Background: Diabetes mellitus remains a primary chronic disease all around the world, including Indonesia. A poor lifestyle that includes smoking habits, stress, and lack of physical activities will increase the incidence of diabetes mellitus.This study aimed to explore the relationship of smoking habits, stress, and physical activity with diabetes mellitus incidence in Indonesia. Methods: A t...

objective: to identify the proportion and some selected characteristics of juvenile diabetics attending birdem hospital. materials and methods: this was a cross sectional study. the study was conducted in the birdem hospital. all diabetic young aged up to 18 years who visit birdem hospital were included in study population. the sample size was 240. results: it was observed that among the respon...

access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial-NoDervis License, which permits use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided that the original work is properly cited, the use is noncommercial, and no modifications or adaptations are made. Background—The prevalence of pre–diabetes mellitus and its consequences in patients with heart failure and re...

abstract background: gestational diabetes mellitus is a prevalent pregnancy complication that seriously endangers mothers’ and babies’ health. the aim of this study was to explore factors affecting treatment compliance among women with gestational diabetes mellitus. materials and methods: a qualitative content analysis approach was employed. twenty‑five semi‑structured interviews were conducted...

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of pre-treatment with curcumin on metabolic changes induced by two different pathophysiological mechanisms in rats (fructose diet and streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetes mellitus). Materials and Methods: Five groups with 10 rats per group were investigated: control group (healthy rats), fructose diet groups without any pre-treatme...

Background: Nephrotic syndrome and type 1 diabetes mellitus are two common chronic conditions in children. Co-existence of these conditions is an extremely rare finding. Case presentation: This report presents a 6-year-old boy who was diagnosed with nephrotic syndrome five years ago and type 1 diabetes mellitus in infancy. Renal biopsy showed membranous glomerulonephritis, which is a rare h...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the management of hypertension in patients with diabetes mellitus, living in a rural setting. METHOD A community health screening clinic was conducted at Charles Sturt University, Albury-Wodonga, in rural southeastern Australia. Patients with either diagnosed hypertension or high blood pressure who attended the clinic were eligible for inclusion in the present study. ...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study is to observe the effects of Salicornia herbacea L. powder ingestion on carbohydrate metabolism in STZ-induced diabetic rats. METHODS To achieve this objective, 35 Sprague-Dawley male rats were raised with feed mixed with Salicornia herbacia L. powder and given specific periods to swim for 5 weeks. There was no significant difference in the insulin increase r...

Objective: Lumbar spinal canal stenosis (LSCS) has prominent position in spinal disorders of the elderly. Ligamentum flavum hypertrophy plays a dominant role in narrowing of the LSCS. There are some clues that Ligamentum flavum hypertrophy is associated with diabetes mellitus. Our objective was comparison of histological properties of ligamentum flavum in Lumbar spinal canal stenosis patients w...