introduction: diabetes mellitus is one of the most frequent causes of morbidities , mortalities and increasing cost of health care services all over the world. diabete’s clinical information system which is part of diabete’s information management system make it possible to manage this illness. this study aimed at comparing the diabetes clinical information systems in the u.s. , scotland and fi...

fasting is a common practice among people with diabetes (pwd). as healthcare providers we are in a position to assist those who choose to fast to manage their diabetes effectively. diabetes self-management education for pwd is needed both prior and during the time of fasting to best metabolic control.

background: the objective of this qualitative study on young adults with type 1 diabetes was to determine the factors associated with mismanagement of diabetes. methods: in this qualitative study, a descriptive phenomenological and psychological method was followed. purposeful sampling method was used in this study. 28 young adults aged 18-25 with type 1 diabetes (16 females, 12 males) with hba...

objective: diabetes mellitus (dm) is a common metabolic. one of the unknown complications of dm is cognitive disorders. different types of cognitive impairment caused by dm may affect the quality of life, self-management of diabetes, and glycosylated hemoglobin. this study aimed to determine the prevalence of cognitive impairment and its relationship with glycosylated hemoglobin (hba1c), diabet...

Ramadan, the holy month of Muslims, is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. During fasting, plasma glucose levels and circulating insulin decrease gradually and counter regulatory hormones such as glucagon and catecholamines tend to rise. Diabetic Muslims who insist on fasting should be aware of potential complications and techniques of decreasing the risks. Muslims should be evaluated 2-4 ...

background: quality in health care can be seen as having three principal dimensions: service, technical and customer quality. this study aimed to measure customer quality in relation to self-management of type 2 diabetes. methods: a cross-sectional survey of 577 type 2 diabetes people was carried out in australia. the 13-item patient activation measure was used to evaluate customer quality base...