purpose: to report five cases of wolfram syndrome, an autosomal recessive neurodegenerative disease with ِdiabetes insipidus, diabetes mellitus, optic atrophy, and deafness (didmoad syndrome). patients and findings: all of the five patients had diabetes mellitus and optic atrophy. four patients had hearing loss. in spite of persistence of polyuria and polydipsia, diabetes insipidus had been prev...

BACKGROUND Diabetes is a major health care burden in the Middle East region. Social networking tools can contribute to the management of diabetes with improved educational and care outcomes using these popular tools in the region. OBJECTIVE The objective of this review was to evaluate the impact of social networking interventions on the improvement of diabetes management and health outcomes i...

we report the case of a 65 year old man with recent onset of insulin requiring diabetes mellitus, frequent attacks of anginal chest pain, paroxysmal hypertension poorly controlled with three medications, hyperlipidemia, and mild renal insufficiency. the patient was found to have pheochromocytoma of the left adrenal gland, resection of which resulted in total resolution of diabetes, hypertension...

OBJECTIVES To explore experiences of UK-based South Asian and White patients with diabetes in relation to their support systems for and barriers to diabetes management. DESIGN Qualitative study (semistructured interviews analysed using a form of Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis). PARTICIPANTS 20 outpatients with diabetes (12 British South Asians and 8 British Whites) with either goo...

OBJECTIVES Diabetes is a major public health problem that is approaching epidemic proportions globally. Diabetes self-management can reduce complications and mortality in type 2 diabetic patients. The purpose of this study was to examine associations between diabetes self-management and microvascular complications in patients with type 2 diabetes. METHODS In this cross-sectional study, 562 Ir...

considering the fact that many muslims with diabetes prefer to fast in spite of inhibitory advises and to answer several conflicts and controversies regarding diabetes and ramadan, idf in collaboration with diabetes and ramadan (dar) international in alliance decided to develop a comprehensive guideline to be used by health care professionals. this guideline was then developed on april 2016 by ...

OBJECTIVE To describe the extent of adoption of diabetes care management processes in physician organizations in the U.S. and to investigate the organizational factors that affect the adoption of diabetes care management processes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Data are derived from the National Survey of Physician Organizations and the Management of Chronic Illness, conducted in 2000-2001. A t...