background: diabetic patients are more susceptible to urinary tract infections (uti) than non-diabetics .this study was carried out to determine the prevalence and risk factors of urinary tract infections in type 2 diabetic women in tehran. methods: this cross sectional study was designed to examine 511 non-pregnant type 2 diabetic women using consecutive sampling during september and march 200...

The trend of diabetes does not only affect the old age group, but has shifted to young and productive group. As a result this shift, more women childbearing have diabetes. Until now, 2 out 5 reproductive suffer from diabetes, with number reaching than 60 million worldwide. Objective: To determine effect diabetic exercise on blood sugar levels in middle-aged women. Methods: Quantitative pre-expe...

background: in view of the current high prevalence of diabetes mellitus (dm) and osteoporosis, today there is great inter est in studying the possible association between these two disorders. the aim of this study was to determine the association be tween type-2 dm, and bone mineral density (bmd) in iranian women. methods: bmd was determined in the femoral neck and at the l2-l4 level (dexa) 0f ...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to compare the incidence of vascular lower-limb amputation (LLA) in the diabetic and nondiabetic general population. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS A population-based cohort study was conducted in a representative Swedish region. All vascular LLAs (at or proximal to the transmetatarsal level) performed from 1997 through 2006 were consecutively registered a...

OBJECTIVE We prospectively assessed the age- and sex-specific incidence and relative risk of malignant neoplasm of the pancreas in Taiwan's diabetic population. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS A total of 615,532 diabetic patients and 614,871 age- and sex-matched control subjects were linked to inpatient claims (2000-2006) to identify the admissions for malignant neoplasm of the pancreas (ICD-9: 1...

Originally, in a two-arm trial design, overweight, middle-aged men and women with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes were randomized to a low-carbohydrate Mediterranean diet (LCMD; n = 108) or a low-fat diet (n = 107). After 4 years, participants who were still free of diabetes medications were further followed up until the primary end point (need of a diabetic drug); remission of diabetes (partia...

OBJECTIVE Women with type 2 diabetes appear to lose the protection against cardiovascular disease afforded by estrogens. We examined the effects of menopausal status on postprandial clearance of dietary fat in healthy and diabetic women. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Fasting subjects (premenopausal and postmenopausal control subjects, premenopausal and postmenopausal diabetic women, all n = 8) ...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Although diabetes mellitus has been recognized as a risk factor for ischemic stroke, evidence is limited for ischemic stroke subtypes among Asians. METHODS A survey was conducted of a total of 13 129 men and 22 528 women aged 40 to 69 years at baseline. During the median 12.0-year follow-up, there were 526 incidences of ischemic strokes (259 lacunar infarctions, 91 larg...

Background and Objectives: Few studies have been conducted to explore eating behavior and weight concern among middle-aged women. Methods: Participants were a sample of 236 Chinese women aged 30-52. Outcome measures were various symptoms related to eating disorders, the weight concern and psychological characteristics subscales of the Eating Disorder Inventory-2 questionnaire (EDI-2). Independe...