background: vitamin d deficiency may play a key role in the development of impaired glucose tolerance, type 2 diabetes mellitus (t2dm), and metabolic syndrome. several studies have shown that vitamin d has an antioxidant property. we aimed to investigate 25?hydroxy vitamin d (25[oh]d) levels in patients with t2dm and in nondiabetic healthy controls and to ascertain the impact of 25(oh)d levels ...

objective diabetes mellitus (dm) as a metabolic disorder is becoming a serious threat of health. in recent years, there has been renewed interest in the treatment against different diseases using medicinal plants. the present randomized clinical trial was carried out to evaluate the efficacy of ziziphus in improving glucose control in women with type 2 diabetes mellitus (t2dm). materials and me...

clinical data showed consumption of buckwheat played a very positive role in the relief of diabetes and its complications. the purpose of this study was to explore the effects and mechanisms of the overall flavonoids from buckwheat flowers and leaves (tfbfl) on renal damage in type 2 diabetes mellitus (t2dm) rats. seventy male wistar rats were selected. ten rats were randomly allocated into a n...

diabetes mellitus (dm) is the most prevalent metabolic disease worldwide and is associated with coronary artery disease (cad). therefore it is very important to find a clue to diagnose the presence of cad as early as possible in dm patients. the aim of this study was to find any correlation between microalbuminuria (mau) and the severity of cad in patients with dm type 2. this was a cross secti...

background: gestational diabetes mellitus has adverse effects on maternal and fetal outcomes during pregnancy and after delivery. the aim of this study was evaluation of the status of scientific research in gestational diabetes mellitus (gdm) in iran. methods: this study is a part of the iranian diabetes research roadmap (iddr) project. we investigated the electronic database, including pubmed,...

conclusions consumption of walnut oil (15 g/day for three months) was shown to improve blood glucose level but, no changes were noted for bodyweight and blood pressure in type two diabetic patients. results the two groups were not significantly different for sbp, dbp, body weight, and body mass index. hba1c level decreased significantly in the experiment group by 7.86% ± 21.97 (p = 0.005) from ...

conclusions our study showed that arm is a useful approach in determining which combinations of variables or predictors occur together frequently, in people who will develop diabetes. the arm focuses on joint exposure to different combinations of risk factors, and not the predictors alone. background type 2 diabetes, common and serious global health concern, had an estimated worldwide prevalenc...

objective(s): the object of the study is to examine the effects of δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (thc) against oxidative stress in the blood and excretion of thc metabolites in urine of type 2 diabetic rats. materials and methods: the control (n=8), thc control (n=6), diabetes (n=8) and diabetes + thc (n=7) groups were created. type 2 diabetes was induced by nicotinamide (na, 85 mg/kg) + streptozotoc...

background: the aim of the present clinical trial was to investigate the efficacy of autologous bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (bm-mscs) in glycemic control of diabetic patients without using any immunosuppressive drugs over a nine-month period. method: twenty-three patients with t1dm, at 5 to 30 years of age and in both sexes, participated in this study. this trial consisted of two phases;...

abstract objective: it has been reported that adenosine deaminase (ada) is a good marker for insulin function but its clinical significance in type 2 diabetes mellitus (t2dm) is not yet characterized. this study aims to assess the association of ada with glycated hemoglobin (hba1c) and uric acid (ua) in t2dm patients. materials and methods: the study population consisted of 120 subjects divided...