Mahesh Umapathysivam

Adelaide Medical School

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.


2024                          J Tan, L Ephraums, J Inglis, H Nguyen, M Umapathysivam et al. A cross-sectional study of capillary blood ketone concentrations in heart failure based on sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitor use and heart failure type Heart, Lung Circulation 

2024                          G Wittert & M Umapathysivam Testosterone and the prevention of type 2 diabetes mellitus: Therapeutic implications from recent trials, Current Opinion in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Obesity 

2024                          R Jalleh, M Umapathysivam et al Gastric emptying during and following resolution of moderate diabetic ketoacidosisin type 1 diabetes: a case series. BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care

2024                          M Umapathysivam et al SGLT2 Inhibitor associated ketoacidosis vs Type 1 diabetes associated ketoacidosis. JAMA Network Open. 2024

2024                          M Umapathysivam et al. Euglycemic ketoacidosis in two Patients without  Diabetes After Introduction of Sodium Glucose Co-transporter 2 inhibition, Diabetes Care. 2024

2023                          R Jalleh, M Umapathysivam, M Plummer, M Horowitz. Postprandial plasma GLP-1 levels are elevated in individuals with postprandial hypoglycaemia following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass – a systematic review. Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic disorders

2023                          A Hayes, M Stowasser, M Umapathysivam, et al. Approach to the patient: Reninoma, Journal of clinical endocrinology 2023

2023                          Umapathysivam et al Type 2 Diabetes risk alleles in Peptidyl-glycine Alpha-amidating Monooxygenase influence GLP-1 levels and response to GLP-1 Receptor Agonists. Preprint. Medarchive (Under review at Nat Metabolism– corrections required)

2022                          Intraprocedural cortisol testing improves adrenal vein cannulation success and diagnostic accuracy in assessment of primary aldosteronism, in a medium throughput centre. M Umapathysivam et al. Journal of Human Hypertension

2022                          Effects of Androgens on glucose metabolism M Umapathysivam, M Grossman, G Wittert. Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism

2022                          Letter to the Editor: Response to Hamblin et al Body Mass index is inversely associated with capillary ketones at time of colonoscopy: Implications for SGLT2i use. M Umapathysivam et al. Clinical Endocrinology

2022                          Accidental exposure to glimepiride from adulterated medication resulting in severe hypoglycaemia. A Hayes, M Umapathysivam, D Torpy EDM case reports

2021                          Response to Dahl et al: Oral semaglutide improves postprandial glucose and lipid metabolism, and delays gastric emptying, in subjects with type 2 diabetes. M Horowitz…M Umapathysivam et al., Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism 2021

2019                          Type 2 diabetes risk alleles in PAM cause pancreatic beta-cell dysfunction through direct effects on insulin availability and secretion. S Thomsen,  A Raimondo, B Hastory, … M Umapathysivam, … MI McCarthy A Gloyn et al. Nature genetics 2019

2013                           The Effect of Prolonged Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Stimulation on Gastric Emptying and Glycemia.   M Umapathysivam, M Lee, et al Diabetes 2013

2013 The effect of exogenous glucose – dependent insulinotropic polypeptide in combination with glucagon-like peptide-1 on glycaemia in critically ill patients, M Lee, JD Fraser,K Sundararajan, M Umapathysivam, … M Horowitz, A Deane et al Diabetes Care. 2013

2023                 Do carriers of type 2 diabetes risk alleles in PAM have accelerated gastric emptying? Principal investigator. Diabetes Australia Project Grant. (Y24G-UMAM) $57,352.

2023                 SGLT2i induced DKA RCT of fluid rate. Principal Investigator. Australian Diabetes Society/Astrazeneca Grant. $20,000

2022                 Effect of subcutaneous (sc) semaglutide on gastric emptying measured using the 'gold standard' technique, scintigraphy, in type 2 diabetes (T2D). Associate Investigator. Diabetes Australia Project Grant. $70,000. 

2021                 Effect of rate of onset of hypoglycaemia on counter regulatory response in type 1 diabetes. Principal Investigator. Diabetes Australia Project Grant. (Y22G-UMAM) $67,000

2018                 Diabetes physiology stream £5406 Principal Investigator. Oxford Biomedical Research Centre Pump Priming Grant (approx. $10,000)


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