background: rhinocerebral mucormycosis is a fatal infection typically affecting diabetic or immunosuppressed patients. in most cases, infection is caused by inhalation of fungal spores. mortality rate of patients is very high (40-85%).  case presentation: in this study, three diabetic patients with rhinocerebral mucormycosis were presented. the etiologic agents of mucormycosis in two patients w...

background: fetal growth in diabetic pregnancies is a complex process and probably abnormalities in other metabolic pathways such as protein and lipid, as well as carbohydrate are responsible for delivering of macrosomic newborn. objective: the purpose of this study was to investigate the association between fetal growth and different maternal metabolic parameters in women with gestational diab...

objectives: turnip leaf has been used in folk medicine of iran for the treatment of diabetes. however,so far no scientific study has been done to support its use in traditional medicine. the present study was carried out to evaluate the possible hypoglycemic efficacy of aqueous extract of turnip leaf (aetl) in diabetic rats. materials and methods: alloxan-induced diabetic rats were orally treat...

background: dietary habits are established in childhood and will persist until adulthood, being one of the human health pillars. many diseases of humans have roots in the individuals’ diet, of which dental caries are one of the common infectious diseases. diabetes mellitus is also considered as the most common metabolic disorder in children. objectives: the purpose of this study was to compare ...

conclusions anemia is a common complication of dm and is associated with duration of disease and microvascular complications. results a total of 93 patients (30.4%) had anemia including 46 (15.1%) with normochromic normocytic, 44 (14.4%) with hyperchromic microcytic, and 3 (1%) with hyperchromic macrocytic anemias. there was a positive correlation between duration of dm and anemia. microvascula...

AIMS/BACKGROUND A hospital based prevalence study was undertaken to estimate the prevalence of diabetic retinopathy (DR) in patients diagnosed as having diabetes mellitus after the age of 70 years. The prevalence of visually threatening retinopathy at the time of diagnosis of diabetes was also determined. The association between prevalence of DR and duration of diabetes mellitus, mode of treatm...

background: the growing number of people with diabetes mellitus and its complications shows the need to focus on ways to control diabetes mellitus through improving lifestyle, dietary patterns and physical activity. this systematic review assesses the effects of healthy dietary patterns on managing hyperglycemia, insulin resistance and diabetes mellitus type 2. methods: the main keywords used i...

background: diabetes causes the increased concentration of circulatory cytokines as a result of inflammation. considering that pomegranate juice (pj) is known to have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, the purpose of this study was to determine the effects of pj consumption on markers of inflammation in patients with type 2 diabetes (t2d). materials and methods: in a randomized, doub...

introduction: the importance of screening for diabetes mellitus is a contruversial issue worldwide, its vitality is obvious when it leads to effective treatment for those identified at screening. this study was performed in isfahan city to evaluate quality of care and treatment one year after diagnosis, in diabetic patients, newly diagnosed by screening. materials and methods : in this prospect...

The frontiers of nanomedicine are consistently being challenged by the gradually expanding knowledge properties nanoparticles. Toward this end, biogenic synthesis silver nanoparticles utilizing natural compounds in plants as reducing and capping agents grabbed considerable attention, lieu synthetic hazardous physical chemical techniques. Green (AgNPs) has proven safe effective treating type 2 d...