Aim: This study evaluates the association between health-promoting lifestyles and diabetes knowledge with glycemic control in adults type 2 diabetes.
 Methods: cross-sectional employed convenience sampling a structured interview questionnaire consisting of following measures: demographic clinical characteristics, Health Promotion Lifestyle Profile II, questionnaire, laboratory measurements...

introduction: hemoglobin a1c (hba1c) reflects patient’s glycemic status over the previous 3 months. previous studies have reported that iron deficiency may elevate a1c concentrations, independent of glycemia. this study is aimed to analyze the effect of iron deficiency anemia on hba1c levels in diabetic population having plasma glucose levels in control. methods: totally, 120 diabetic, iron-def...

Objective To evaluate the effect of diabetes mellitus (DM), diabetic retinopathy, and degree of glycemic control (glycosylated hemoglobin [HbA1c]) on peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer thickness (RNFLT) using optical coherence tomography. Methods The study included 126 eyes of healthy controls (n=32) and diabetics patients (n=31), whose ages ranged from 40 to 70 years. The diabetic group...

OBJECTIVES To determine whether exenatide is effective in reducing weight and glycosylated hemoglobin level (HbA1c), and to investigate its efficacy in improving lipid profile, blood pressure, and creatinine levels in the Arab population. METHODS This study was conducted at the Endocrine Unit, Dubai Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. We retrospectively collected data from patients with ty...

BACKGROUND An oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) is the current method used for screening and diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). OGTT is a relatively complicated procedure and is expensive. Thus, new strategies that do not require fasting or more than a single blood draw may improve the diagnosis of GDM and increase the rate of GDM testing. We investigated the utility of monitori...

BACKGROUND Inhibitors of dipeptidyl-peptidase IV are recommended as second-line therapy in type 2 diabetes (DT2), but data, as a first-line treatment in everyday clinical practice are scarce. To address this issue we conducted a 12-month, clinical study in an outpatient setting, using vildagliptin as the first-line treatment. METHODS Ninety-one drug naïve patients with DT2 started with vildag...

BACKGROUND In persons with diabetes, chronic hyperglycemia (assessed by glycosylated hemoglobin level) is related to the development of microvascular disease; however, the relation of glycosylated hemoglobin to macrovascular disease is less clear. PURPOSE To conduct a meta-analysis of observational studies of the association between glycosylated hemoglobin and cardiovascular disease in diabet...

OBJECTIVES Alteration in platelet morphology and functions are associated with pathological processes and increased risk of vascular complications in patients with diabetes. The purpose of the study was to find the correlation between platelet indices with fasting blood glucose, HbA1c and hs-CRP level in pathogenesis of vascular complications in type 2 diabetic patients. METHODOLOGY The study...