Pulmonary tuberculosis and diabetes mellitus are coexisting frequently. Diabetic patients have an increased tendency to acquire tuberculosis. The frequency of tuberculosis is 4-5 times more aggressive in poorly controlled diabetics and is significantly associated with the development of pleural effusion. Increased reactivation of tuberculosis has also been recorded in diabetics. One hundred and...

Interval Type-2 Fuzzy Logic Controller (IT2FLC) where the fuzzy parameters, e.g. Fuzzy Membership Functions and Fuzzy Rule Bases are tuned by Genetic Algorithm (GAs) known as Genetic Interval Type-2 Fuzzy System (GIT2FS). The GFS are discussed briefly, later, the proposed design is explained. Key wordsGA, Interval Type-2 Fuzzy Logic Controller (IT2FLC), Genetic Interval Type2 Fuzzy System (GIT2...

stress is not always a direct result of stressful conditions, but rather the way they are perceived. thus individual variables that may be associated with perceived stress should be examined in stress studies. this study investigates the intermediary role of self-efficacy in relation with stress, glycosylated haemoglobin and health-related quality of life in patients with type2 diabetes.all wom...

Objective: Oxidative stress plays an important role in the development of diabetic complications including metabolic abnormality-induced diabetic micro-vascular and macro-vascular complications. Urtica dioica L. (U. dioica) has been traditionally used in Iranian medicine as an herbal remedy for hypoglycemic or due to its anti-inflammatory properties. The aim of the present study was to evaluate...

Many kinds of mutations in mitochondrial (mt) DNA have been reported to be related to the development of Diabetes Mellitus (DM), this type of diabetes has also been shown to be influenced by other genetic factors and/or environmental factors. Among them, tRNALeu(UUR) and its adjacent mtDNA NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1(ND1) region within the mt genome are linked to high susceptibility to DM. A p...