OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to assess glycemic control and complications of type 1 diabetes in children and adolescents in Tanzania. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS This demographic and clinical survey included 99 children aged between 5 and 18 years attending Muhimbili National Hospital Clinic for Diabetes. A structured questionnaire was used for evaluating socioeconomic data and for...

BACKGROUND The negative effect of diabetes mellitus (DM) on the colonoscopy preparation has been previously established. Metabolic syndrome has been shown to increase risk for malignancy and possibly for premalignant lesions. This study aimed to investigate the impact of DM control on colonoscopy outcomes including bowel preparation and adenoma detection rate (ADR). METHODS We included patien...

The onset of diabetic retinopathy correlates with the long-term quality of glycemic control. A 17-yr-old adolescent with type 1 diabetes presented unexpectedly with acute non-proliferative retinopathy despite good glycemic control. Two months later chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) was diagnosed. Chemotherapy was initiated and within a few weeks the patient was in full remission concerning leukemi...

Materials and Methods: A total of 90 subjects of both sex groups, aged between 45–60 years were enrolled for this study. Of 90 subjects, 60 were patients with type 2 diabetes and 30 were healthy without diabetes. Glycemic status was categorized as good glycemic control if glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) <7% and poor glycemic control if HbA1c ≥7%. Serum fasting blood sugar (FBS) was measured by Gluc...

I Individuals face a self-control problem when the attainment of their overriding long-term interests comes at the expense of short-term but influential outcomes. For example, the boredom that is often associated with studying long hours is a price students have to pay in order to attain academic success, and the discomfort that is often associated with diering or undergoing a medical checkup i...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the relationship between Patient Assessment of Chronic Illness Care in community health centers and self-management behaviors and glycemic control and to examine the relationship between Patient Assessment of Chronic Illness Care in community health centers and the utilization of community health centers for monitoring and treating diabetes among the patients with type 2 ...

BACKGROUND Suboptimal glycemic control is a common situation in diabetes, regardless of the wide range of drugs available to reach glycemic targets. Basic research in diabetes is endeavoring to identify new actives working as insulin savers, use of which could delay the introduction of injectable insulin or reduce the insulin dose needed. Commonly available as a nutraceutical, berberine is a po...

INTRODUCTION There is limited and controversial information regarding the potential impact of depression on glycemic control. This study aims to evaluate the association between depression and poor glycemic control. In addition, the prevalence of depression and rates of poor glycemic control were determined. METHODS Cross-sectional study performed in the endocrinology unit of two hospitals of...

INTRODUCTION The aim of the present study was to determine the actual state of inter-day glycemic variability and identify the factors that affect glycemic variability in diabetic outpatients on insulin therapy. MATERIALS AND METHODS The participants were 45 outpatients with diabetes mellitus receiving insulin therapy. The mean plasma glucose (MPG) levels, intra-day glycemic variability (expr...