background : diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder and is considered as the sixth most common cause of mortality. hospital readmission in patients with diabetes is important and can impose great costs on the health system. therefore, this study investigated factors affecting the readmission of patients with type ii diabetes to selected hospitals in kermanshah, iran, in 2012. methods: this w...

objective: studies reported conflicting results’ regarding the status of depression and glycemic control in patients with type ii diabetes(t2dm), therefore, this study was performed to determine the relationship between depression and glycemic control in t2dm patients. materials and methods: this cross-sectional study was performed on 150 t2dm patients referred to yazd diabetes research center,...

tyrosinemia type ii is a rare autosomal recessive disorder wich can present itself with recurrent epithelial keratitis, hyperkeratotic skin lesions and mental retardation. this article reports the rare occurrence of this disease in both offsprings (two brothers) of a family (consanguinous'marriage) who were managed with a lowprotein diet and a special regimen.

background and objective: several studies have found that diazepam decreases serum glucose. meanwhile, glibenclamide is commonly used in diabetes treatment. the objective of this study was to survey the treatment impact of diazepam and glibenclamide on blood glucose and serum lipids in mice with type ii diabetes. materials and methods: in this study, 32 male rats were divided into four groups, ...

objective: the aim of the present study was to investigate the prevalence of hypertension and type ii diabetes in elderly iranianresidents of the kahrizak charity foundation(kcf). materials and methods: in this cross-sectional study, a total of two hundred sixty eight men and women ≥60 years were studied. the data were collected during annual health examination of the elderly residents in kcf. ...

background: diabetic nephropathy is considered to be the most common cause of end stage renal disease (esrd). proteinuria is declared as the most marked risk factor in progression towards esrd. the aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of pentoxifylline for reduction of proteinuria in type ii diabetic patients. methods: from may 2007 to june 2008, this randomized clinical trial study w...

background: visfatin is a new adipocytokine which is largely secreted by visceral adipose tissue and its effects in the development of diabetes and inflammatory reactions are similar to insulin. it acts synergistically with insulin in increasing glucose cellular uptake, stimulating glucose transfer to the muscle and adipose tissue, as well as in preventing hepatic glucose production. its insuli...

abstract        background and objective: osteoporosis is one of the complications of diabetes. the aim of this study was to determine the impact of resistance training along with portulaca oleracea supplementation on opg and nfκb levels (bone markers) in women with type ii diabetes.        methods: overall, 28 women with type ii diabetes (44 to 60 years old) were randomly and equally assigned ...