BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Diabetes mellitus leads to a higher risk of ischemic stroke and worse outcome compared to the general population. However, there have been few studies on white matter (WM) damage after stroke in diabetes mellitus. We therefore investigated WM damage after stroke in mice with diabetes mellitus. METHODS BKS.Cg-m(+/+)Lepr(db)/J (db/db) type 2 diabetes mellitus mice and db(...

fasting serum chromium, total cholesterol hdl-cholesterol, ldl-cholesterol, triacytglycerot and blood sugar were determined in fifty two diabetic patients with no other organic diseases anil compared with those obtained from a control group including fourty two healthy volunteers matched for age, sex ami body mass irutex (bmi). fasting serum chromium and hdl-cholesterol were significantly lower...

objectives: diabetes mellitus is associated with biochemical, physiological and pathological alterations in the liver. the aim of this study was to investigate the effects of hydroalcoholic extract of prangos ferulacea (l.) lindle (p.f) on changes in rats´ liver structure and serum activities of alanin and aspartate aminotransferases after alloxan injection. materials and methods: in this study...

background: most adult patients with diabetes have at least one comorbid chronic condition and approximately 40% have three or more. the purpose of this study was to investigate detailed characteristics of studies examining comorbidities of diabetes in iran and to identify knowledge gaps in this field. methods: all documents published by iranian authors in national and international journals un...

background according to several studies, diabetes mellitus has been recognized as one of the main risk factors for pulmonary tuberculosis (ptb). objectives the main purpose of this study was to determine the frequency of smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis (tb) in patients with diabetes. materials and methods this cross-sectional study was conducted from april 2010 to december 2011 in ali asg...

background: pregnant women with previous gestational diabetes mellitus are at increased risk of progressive carotid artery disorders. the current study evaluated carotid intima-media thickness (imt) in pregnant women with gestational diabetes at two time points of mid-term and full-term pregnancy to determine whether gestational diabetes mellitus causes increased imt. methods: this cross-sectio...

background: a number of former studies have shown that tuberculosis (tb) is higher in diabetes mellitus (dm) patients than non-diabetics. both dm and tb are major public health problems in iran, and because of the lack of investigation in this field in the region, we conducted this study to evaluate the prevalence of dm in admitted pulmonary tuberculosis patients. methods: the medical files of ...

conclusions the prevalence of diabetes is considerable in drivers and is poorly controlled. educations during the annual check-ups are helpful in reducing glucose levels and further complications. background diabetes complications such as retinopathy and diabetic foot are more important in drivers compared to general population. objectives this study was designed to determine the prevalence of ...