Many post-mortem studies have reported a higher level of atherosclerosis in diabetics. The two most convincing are the International Atherosclerosis Project (Robertson & Strong, 1968) and the Five Towns Study (Zdanov & Vihert, 1976). In the first of these, the influence of many factors, including diabetes, was assessed on the nature and degree of atherosclerosis in more than 34000 autopsies fro...

BACKGROUND High red blood cell distribution width (RDW) is related to impairment of erythropoiesis, reflecting chronic inflammation and increased levels of oxidative stress, both of which are telltale signs of type 2 diabetics. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between the RDW and fasting blood sugar/blood pressure, and compare the results from diabetics with nondiabetic co...

The incidence of carotid artery disease and cerebrovascular symptoms were determined in 102 consecutive patients with peripheral arterial disease. Symptoms were correlated with risk factors of age, hypertension, smoking and diabetes and with the extent of disease at the carotid bifurcation. The incidence of stroke with permanent neurological deficit was twice as high in diabetics as in non-diab...

OBJECTIVE To compare the periodontal status of a group of diabetic Coloured and Black communities of South Africa with a non-diabetic group. STUDY DESIGN Sixty-seven type 2 diabetics (mean age: 49.3 +/- 8.97) and 67 non-diabetics (mean age: 47.6 +/- 8.85) were examined. The plaque index (P1I), gingival index (GI), probing depth (PD) and clinical attachment loss (CAL) were recorded on Ramfjord...

BACKGROUND Objective measurements can be used to identify people with risks of falls, but many frail elderly adults cannot complete physical performance tests. The study examined the relationship between a subjective risk rating of specific tasks (SRRST) to screen for fall risks and falls and fall-related fractures in frail elderly people. METHODS The SRRST was investigated in 5,062 individua...

conclusions according to the results, hearing impairment in high frequency sounds was more common in the diabetics than the healthy individuals. also, the severity of hearing loss in patients with diabetes was associated with the levels of creatinine (diabetic nephropathy). the hypothesis of the relationship between diabetes and hearing loss through nephropathy should be more examined in future...

OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to evaluate serum levels of advanced glycation end products (AGEs), receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE), and C-reactive protein (CRP) in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus with and without mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and to determine the predictors (including AGEs, RAGE, and CRP levels) of having MCI in elderly patients with typ...

Many post-mortem studies have reported a higher level of atherosclerosis in diabetics. The two most convincing are the International Atherosclerosis Project (Robertson & Strong, 1968) and the Five Towns Study (Zdanov & Vihert, 1976). In the first of these, the influence of many factors, including diabetes, was assessed on the nature and degree of atherosclerosis in more than 34000 autopsies fro...

Introduction There has been a continuous increase in the incidence of major lower limb amputations from the beginning of the century until the mid-1980s (Table 1). This increase has been attributed to the increasing number of elderly persons, diabetics and smokers (Liedberg and Persson, 1983). During the last decade, several reports from Scandinavia have mentioned a decreased incidence of major...