BACKGROUND Obstructive sleep apnea is a common disorder acting as a risk factor for the development and progression of cardiometabolic derangements including non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Recent research data suggest that non-alcoholic fatty pancreatic disease may be a more sensitive marker than non-alcoholic fatty liver disease for early subclinical metabolic risk and may contribute to th...

HIV-infected patients receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy often demonstrate abnormalities in glucose regulation, in association with changes in fat distribution. In the majority of cases, these abnormalities are best characterized by insulin resistance and impaired glucose tolerance, rather than overt diabetes mellitus and fasting hyperglycemia. Insulin resistance may result from dir...

background: nephrotic syndrome and type 1 diabetes mellitus are two common chronic conditions in children. co-existence of these conditions is an extremely rare finding. case presentation: this report presents a 6-year-old boy who was diagnosed with nephrotic syndrome five years ago and type 1 diabetes mellitus in infancy. renal biopsy showed membranous glomerulonephritis, which is a rare histo...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Iron overload is a major problem in patients with beta-thalassemia major, and it has many structural and metabolic consequences. The aim of this study was evaluation of endocrine disturbances in patients with beta-thalassemia major who were older than 10 years of age. PATIENTS AND METHODS In this cross-sectional study, investigators collected demographic data and med...

the number of people with diabetes mellitus is increasing and cataracts are one of the most common causes of visual impairment in these patients. advances in cataract surgery have generally resulted in favorable surgical outcomes. however, surgery may not be safe and effective in individuals who were previously not candidates for surgery or who had limited visual prognosis. many questions remai...

OBJECTIVE To determine the frequency of diabetic cardiomyopathy among patients with type-2 diabetes presenting with overt heart failure. STUDY DESIGN Case series. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Department of Cardiology, Mayo Hospital, Lahore, from April 2008 to July 2009. METHODOLOGY One hundred patients with type-2 diabetes mellitus having symptoms and signs of heart failure were enrolled. ...

background: self care of diabetes is essential for control of disease and improvement of quality of patients' life. the aim of this study was to assess factors influencing self-care practice of patients in urban area of urmia, northwest of iran. methods: in this cross-sectional study, 400 diabetic patients were randomly selected from eight healthcare centers in urmia city in 2010. data collecti...

background: low compliance with drugs regimens in diabetic patients is one of the greatest challenges in the treatment of diabetes. the aim of this study was to evaluate compliance with medical orders in diabetic patients referred to the endocrinology clinic of afzalipour hospital, kerman, iran. methods: in this cross sectional study 345 of the 3000 patients, who referred to the endocrinology c...