Objective: Academic health services play an important role in the prevention and control of diabetes mellitus (DM) in Iran. This study aimed at determining the prevalence of DM-related complications and the associated risk factors among patients with DM in a university-affiliated outpatient diabetes clinic of a referral hospital in Southeast of Iran, Zahedan. Materials and Methods: This cross-...

OBJECTIVE To represent that glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) is not requested by the physicians in spite of its critical importance in the monitoring of glycemic control and prediction of complications due to diabetes. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted at the outpatient department of King Abdul-Aziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, between October 2002 and July...

This cross-sectional study is aimed to measure the prevalence of patient adherence to treatment regimens and factors affecting glycemic control among Type 2 diabetes patients. 243 diabetes patients seeking care at a tertiary hospital diabetic clinic in Bangkok were interviewed. HbA1c was used as an index of glycemic control. The proportions of cases with good adherence to physical exercise and ...

Introduction Diabetes affects nearly 400 million people worldwide and is expected to increase to nearly 600 million people by 2035. Patients with diabetes mellitus are often more susceptible to a host of multi-organ complications that arise as a result of microvascular and macrovascular dysfunction. These complications equate to the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in diabetic patients ...

BACKGROUND Diabetes is a well-known risk factor for tuberculosis (TB) and is increasingly prevalent in low- and middle-income countries, where the burden of TB is high. Glycemic control has the potential to modify the risk of TB. However, there are few studies on the association between glycemic control and TB risk, and the results are inconsistent. METHODS AND FINDINGS We assembled a cohort ...

conclusions the lh is a common problem in insulin-treated jordanian patients with t2dm. more efforts are needed to educate patients and health workers on simple interventions such as using shorter needles and frequent rotation of the insulin injection sites to avoid lh and improve glycemic control. results the overall prevalence of lh was 37.3% (27.4% grade 1, 9.7% grade 2, and 0.2% grade 3). t...

OBJECTIVE This study examined the relationships between parent-child mealtime interactions and dietary adherence and glycemic control in young children with type 1 diabetes. It was hypothesized that young children who exhibited disruptive mealtime behaviors would have more dietary deviations (poorer dietary adherence) and poor glycemic control. It was also hypothesized that parents of young chi...

Background Studies highlight that continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) during pregnancy leads to better glycemic control and lower glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) without an increase in hypoglycemic episodes or diabetic ketoacidosis. Poor glycemic control can lead to birth defects, miscarriages, growth abnormalities and stillbirth. However, how to obtain better gestational outcomes is st...

BACKGROUND There is growing evidence that diabetes mellitus (DM) is an important risk factor for tuberculosis (TB). A significant number of DM patients have poor glycemic control. This study was carried out to find the impact of poor glycemic control on newly diagnosed smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients with type-2 diabetes mellitus in a tertiary care hospital. METHODS In a hospit...

BACKGROUND Good glycemic control can delay the progression of kidney diseases in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients with renal complications. To date, the association between antidiabetic agents and glycemic control in this specific patient population is not well established. PURPOSE This study aimed to identify antidiabetic regimens as well as other factors that associated with glycemi...