14(3):319. doi: 10.7861/clinmedicine.14-3-319
2013
A young man with a dizzy spell and acute abdominal pain.
Elasha HM, Anjum F, Almalki MH. Clinical Medicine (London, England). 2013 Oct;13(5):520-1. doi: 10.7861/clinmedicine.13-5-520