This study was planned to evaluate the liver function in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus by measuring bilirubin (total and direct), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), gamma glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT), total protein, albumin and glycosylated hemoglobin (HBA1c) .The study was carried out in Santosh Medical College & Hospital, Ghaziabad. 100 patients with t...

After storage of whole blood at either 4 or 20 degrees C, results for glycosylated hemoglobin by ion-exchange chromatography ("high-performance" liquid and mini-column chromatography), thiobarbituric acid colorimetry, and affinity chromatography were compared. At 4 degrees C, all methods gave acceptable results for samples stored for as long as a week. At 20 degrees C, the colorimetric and affi...

OBJECTIVE To determine mediators of 12-month outcomes of Internet interventions for youth with type 1 diabetes transitioning to adolescence. METHODS In this multisite clinical trial, 320 youth were randomized to one of two Internet-based interventions: Coping skills (TEENCOPE™) or diabetes education (Managing Diabetes). Mediators of the interventions' effects on glycosylated hemoglobin and qu...

Silybum marianum (L) Gaertn (milk thistle) seeds, Urtica dioica L (nettle) leaves, and Boswellia serrata (olibanum gum) resin are used traditionally by Iranian diabetic patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the antihyperglycemic effects of these herbs in an herbal formulation in patients with type II diabetes mellitus. Sixty patients diagnosed as type II diabetes mellitus with fasting...

This study was designed to investigate the effect of hesperidin and naringin on serum glucose, blood glycosylated hemoglobin and serum insulin levels in high fat fed (HFD)/streptozotocin (STZ)-induced type 2 diabetic rats. In addition, the effect on serum lipid profile, adiponectin and resistin levels, cardiac function parameters and liver and muscle glycogen contents was assessed. Hesperidin a...

background: nigella sativa ( n. sativa ) has been used in traditional medicine and several studies have been performed in the last decades to reveal the effects of it on different medical disorders such as diabetes, dyslipidemia, hypertension, and obesity. we evaluated the effects of n. sativa supplementation on lipid profiles, glycemic control, blood pressure (bp), and some anthropometric indi...

abstract  introduction: addiction to opioids is a major health challenge in the world today. a few studies have addressed the effects of these substances and the wrong beliefs surrounding their use. this study was designed to compare plasma lipid peroxidation levels, blood lipids, fasting blood sugar (fbs), and glycosylated hemoglobin (hba1c) in opium addicts and non-addict control subjects. me...

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is known to cause microvascular and possibly macrovascular complications. This study was designed to evaluate the association between glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) level and the severity of coronary artery disease. 100 diabetic Patients scheduled for cardiac catheterizations were enrolled in this study. The severity of CAD was assessed using the Gensini score. Hypertens...