results a total of 205 blood samples obtained from diabetic patients (42 men and 163 women with age range 13 - 60 years) were examined for the presence of toxoplasma antibodies. among patients, 60 cases (29.3%) were seronegative and 145 patients (70.7%) were seropositive, included 53.145 (36.6%) (igg+, igm+) acute phase, 72.145 (49.6%) (igg+, igm-) chronic phase and 20.145 (13.8%) (igg-, igm+) ...

to identify the antidiabetic plants of iran, a systematic review of the published literature on the efficacy of iranian medicinal plant for glucose control in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus was conducted. we performed an electronic literature search of medline, science direct, scopus, proquest, ebsco, googlescholar, sid, cochrane library database, from 1966 up to june 2010. the search t...

erectile dysfunction (ed) is an important impediment to quality of life. diabetes mellitus is one of the most common causes of ed. however, it has been one of the most neglected complications of diabetes mellitus. our objective was to study the prevalence of ed and its risk factors in iranian diabetic men. during 2002-2004, 700 diabetic men aged 20-69 years were interviewed to report on their e...

introduction: spirituality is taken deeply into consideration as a part of health because of its role in the control of chronic diseases and its importance in determination of life purpose in the elderly. this study aimed to investigate the association between spiritual health and blood sugar control in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes. methods: this cross-sectional study was conducted on ...

background diabetes is one of the most serious metabolic disorders to affect different organs in the body. patients with diabetes are hence at risk of developing other problems. urinary tract infections (uti) are one of the problems that occur more commonly in diabetic patients than in others. there are several risk factors that lead to the incidence of uti in diabetic patients. conclusions we ...

conclusions apc referral for elevated hba1c reduces complication rate and the incidence of prolonged hospitalization during the first year after surgery in diabetics undergoing tja. results patients (197 men, 6 women) underwent 71, 131, and 1 total hip, knee, and shoulder replacements, respectively. patients undergoing tja with uncontrolled hba1c and those with hba1c < 10%, but not those with h...

conclusions depression and anxiety have higher prevalence among diabetic patients and some sociological factors such as age, gender, job and education are related to these psychological disorders. objectives this study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of depression and anxiety among diabetic patients with regards to some factors such as age, gender, level of education and occupational status. m...

the efficacy and safety of salvia officinalis combined with statin have not been evaluated in dyslipidemic diabetes mellitus type 2 (ddmt2) so far. the plant extract antioxidant activity was determined by the dpph radical scavenging assay. the total flavonoid, total phenolic and quercetin contents of the capsules containing the plant extract were also measured. moreover, the effects of 2-month ...

background: use of glucosamine as an alternative treatment for osteoarthritis is becoming more frequent, including in those who have diabetes at the same time. the results from in vitro and animal studies propose that glucosamine may inversely affect glucose metabolism. however, the recommended dose of oral glucosamine in healthy people or diabetics did not have such effects consistently. the a...

background : diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease with a worldwide prevalence and its complications can be prevented with close monitoring of blood glucose. quality of blood glucose monitoring utilizing glucometers in iranian hospitalized patients has not been well published in the literature. we evaluated the accuracy and consistency of the results of two devices compared with the standard l...