introduction: diabetes mellitus impairs the metabolism of carbohydrates, lipids and proteins, which leads to the dysfunction of the central and peripheral nervous system. this study evaluates the effects of an aloe vera hydro-alcoholic extract on diabetic neuropathy. materials and methods: for this study, 48 healthy male sprague dawley rats(weighed 250-200 g) were randomly divided in to three g...

abstract objective: prevalence of tooth loss is higher among diabetic patients in comparison with non-diabetic patients. the aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the relationship between socket blood sugar and post-extraction complications in type ii diabetic and non-diabetic patients. materials and methods: this cross-sectional study was carried out on 80 diabetic and 80 non-diabetic ...

background apoptosis is a physiological mechanism of cell death and it can be triggered by a variety of internal and external stimuli. it has been indicated that some opium derivatives develop cell apoptosis. objectives the aim of this investigation was to evaluate the effect of opium addiction on ovary cell apoptosis in diabetic and non-diabetic wistar rats. materials and methods this experime...

Objective: To compare the dental caries and gingival bleeding status among diabetic non-diabetic type 2 children Design of Study: Cross sectional study Study Settings: The current was conducted in OPD Dentistry at CMH Lahore between months January 2021 June 2021. Material Methods: A total 400 aged 6–18 years enrolled research. Children with Type Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) were included group, whe...

objectives: crocin and safranal, the major constituents of saffron, exert neuroprotective effects. in the present study, we investigated the effects of crocin and safranal  (alone or in combination with insulin) on peripheral neuropathy in diabetic rats. materials and methods: diabetes was induced by intraperitoneal (i.p.) injection of 60 mg/kg of streptozotocin (stz) and confirmed by blood glu...

because of less systemic side effects of topical medications in pain relief of the painful form of diabetic peripheral neuropathy, this study aimed to compare the effect of amitriptyline and capsaicin cream in relieving pain in this condition. in this randomized, double-blind and non -inferiority trial, 102 patients received amitriptyline 2% and capsaicin 0.75% creams  3 times a day for 12 week...

accumulating evidence suggest that in patients with diabetes mellitus, increased rate of lipoprotein oxidation and oxidative stress have important role in diabetic angiopathy, including nephropathy. to evaluate the association of oxidized low- density lipoprotein (ox-ldl) with the development of diabetic nephropathy, plasma level of ox-ldl were measured in 70 diabetic patients with macro and 63...

ramadan fasting is an important pillars of islam .although patients and children expected from fasting during ramadan, but every diabetic adolescents intends to fast should consult his diabetes management time, and intensive monitoring of blood glucose and urine ketones .close observation by endocrinologist, and weekly follow- up and highly individualized planning for each diabetic person is es...

the incidence of diabetes mellitus (dm) is increasing rapidly and it is expected to increase by 2030. other than currently available therapeutic options, there are a lot of herbal medicines, which have been recommended for its treatment. herbal medicines have long been used for the treatment of dm because of the advantage usually having no or less side-effects. most of these plants have antioxi...

results sixty two patients had dka. the comparison of apache ii score among two groups of the patients did not show any significant difference (p = 0.597). there was no suitable cut-off point for apache ii score to predict dka. conclusions apache ii score cannot be applied in the predicting of dka in hyperglycemic patients admitted in ed. objectives the present study aims to evaluate the effica...