erectile dysfunction (ed) is an important impediment to quality of life. diabetes mellitus is one of the most common causes of ed. however, it has been one of the most neglected complications of diabetes mellitus. our objective was to study the prevalence of ed and its risk factors in iranian diabetic men. during 2002-2004, 700 diabetic men aged 20-69 years were interviewed to report on their e...

background and aims: dyslipidemia is one of the major factors implicated in the development of the vascular complications of diabetes. in this study, it was evaluated the association between serum lipids profile and hemoglobin a1c (hba1c) in type 2 diabetes mellitus. methods: in this cross-sectional study, the serum lipid profile and hba1c was studied on 562 iranian patients who were older than...

abstract background: this study explored the strategies to overcome diabetes-related social stigma in iran. materials and methods: this paper is part of an action research study which was designed in iran in 2012 to plan and implement a program for overcoming diabetes-related stigma. participants were people with type 1 diabetes, their family members, people without diabetes, and care providers...

Considering the fact that many Muslims with diabetes prefer to fast in spite of inhibitory advises and to answer several conflicts and controversies regarding diabetes and Ramadan, IDF in collaboration with Diabetes and Ramadan (DAR) International in Alliance decided to develop a comprehensive guideline to be used by health care professionals. This guideline was then developed on April 2016 by ...

estrogen might play an important role in the pathogenesis of diabetes mellitus type 2. estrogens inhibit diabetes via distinct mechanisms particularly by reducing both hyperglycemia and plasma insulin levels. estrogen exerts its physiological effects mainly through estrogen receptors including α and β types. estrogen receptors are found in many tissues that participate in the pathogenesis of ty...

abstract objective: diabetes mellitus is the most common metabolic disease. one of the most common problems in diabetic patients is atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease which is induced by hyperlipidemia. impaired lipid metabolism resulting from uncontrolled hyperglycemia has been implicated in cardiovascular complications in diabetic patients. also, glycated hemoglobin (hba1c) has been regar...

background chronic renal failure is an important and common complication of diabetes mellitus; hence, renal transplantation is a frequent and the acceptable treatment in patients with diabetic nephropathy requiring renal replacement therapy. on the other hand, renal transplantation and its conventional treatment can lead to increased diabetes outbreak in normoglycemic recipients. also, uncontro...

background: gestational diabetes mellitus (gdm) is a common obstetrical complication with both maternal and fetal side effects.objective: this study was performed to determine the complications in neonates of mothers with gdm receiving insulin vs. dietary regimen.materials and methods: in this prospective cohort study, 140 neonates of mothers with gdm attending javaheri hospital of azad univers...