BACKGROUND Comorbid depression in diabetes has been suggested as one of the possible causes of an inadequate glycemic control. The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between major depression and the glycemic control of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). METHODS Seventy T2DM patients were evaluated. They underwent a psychiatric examination using the following instruments: S...

OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence of non-nutritive sweeteners (NNS) consumption in a sample of patients with diabetes. MATERIAL AND METHODS We applied two questionnaires, one of food frequency adapted to products containing NNS and the other of beliefs related to NNS. The prevalence of NNS consumption was determined and correlated with the body mass index, energy and sugar consumption, wai...

OBJECTIVE Testosterone stimulates erythropoiesis and thus glycated hemoglobin (A1C) values may be relatively low in male diabetic patients with hypogonadism. We therefore investigated relationships between serum bioavailable testosterone concentration and the ratio of glycated albumin (GA) to A1C and between serum bioavailable testosterone and hemoglobin concentrations in men with type 2 diabet...

Objective: Testosterone stimulates erythropoiesis and thus glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) values may be relatively low in male diabetic patients with hypogonadism. We therefore investigated relationships between serum bioavailable testosterone concentration and the ratio of glycated albumin (GA) to HbA1c as well as between serum bioavailable testosterone and hemoglobin concentrations in men with t...

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...

The effect of the alpha-glucosidase inhibitor acarbose on retinal capillary basement membrane thickening was examined in the spontaneously diabetic BB/W-rat. Four months of diabetes resulted in significant thickening of the basement membranes of both the superficial and deep capillary nets of the retina. This characteristic change of the retinal microvasculature in diabetes was completely preve...