background in vitro evidence shows that immune function is compromised in people with diabetes. therefore, infections are more common and infection-related mortality is higher in this group. accurate information about the prevalence of infectious diseases in diabetic patients can help in health care policy and support planning. we do not know the spectrum of clinical infectious diseases in our ...

Background: Although compliance with all self-care behaviors is necessary for successful management of diabetes, patients with diabetes often refuse favorable self-care. This article is aimed to test the effects of a theory-related intervention to conduce self-aid adherence and metabolic curb in patients having type-2 diabetes.  Methods: In this randomized controlled trial, 80 patients su...

background : although diabetes control and prevention program has been initiated in tehran, iran and five other large cities in the country since 2010, patients' satisfaction with the services provided by this program has not been evaluated yet. the aim of this study was to determine the patient satisfaction with this program in tehran. methods : this cross-sectional study, were conducted in 15...

BACKGROUND In Finland diabetologists have long been concerned about the level of diabetes care as the incidence of type 1 diabetes and complicated type 2 diabetes is exceeding the capacity of specialist clinics. We compared the outcome of diabetes care in two middle-sized Finnish municipalities with different models of diabetes care organisation in public primary health care. In Kouvola the pri...

OBJECTIVES To explore views on high quality diabetes care based on an analysis of existing diversity in diabetes care programmes and related quality indicators. METHODS A review of systematic reviews was performed. Four databases (MEDLINE database of the National Library of Medicine, COCHRANE database of Systematic Reviews, the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Database-CINAHL and...

Diabetes is a common and costly chronic health condition. Afflicting slightly more than 3% of Kaiser Permanente North Carolina (KPNC) members, this condition is responsible for increased rates of myocardial infarction, stroke, kidney disease, and limb amputation. The medical management of these patients leads to dramatically higher health care costs than for nondiabetic patients. In 1995, the e...

A Task and Finish Group of Diabetes UK was convened over 14 months to undertake a systematic review of the original 1999 British Diabetic Association guidance on care home diabetes, incorporate new research findings and produce a set of recommendations that are evidenced-based, practical and implementable within UK care home settings. The anticipation of Diabetes UK is that these guidelines wil...