Introduction Diet is a cornerstone of comprehensive treatment of diabetes mellitus. The macrobiotic diet is low in fat and rich in dietary fiber, vegetables and whole grains, and therefore may be a good therapeutic option. Objective Assess the influence of the Ma-Pi 2 macrobiotic diet on physical, hematologic and biochemical variables, as well as on hypoglycemic medication, in adults with type ...

Background: Depression associated with diabetes increases the possibility of non-adherence to care and treatment programs. The use psychological approaches can improve patients’ self-management ability. Objectives: This study aimed examine effect cognitive-behavioral training combined motivational interviewing on adherence hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) in patients depressive symptoms. Methods: randomi...

Urinary incontinence is a detected complication of diabetes mellitus. Studies about UI among diabetic women in Saudi Arabia are limited. The aim this study was to assess the prevalence with Taif city, and determine its risk factors. A cross-sectional done on 398 who attended clinic at Prince Mansour Military Hospital, Arabia. checklist used gathering data socio-demographic characteristics, type...

There are more than 400 different variations on α-globin protein, and most of them are not associated with noticeable clinical manifestation. Hemoglobin (Hb) is an oxygen-transporting protein and Hb Daneshgah- Tehran is an α-globin variant that for the first time was reported from Iran in a case with normal haematological indices. The capillary electrophoresis of an 8-year- old-girl with normal...

Background Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of premature mortality in the United States and world. CVD comprises several complex mostly heritable conditions, which range from myocardial infarction to congenital heart disease. The risk factors contributing development response therapy an individual patient are highly variable. Here, we report our findings integrative analysis gene...

We prospectively compared a single-tube multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for detecting alpha-thalassemia with our current approach using 452 blood samples. Initial evaluation of 89 specimens revealed sensitivity and specificity, respectively, for the hemoglobin H inclusion body test (HbH prep) vs PCR for detecting alpha0-thalassemia carriers of 0.79 and 0.96 and for a mean corpuscular ...