Glycemic Control and Clinico-Electrophysiological Severity of Diabetic Polyneuropathy

Glycemic control is related to the morphological severity of diabetic sensorimotor polyneuropathy.

OBJECTIVE The aim of the current study was to determine the independent clinical risk factors for predicting morphological severity of distal diabetic sensorimotor polynecuropathy (DSP) as determined by fiber density (FD) on sural nerve biopsy. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS A total of 89 patients with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes, ascertained from a large therapeutic randomized clinical tria...

Geriatric Family Support and Diabetic Type-2 Glycemic Control

Objectives: As the most part of geriatric (65 years and older) diabetic care is given at home, family support has an important role in their blood sugar level control care. This study aimed to assess the relationship between family support and blood sugar level control in such elderly suffering type-2 diabetes. Methods & Materials: Via descriptive-correlative study, one hundred fifty geriatr...

Depression and Glycemic Control in Type II Diabetic Patients

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 researc...

Associated factors of poor glycemic control in Iranian diabetic patients

Introduction: According to the world health organization the prevalence of type 2 diabetes in our country and world will increase sharply by 2030. Because improving glycemic control delays the onset and progression of diabetes complications, recognizing related factors is key step in the effective treatment of these patients. Therefore, this study was performed to determine the predictors of po...

Glycemic Control in Diabetic Pregnancies