objective: to determine the level of lipoprotein (a) in diabetic patients comparing to control group. materials and methods: this cross-sectional study was conducted on the patients referred to endocrinology clinic of bu ali-sina hospital in 2009. 180 subjects including 90 diabetic and 90 healthy subjects as control group enrolled in this study. all diabetic patients had glycemic control. we me...

background: vaspin is associated with decreased blood glucose concentration. in this study, we aimed to investigate the effects of resistance exercise training on plasma vaspin and lipid profile levels in patients with type 2 diabetes. methods: thirty men were divided into 2 groups: control (n=15), and resistance exercise (n=15). the resistance group performed a resistance exercise consisting o...

background and aim: foot problems are common among patients with diabetes mellitus. in most cases, these problems finally result in amputation. the aim of this study was to investigate the impact of teach-back education on foot self-care among patients with type ii diabetes.   materials and methods: this controlled quasi-experimental study was conducted on 70 patients with type ii diabetes refe...

abstract objective: there is some evidence that causal beliefs are related with adherence behaviors. the aim of the present study was to explore the relationship between illness causal beliefs, demographic factors and medication adherence among a group of patients with type 2 diabetes. materials and methods: ninety-three patients with type 2 diabetes participated in this study using convenience...

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...

aim: the aim of this study was to explore the experiences of the syrian type 2 diabeticfemales and the way they control it.methods: a qualitative design based on the content analysis approach was used to collectdata and analyze the females' experiences with type 2 diabetes. semi-structured interviewscarried out with 12 females who had visited the diabetic center in lattakia from march todecembe...

abstract aim and background: this study aims to predict self-care behavior based on the characteristics of hardiness , hope and dysfunctional attitudes in patients with type 2 diabetes. methods and materials: study design was a descriptive correlation method. the target population was all patients with diabetes type 2 who referred to isfahan endocrine and metabolism centers. the sample consiste...

background: diabetes is the most common metabolic disorder which is required to be taken under control. according to some studies, the impact of self-regulation on health has been considered as a monitoring strategy to achieve individual’s goals. objectives: this study, which was performed in 2012, aimed at determining the consequences of self-regulation on controlling type 2 diabetes. patients...

background and objectives: snacks are important parts of diabetes patients’ diet. the aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of moderate amounts of dates and raisins, as nutritious snacks, on blood glucose, and to compare these effects with sugar in patients with type 2 diabetes. materials and methods: this crossover clinical trial was performed on 15 patients with type 2 diabetes...

background: vitamin d deficiency may play a key role in the development of impaired glucose tolerance, type 2 diabetes mellitus (t2dm), and metabolic syndrome. several studies have shown that vitamin d has an antioxidant property. we aimed to investigate 25?hydroxy vitamin d (25[oh]d) levels in patients with t2dm and in nondiabetic healthy controls and to ascertain the impact of 25(oh)d levels ...