Introduction: The importance of the periodontal health maintenance and promotion in diabetes mellitus has been supported. Evidence showed that many patients are unaware about effects of diabetes mellitus on oral health. The aim of this study is to evaluate knowledge, attitudes and practice of diabetic patients concerning the risk of periodontal disease and prevention. Materials and Methods: I...

recent studies suggested the role of white blood cells (wbcs) in the pathogenesis and complications of type 2 diabetes. increased wbc counts predict mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease (ckd). in this study alterations in wbc subpopulations in diabetic patients with non-dialysis dependent ckd are investigated. this was a cross-sectional study  on 376 participants, including   272 d...

background: diabetes is one of the most common diseases worldwide that the number of sufferers in the world reaches 177 million. diabetic patients are more likely to get depressed than others. however, the demographic features of patients could be effective in this regard. the aim of present study was to assess the severity of depression in diabetic patients according to their demographic featu...

abstract background: production of advanced glycation end products (ages) is directly linked to the level and duration of hyperglycemia in diabetic patients. oxidative stress plays a major role in the pathogenesis of diabetes mellitus. free radicals are f01med in diabetes by glucose oxidation, nonenzymatic glycation of proteins and subsequent oxidative degradation of glycated proteins. thiobarb...

background: considering that serum gamma-glutamyl transferase (ggt) activity could reflect several different processes relevant to diabetes pathogenesis and the increasing rate of type 2 diabetes worldwide, the aim of this study was to assess the association between serum ggt concentrations and glucose intolerance, in the first-degree relatives (fdr) of type 2 diabetic patients. methods: in thi...

type 1 diabetes mellitus is frequently associated with autoimmune thyroid disease (atd).genetic susceptibility for autoantibody formation in association with atd and type 1 diabetes mellitus has been described with varying frequencies, but there is still debate about its prevailing situation in iran.  we have therefore investigated the prevalence of anti-thyroid peroxidase (anti-tpo) and anti t...

Objectives: To find out severity of diabetic retinopathy in versus with co-morbid hypertensive patients type II diabetes mellitus. Study Design: Comparative study. Setting: KDA Teaching Hospital Kohat. Period: March 2017 to December 2020. Material & Methods: This comparative study focused on was conducted only patients. Two groups A for and B hypertension were made. Proper proforma age desi...

Abstract Background: Diabetic patients are more prone to oral infections and periradicular lesions due to changes in their immune system and qualitative and quantitative changes in normal flora of their mouth. The aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency of periradicular lesions in diabetic patients in Babol, North of Iran. Methods: From October 2011 to March 2012, 135 diabetic patient...