OBJECTIVE to assess the effect of educational interventions for knowledge on the disease, medication treatment adherence and glycemic control of diabetes mellitus patients. METHOD evaluation research with "before and after" design, developed in a sample of 82 type 2 diabetes mellitus patients. To collect the data, the Brazilian version of the Diabetes Knowledge Scale (DKN-A), the Measure of A...

BACKGROUND: The prevalence of diabetes is steadily increasing worldwide particularly in developing countries, it is associated with chronic complications which lead to considerable mortality and morbidity. Type II diabetes is considered as a disease of innate immune response, sialic acid represent as a marker of acute phase protein is found to be elevated in diabetic subjects. MATERIALS AND MET...

Background: Given the high prevalence of type II diabetes and its complications, the evidence regarding the beneficial effects of probiotic yogurt on some cardiovascular biomarkers in diabetic patients is worthy of investigation. Aim: To investigate the effect of probiotic yogurt on blood glucose level and cardiovascular biomarkers in patients with type II diabetes. Method:This randomized, clin...

Background: Diabetes is a complex and chronic disease, i.e. associated with patients’ lifestyle and affects their quality of life. The present study examined the role of alexithymia on the relationship between social support, health-related quality of life, and glycated hemoglobin in patients with type 2 diabetes.  Methods: This was an analytical cross-sectional study. The study participants c...

To the Editor: Kobold et al. (1) describe candidate reference methods for hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) that are based on the identification of hexapeptides from the N-terminus of the b-chains by both a mass spectrometry technique and capillary electrophoresis. Although they are to be congratulated on their efforts in this regard, I wonder whether the (IFCC) definition of HbA1c as hemoglobin modified ...