conclusions finally, based on the results obtained in this study, it can be concluded that the awareness of mothers of t1dm children has a good impact on blood sugar control, whereas the ses of families has no direct effect on blood sugar control. additionally, ses can indirectly impact on the consciousness of mothers and lead to the reduction of hba1c. results mothers’ mean knowledge score was...

objective: psychological factors such as the health locus of control play an important role on health behaviors such as adherence to diet regimen. the purpose of this study was to examine the role of health locus of control in predicting adherence to diet regimen among a group of patients with type 2 diabetes. materials and methods: research sample was recruited from several clinics in shiraz u...

background: ramadan fasting for pregnant women with diabetes remains controversial and underreported. the objective of this study was to determine the glycemic control in pregnant diabetic women on insulin who fasted during ramadan. methods: this was a retrospective study carried out over a period of three years including pregnant diabetic women, who were on short-acting, intermediate-acting, o...

background education is an integral part of the treatment in diabetes mellitus. attendance at long courses might not be convenient for many patients. objectives the current study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of self-management, short course instruction on glycemic control in adults with diabetes mellitus. patients and methods a total of 60 patients with diabetes mellitus were ran...

introduction: diabetes is the most common disease related to metabolism disorders with long term complications. it needs lifelong specific self-care, as it causes a promotion in quality of life and decreases disease costs. the health belief model (hbm) is a psychological model that attempts to explain and predict health behaviors. this is done by focusing on the attitudes and beliefs of individ...

the effect of tele-education by telephone and short message service on glycaemic control in patient with type 2 diabetes     hemmati maslakpak m [1] , parizad n [2] , khalkhali hr [3]     received: 4 may , 2012 accepted: 19 jun , 2012     abstract   background & aims : patient training has an important role in diabetes control. tele-education is effective, due to the elimination of­­ both space...