Background: Given the high prevalence of type II diabetes and its complications, the evidence regarding the beneficial effects of probiotic yogurt on some cardiovascular biomarkers in diabetic patients is worthy of investigation. Aim: To investigate the effect of probiotic yogurt on blood glucose level and cardiovascular biomarkers in patients with type II diabetes. Method:This randomized, clin...

Objective: Depression is a common co-morbid condition in patients with type II diabetes. This study was aimed to investigate the impact of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) on depression among patients with type II diabetes. Materials and Methods: Using a pre-test post-test experimental design with control group. With conventional sampling method 40subjects were selected from Alborz Diab...

background : joint proprioception plays an important role in limb movement and awareness of position sense. diabetes has a lot of complications such as lossof sensoryfunction, which canleadtoimpaired balance, thus the aim of this study to evaluated joint proprioception and balance in diabetic patients. methods: twenty type ii diabetic patients and20healthy controls participated in this case-con...

An association between diabetes and periodontitis has been long suspected and has now been reasonably well documented for both type I insulin dependent diabetes mellitus and type II non insulin dependent diabetes mellitus. Diabetes mellitus is a systemic complication affecting both the quality and length of life. The interrelationship between periodontitis and diabetes provides an example of sy...

background: this study aimed to establish a comprehensive screening and referral system for chronic non-communicable diseases (cncd) in the routine primary health care, and to determine the prevalence of diabetes, pre-diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and dyslipidemia in adult population invited by public announcement to the health clinics in isfahan, iran. methods: this survey was conducted from m...

BACKGROUND Magnesium is the second most abundant intracellular cation. It plays an important role in insulin homeostasis and glucose metabolism through multiple enzymatic reactions. With increasing data on magnesium deficiency in diabetic patients and epidemiological studies demonstrating magnesium deficiency as a risk factor for diabetes, it is logical to search for its possible beneficial eff...

Abstract Objective: The aim of current study was evaluation of group-based diabetes self-management education (group-based DSME) effectiveness in improving glycemic control among type 2 diabetic patients attending the Yazd Diabetes Research Center in 2014. Materials and Methods: The study design was quasi-experimental with control group.In this study, 62 diabetic patients were randomly a...