to describe and compare the clinical outcome of infants born to mothers with gestational and pregestational diabetes mellitus, this study was conducted between january 2000 to january 2002 in tehran vali-e-- -asr hospital. among 4472 deliveries, we found 107 infants born to diabetic mothers out of whom 6 were twins. the prevalence of diabetes in total deliveries was 2.39%. mean age of gestation...

BACKGROUND A new simple technique based on iontophoresis technology (EZSCAN, Impeto Medical, Paris, France) has recently been developed for the screening of diabetes. In the present study, we investigated the accuracy of this system for the diagnosis of diabetes mellitus in Chinese. METHODS We performed the EZSCAN test in diabetic and non-diabetic subjects. EZSCAN measures electrochemical con...

Chronic diabetes mellitus is associated with various complications such as retinopathy, neuropathy, nephropathy, cardiomyopathy, vasculopathy, dermatopathy and encephalopathy. Nephropathy is one of the major complications of diabetes mellitus, and the morbidity and mortality due to diabetic nephropathy is constantly progressing in industrialized nations. Diabetic nephropathy is a leading cause ...

Introduction "Diabetes mellitus is a group of metabolic disorders characterized by elevated blood sugar and abnormalities in insulin secretion and action" (American Diabetes Association). Previous literature has reported connection between diabetes mellitus and hearing impairment. There is a dearth of literature on auditory temporal resolution ability in individuals with diabetes mellitus type ...

OBJECTIVES To review the outcome following simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplantation in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus and end-stage renal disease, as well as those with type 2 diabetes mellitus, and to discuss the applicability of this treatment in this locality. METHODS A systematic literature review was performed by searching the PubMed and Elsevier databases. The search ter...

INTRODUCTION Diabetes mellitus is a major risk factor for atherosclerosis and consequently lower limb ischaemia. This study aimed at screening hospitalised diabetic patients for lower limb ischaemia by measuring their ankle brachial pressure index (ABI). METHODS ABI was measured, utilising handheld Doppler ultrasound, for 100 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, who were admitted to the su...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate functional impairment in the corneal endothelium of eyes in patients with diabetes mellitus, after small-incision cataract surgery. METHODS Evaluation was performed in 93 eyes in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (diabetic group) and 93 eyes in patients without diabetic mellitus (nondiabetic group) who underwent cataract surgery. Using a topography system, the corne...

Diabetic retinopathy is emerging as one of the important causes of blindness in both developing and developed countries. High hemoglobin A1c level, high 2-hr blood glucose level, low uric acid level and positivity for proteinuria were found to be significantly associated for the development diabetic retinopathy. The study was done on a total of 75 subjects. They were divided into 3 groups as: G...