Being able to manage and adjust insulin doses is a key part of managing type-1 diabetes. Children and adolescents with type-1 diabetes mellitus often have serious difficulties with this dosage adjustment. Therefore, this paper aims to investigate the impact of using novel mobile, web and communication technologies in assisting their therapy and treatment. A trial was conducted in the north-east...

BACKGROUND Diabetes distress is a general term that refers to the emotional burdens, anxieties, frustrations, stressors and worries that stem from managing a severe, complex condition like Type 1 diabetes. To date there has been limited research on diabetes-related distress in younger people with Type 1 diabetes. This qualitative study aimed to identify causes of diabetes distress in a sample o...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the association of normal fasting plasma glucose (FPG) and the risk for type 2 diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Data concerning 13,845 subjects, aged 40-69 years, who had their FPG measured at least three times between 1992 and 2008 were extracted from a database. Three FPG groups were defined (51-82, 83-90, and 91-99 mg/dL). A Cox proportional hazards analysis w...

In the last two decades, the number of new cases of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) among U.S. adolescents has increased (Fagot-Campagna et al., 2000; SEARCH Study Group, 2006), which may be related to the lack of health-promoting behaviors, such as a balanced diet and adequate physical exercise. This descriptive correlational study examined the relationship between perceived risk for T2DM, die...

In order to investigate whether there was any association between autoimmunity to pancreatic antigens with FCPD as well as IDDM, cell-mediated immune response to pancreatic antigens was studied by lymphoproliferation assay in 7 FCPD, 17 IDDM, 33 NIDDM patients and 102 normal controls. Optimal pancreatic antigen concentrations used were 100, 150 and 200 micrograms/ml. Positive results were consi...

OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of diabetes mellitus among the James Bay Cree in northern Quebec. DESIGN Chart survey of physician-diagnosed cases of diabetes. The biochemical criteria of the World Health Organization were used to confirm the diagnoses. SETTING Eight James Bay Cree communities: six remote and two rural. SUBJECTS All James Bay Cree with diabetes whose names were in a...

Diabetes mellitus is a heterogeneous disease that might present as insulin-dependent (type I), non-insulin-dependent (type II), and other forms associated with other endocrine and genetic conditions, as well as those secondary to different infiltrative or destructive pancreatic diseases, parasitosis and post-pancreatectomy patients. Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus is mainly associated to im...

Diabetes mellitus comprises a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by high blood glucose levels. Four major types of diabetes have been defined by the National Diabetes Data Group (NDDG) and the World Health Organization (WHO): insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM), non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM), gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), and diabetes secondary to oth...

During the month of Ramadan, Muslims fast every day from dawn to sunset. In the healthy subject, this fasting does not have any harmful consequences on health. However, it can induce several complications for patients with diabetes. The aim of this review twofold: first, it seeks to give some clues about methodological aspect of research during Ramadan and to show the impact of various diabetes...