background : there is disagreement on the effect of diabetes on oral hygiene. the purpose of this study was to assess the oral health and hygiene status of type 1 diabetic patient. methods : in this case control study, periodontal health and hygiene of 80 children and adolescents (5–18 yr of age) with type 1 diabetes mellitus referred to pediatric endocrine clinic of besat hospital hamadan iran...

abstract          background and objective: vitamins c and e are  the two main antioxidants involved in prevention of type 2 diabetes, by reducing oxidative stress. the aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of vitamins c and e supplementation independently, on serum levels of insulin, high sensitivity c-reactive protein (hs-crp) and resistin in people with type 2 diabetes.         metho...

diabetes is considered as a global affecting disease with an increasing contribution to both mortality rate and cost damage in the society. therefore, tight control of blood glucose levels has gained significant attention over the decades. this paper proposes a method for blood glucose level regulation in type 1 diabetics. the control strategy is based on combining the fuzzy logic theory and si...

background: some patients with gdm (gestational diabetes mellitus) still experience impaired glucose tolerance after childbirth and will be affected by diabetes mellitus type 2. objectives: the aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between hs-crp serum levels with insulin resistance six weeks after childbirth in patients with gestational diabetes mellitus type 2. methods: in this...

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to compare the expression levels of serum miRNAs in diabetic retinopathy and type 2 diabetes mellitus. METHODS: Serum miRNA expression profiles from diabetic retinopathy cases (type 2 diabetes mellitus patients with diabetic retinopathy) and type 2 diabetes mellitus controls (type 2 diabetes mellitus patients without diabetic retinopathy) were examined by...

Hepatitis C virus infection and diabetes mellitus are two major public health problems worldwide and the burden of these diseases is expected to increase in the near future. Hepatitis C virus is associated to autoimmune disorders of several organs (e.g. thyroid and kidney) and has recently been reported to be associated also to metabolic disorders including type 2 diabetes mellitus. Biologicall...

Objective To evaluate heart rate variability among adults with different risk levels for type 2 diabetes mellitus. Methods The risk for type 2 diabetes mellitus was assessed in 130 participants (89 females) based on the questionnaire Finnish Diabetes Risk Score and was classified as low risk (n=26), slightly elevated risk (n=41), moderate risk (n=27) and high risk (n=32). To measure heart rat...

OBJECTIVE To assess the association between low serum creatinine levels and an increased risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus and dysglycemia. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS We conducted a retrospective cohort study of 3313 Japanese male workers aged 30-55 years, who underwent annual health check-ups during 2001-2008 and showed no type 2 diabetes mellitus, and underwent follow-up examinations until ...

Aim The aim of this study was the evaluation of the prevalence of NAFLD in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Background Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is an emerging disease with high prevalence in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Many studies have reported the prevalence of NAFLD in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients. However, these results are inconsistent. M...