BACKGROUND The corneal endothelial structure may be changed in diabetic patients, but the results were variable. OBJECTIVE To compare the corneal endothelial structure including endothelial cell density, polymorphism, andpleomorphism, in diabetic and non-diabetic subjects. MATERIAL AND METHOD The corneal endothelial structure of diabetic and non-diabetic subjects were measured by specular m...

We analyzed data from a cross-sectional study of adults (age $18 years) with type 2 diabetes from a federally qualified health center in Nashville, TN. Research assistants worked with clinic personnel to recruit eligible patients arriving for appointments. Research assistants conducted in-person interviews to collect self-reported information on demographics and technology access and use (Table...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to determine whether the continuous glucose monitoring system (CGMS) (MiniMed, Sylmar, CA) 1) is sufficiently representative of the overall metabolic control as assessed by HbA(1c), 2) could be used to identify a particular blood glucose threshold value affecting hemoglobin glycation; and 3) is able to show any relationship between particular glycemic pro...

background: steroid dependent (sdns) and/or frequently relapsing idiopathic nephrotic syndrome (frins) is a therapeutic problem. this study was conducted to determine the effect of levamisole in children with steroid dependent and/or frequently relapsing nephrotic syndrome. methods: in this quasi-experimental study, 43 children aged 1-14 years with steroid dependent (23 cases) and/or frequently...