INTRODUCTION A Singapore study reported that 99% of diabetics had received some diabetes mellitus (DM) education. Another study reported that the Singapore public is generally well-informed about DM but whether diabetics are well-informed is not known. The objectives of this study were to determine DM knowledge of diabetics visiting the Emergency Department (ED) and to determine the diabetics' ...

the aim of this article is to review health-related aspects of ramadan fasting in normal individuals and diabetics. during fasting days of ramadan, glucose homeostasis is maintained by meal taken bepore dawn and by liver glycogen stores. changes in serum lipids are variable and defend on the quality and quantity of food consumption and changes in weight. compliant, well controlled type 2 diabet...

Fasting blood glucose, triglyceride, cholesterol, lipoprotein cholesterol, phospholipids, total lipids, uronic acid, total amino acids, glycated serum proteins, fructosamine, copper and zinc levels were determined in insulin-dependent diabetics (IDDs) non-insulin dependent diabetics (NIDDs). Appreciable hyperglycaemia and hypertriglycerideamia was noticed in all diabetics. IDDM females exhibite...

BACKGROUND Diabetes mellitus is a well-recognized risk factor for ischaemic stroke. Stroke in diabetic patients is different from stroke in non-diabetics from several perspectives. There is no local study on this topic. This is the first study from Pakistan, in which pattern of stroke in diabetics have been described and compared with non-diabetics. The object of this study was to compare patte...

Background Ectopic pregnancy after hysterectomy is a very uncommon event, but its frequency is increasing. Since first reported by Wendler in 1895, 71 cases of post-hysterectomy have been reported. Case A woman, 2 years after an abdominal supracervical hysterectomy, presented with a ruptured fallopian tube ectopic pregnancy. Conclusion Any woman, even after hysterectomy but with ovaries in ...

the ophthalmologic outcomes of diabetes were important. this research is conducted to assess the relation between diabetes and intraocular pressure changes in the patients of avicenna hospital, compared with healthy persons referring to the facility. with cross-sectional research, 400 persons including 200 diabetics and non-diabetics were selected on a random basis over one year in 2012. resear...

It has been estimated that 15-25% of patients who undergo percutaneous or surgical coronary angioplasty are diabetics. The indications for coronary revascularization and initial results of the procedure do not differ substantially between patients with diabetes mellitus and non-diabetics. However, the long-term results of both percutaneous and surgical coronary angioplasty are less favorable in...

background and aims. diabetic patients display an increased risk of oral disorders, and oral health related quality of life (ohrql) might affect their management and treatment modalities. the aim of the present study was to determine ohrql and associated parameters in patients with diabetes. materials and methods. in this study two hundred patients were recruited from the diabetes clinic in mus...

The ophthalmologic outcomes of diabetes were important. This research is conducted to assess the relation between diabetes and intraocular pressure changes in the patients of Avicenna Hospital, compared with healthy persons referring to the facility. With cross-sectional research, 400 persons including 200 diabetics and non-diabetics were selected on a random basis over one year in 2012. Resear...