PURPOSE Lack of medication intensification is a widely recognized but poorly understood barrier to effective diabetes care. We used a video case vignette to assess whether patient or physician demographic variables influence the decision to intensify therapy. METHODS One hundred ninety-two US primary care physicians each viewed one case vignette of an actor portraying a patient who had type 2...

Microangiopathy affects the peritubular capillaries in experimental diabetes. Five to six months after streptozotocin administration to induce experimental diabetes in rats, a progressive increase of lymph flow and of the entry of albumin from the renal peritubular capillaries into the interstitium was seen. Under these conditions, owing to the alteration of peritubular physical forces, the upt...

INTRODUCTION Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) among people aged 60 years and above is a growing public health problem. Regular physical activity is one of the key elements in the management of T2DM. Recommendations suggest that older people with T2DM will benefit from regular physical activity for better disease control and delaying complications. Despite the known benefits, many remain sedentar...

background and objectives: studies have documented the morhplogical, neurochemical and functional difference between the dorsal and ventral zones of hippocampus. the aim of this study was to assess the effects of chronic diabetes mellitus type1 on ventral and dorsal zones of hippocampus. methods: experimental diabetes was induced by stereptozotocin at a dose of 60 mg/kg. at the end of 8 weeks ...

Type 1 diabetes is one of the most common chronic childhood diseases, while type 2 diabetes in children is increasing at alarming rates globally. Against this backdrop, the school is a critical environment for children with diabetes. They continue to face barriers to education that may lead to depression, poor academic performance, and poor quality of life. To address these challenges, diabetes...

abstract objective: the aim of current study was evaluation of group-based diabetes self-management education (group-based dsme) effectiveness in improving glycemic control among type 2 diabetic patients attending the yazd diabetes research center in 2014. materials and methods: the study design was quasi-experimental with control group.in this study, 62 diabetic patients were randomly allocate...