objective diabetes mellitus (dm) as a metabolic disorder is becoming a serious threat of health. in recent years, there has been renewed interest in the treatment against different diseases using medicinal plants. the present randomized clinical trial was carried out to evaluate the efficacy of ziziphus in improving glucose control in women with type 2 diabetes mellitus (t2dm). materials and me...

Diabetes Mellitus type 2 (T2DM) is the most common form of diabetes [WHO (2008)]. More than 29 million people in the United States are affected by T2DM and another 86 million are in a state of prediabetes, a condition that exhibits high risk to progress into diabetes [NIH (2014)]. Many T2DM cases can be prevented or avoided by improved awareness and lifestyle adjustments [NIH (2014)]. Our proje...

Estimation of serum C-peptide (SCP) is used as a measure of endogenous insulin secretion in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Urinary CPeptide (UCP) and urinary C-Peptide creatinine ratio (UCPCR) are non invasive, simple and easily reproducible tests which may be considered as an alternative for SCP. In our study we estimated fasting serum C-peptide, urinary C-peptide and UCPCR in Type 2 Diabete...

BACKGROUND Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has traditionally been considered to affect mainly the elderly; however, the age at diagnosis has gradually reduced in recent years. Although the incidence of young-onset T2DM is increasing, it is still not fully clear the onset characteristics and risk factors of early-onset T2DM. The aim of this study was to describe the initiating characteristics of...

Epidemiological studies have implied that diabetes mellitus (DM) will become an epidemic accompany with metabolic and endocrine disorders worldwide. Most of DM patients are affected by type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) with insulin resistance and insulin secretion defect. Generally, the strategies to treat T2DM are diet control, moderate exercise, hypoglycemic and lipid-lowing agents. Despite the...

Background: Chrysobalanus orbicularis is commonly used as food, the seeds as a spice for the popular pepper soup, and the leaves are traditionally utilized for managing type II diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in the Niger Delta area of Nigeria. Due to the limited scientific evidence on C. orbicularis, this study investigated its antioxidant and inhibitory properties against major enzymes linked to T2D...

Background: To analyze the correlations between plasma coagulation factor VII (FVII), plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1), uric acid, and insulin resistance (IR) diabetic macroangiopathy (DMAP) in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).

background: qt interval parameters have been suggested as a predictor of lethal arrhythmia and mortality in patients with myocardial infarction. the aim of the present study was to compare the value of qt interval indices in patients presenting with non-st-segment elevation myocardial infarction (nstemi) between a group of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and a nondiabetic group of patien...

background and objective type 2 diabetes mellitus is a chronic, progressive illness that causes considerable morbidity and mortality. despite recent technical advances in therapy, more people are using alternative therapies. in this study evaluated the effect of sodium metavanadate on glucose levels and lipid profile in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients.   methods this is a randomized, controll...

conclusions addition of fc decoction to oral hypoglycemic drugs might significantly decrease 2hpp in patients with dm type 2. it is a safe and inexpensive method. the mechanism for this decrease is something other than increased insulin secretion. results thirteen patients in each group completed the trial. fbs, fructosamine, hba1c, and c-peptide baseline and post-trial amounts in the case grou...