introduction: it seems that improvement in care and new treatment and screening methods along with better control of diabetes mellitus (dm) has led to a change in incidence of diabetic complications, especially diabetic retinopathy .this study was performed to assess the 4 years incidence rate of diabetic retinopathy in patients with type ii diabetes and factors affecting its progression. metho...

INTRODUCTION Worldwide, diabetes mellitus presents a high burden for individuals and society. In Latin America, many people with diabetes have limited access to health care, which means that indirect costs may exceed direct health care cost. Diabetes is Mexico's leading cause of death. PURPOSE To evaluate the cost-effectiveness ratios of the most used oral hypoglycemic agents (OHA) in the tre...

background: untreated or poorly controlled gestational diabetes can cause serious complications for mother and newborn. glibenclamide is rarely used in treating mothers with this disease. this study aimed at comparing the effect of glibenclamide and insulin on neonatal outcomes in women with gestational diabetes mellitus. methods: in this randomized controlled clinical trial, 249 pregnant women...

apatient was admitted to the hospital because of epistaxis, ecchymoses and gum bleeding with inr of 5.5. this patient had a known case of diabetes mellitus type ii, 5 years ago. the last dose of glibenclamide for managing signs and symptoms of diabetes mellitus was 20 mg/day. her medical history also showed that last month she was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation with normal left ventricular ...

        Apatient was admitted to the hospital because of epistaxis, ecchymoses and gum bleeding with INR of 5.5. This patient had a known case of diabetes mellitus type II, 5 years ago. The last dose of glibenclamide for managing signs and symptoms of diabetes mellitus was 20 mg/day. Her medical history also showed that last month she was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation with normal left vent...

Type 2 diabetes affects 100 million people throughout the world. Among the various factors implicated in the causation of this disease, the role of leptin, an obesity gene product, is increasingly being investigated. This especially assumes importance in the light of knowledge that obesity confers a minimum of 3-10 fold higher risk of diabetes. This study was planned to investigate the relation...

b a ckground:  to compare the oxidative stress (os) factors in obese and non- obese subjects with type 2 diabetes (t2d) and to evaluate the interaction between the apolipoprotein a-ii (apo a-ii) - 265t > c polymorphism and body mass index (bmi) on os factors. m ethods : in this comparative cross-sectional study, 21 diabetes centers in tehran, iran were studied. 180 patients with t2d were divide...

objective: the present study aimed to investigate the differences regarding spiritual development dimensions and death attitude profiles, and also to determinate association between them, in patients suffering from type ii diabetes. methods: in a cross-sectional design study, 100 female outpatients who were suffering from type ii diabetes were recruited in imam khomeini hospital, sari, iran. da...

background: given the high prevalence of type ii diabetes and its complications, the evidence regarding the beneficial effects of probiotic yogurt on some cardiovascular biomarkers in diabetic patients is worthy of investigation. aim: to investigate the effect of probiotic yogurt on blood glucose level and cardiovascular biomarkers in patients with type ii diabetes. method:this randomized, clin...