Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a common medical problem and a major risk factor for the development of atherosclerotic coronary artery disease (CAD). Coronary artery disease is highly prevalent and is the major cause of morbidity and mortality in diabetic patients. Patients with CAD and prediabetic states should undergo lifestyle modifications aimed at preventing DM. In patients with CAD and DM, rou...

PURPOSE Evaluated the effects of continuous electrical current (CEC) or zinc administrated by transdermal iontophoresis (Zn+TDI). METHODS 120 male Wistar rats were submitted to an incision surgery at the anterior region of abdomen and distributed into 6 experimental groups with 40 animals: 3 diabetic groups and 3 normal groups, untreated and treated with CEC alone or with Zn + TDI. Each group...

BACKGROUND Diabetic peripheral arterial disease is the main cause of lower limb amputation in patients with diabetes. To summarize the technique and experiences and evaluate the clinical effects of blood vessel intervention operation on diabetic peripheral artery disease. METHODS 81 patients with diabetic peripheral artery disease from October 2007 to September 2011, 81 cases of the observati...

OBJECTIVE Compare the prognosis and complications of diabetic and non-diabetic patients undergoing isolated coronary artery bypass surgery at a hospital with a high surgical volume. METHODS Data of patients who underwent coronary artery bypass surgery from June 2009 to July 2010 were analyzed. We selected diabetic and non-diabetic patients and evaluated their postoperative and long-term progn...

METHODS: We performed a multicenter (European Eye Institute, Baviera Group), retrospective, comparative study of 10,390 pseudophakic eyes from 5,195 patients who underwent multifocal intraocular lens implantation between January 2009 and January 2012. The exclusion criteria included a history of diabetic retinopathy, ocular trauma, intraocular surgery, vitreous loss during cataract surgery, pre...

PURPOSE A growing number of diabetic patients request laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) for elective vision correction each year. While the United States Food and Drug Administration considers diabetes a relative contraindication to LASIK surgery, there are several reports in the literature of LASIK being performed safely in this patient population. The purpose of this review was to examine ...

Objective: Evaluate the long-term effects of bariatric surgery on type 2 diabetes (T2DM) remission and metabolic risk factors. Background: Although the impressive antidiabetic effects of bariatric surgery have been shown in shortand medium-term studies, the durability of these effects is uncertain. Specifically, long-term remission rates following bariatric surgery are largely unknown. Methods:...

Continuous intravenous insulin and dextrose infusions were used in managing various diabetic emergencies. Standard and constant rates of insulin and dextrose infusion resulted in satisfactory control of blood glucose concentrations during labour, after major surgery, and in patients recovering from ketoacidosis (average insulin infusion rates 1, 2, and 3 U/h respectively). Higher infusion rates...

The number of diabetic patients is increasing at an alarming rate and, according to the World Health Organisation, is estimated to reach 300 million worldwide by the year 2025. Coronary heart disease is the leading cause of death in these patients. Diabetic patients are 2 to 3 times more likely to develop coronary heart disease, and they experience worse clinical outcomes after coronary artery ...