background: for decades, it was suspected that diabetes contributed to poorer oral health and the increased frequency of periodontitis. more recently it was found that periodontitis could adversely affect glycemic control in diabetics. the aim of this study was to compare periodontal parameters with the metabolic sugar levels of diabetic and non-diabetic individuals. materials and methods: in t...

Editorial Board U . Di Mario (Rome, Italy) A . MacCuish (Glasgow, U K ) J . Hors (Paris, France) N . MacLaren (Gainesville, USA) L. Jarett (Philadelphia, USA) H . Rifkin (New York, USA) Y . Kanazawa (Tokyo, Japan) J . Rotter (Torrance, USA) W. Knowler (Phoenix, USA) J . Turtle (Sydney, Australia) A. Kurtz (London, U K ) C. Wollheim (Geneva, Switzerland) o A . Lernmark (Gentofte, Denmark) P . Zi...

The effect of short-term diabetes, 5 days after the administration of streptozotocin, on renal growth and the activity of alternative pathways of glucose metabolism was studied in immature (21-day-old) rats and in adult rats. The kidney weight increased by 28% in the adult diabetic rats, but by only 10% in the immature diabetic rats, relative to their age-matched control groups. The flux of glu...

diabetes is characterized by a nitric oxide deficiency at the wound site. diabetes is a factor that influences all stages of wound healing. in animals with acute experimental diabetes induced by streptozotocin (stz), the early inflammatory responses after wounding is impaired, fibroblast and endothelial cell proliferation is reduced as well as accumulation of reparative collagen and gain in wou...

objectives: since problem solving group training is a comprehensive, active program and based-on cognitive behavioral approach, the aim of present study was to determine the effectiveness of problem solving therapy on depression and coping style in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. methods: in an experimental design the study was done with pretest-posttest with control group. totally 30 f...

Curcumin, from the rhizomes of Curcuma longa, is characterized by its anti-diabetic properties, among other healing properties primarily because it is a relatively safe and inexpensive. The application of curcum derivatives for the treatment of experimental diabetes and its complications has paced long ways. Curcumin and its derivatives affect most of aspects of diabetes; including plasma insul...

The mechanism by which fetal malnutrition increases the risk for glucose intolerance and type 2 diabetes is not well understood. Besides the insulin resistance that has been proposed to develop as a consequence of the lack of nutrient availability during early life, a primary insult in b-cell development has also been observed. Fetal malnutrition would lead to inappropriate b-cell ontogeny, res...