background and objectives: type 2 diabetes is the most prevalent form of diabetes mellitus and is associated with a variety of complications. homocysteine is an important independent risk factor for atherosclerotic diseases in both diabetic and non diabetic subjects. the association between these two is still unclear. the aim of this study was to assess the serum homocysteine levels in uncompli...

PUBLICATIONSBallard, K.D., Olive, J.L. Metabolic Rate in Individuals with a Predisposition for Type 2 Diabetes.American College of Sports Medicine 53 Annual Meeting, May 2006, Denver, CO.Olive, J.L., Ballard, K.D., Robinson, J. Vascular Function in Individuals with a Predisposition for Type 2Diabetes. American College of Sports Medicine 53 Annual Meeting, May 2006, Denver, CO.<l...

during last decades many researchers have focused on the conditions associated with bell's palsy including diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and viral infections. this study was performed to evaluate correlation of diabetes mellitus and bell's palsy and some relevant features not discussed in the literature in an iranian population. the presence of diabetes mellitus was evaluated in a total numb...

background: type 2 diabetes mellitus is one of the most important cardiovascular risk factors. objectives: this study was performed to assess the relationship of diabetes with gender, education, and marital status in an iranian urban population. methods: a total of 892 men and women aged 30-85 were recruited using a cluster-stratified sampling method from an urban population. using a questionna...

background: nephrotic syndrome and type 1 diabetes mellitus are two common chronic conditions in children. co-existence of these conditions is an extremely rare finding. case presentation: this report presents a 6-year-old boy who was diagnosed with nephrotic syndrome five years ago and type 1 diabetes mellitus in infancy. renal biopsy showed membranous glomerulonephritis, which is a rare histo...

the number of people with diabetes mellitus is increasing and cataracts are one of the most common causes of visual impairment in these patients. advances in cataract surgery have generally resulted in favorable surgical outcomes. however, surgery may not be safe and effective in individuals who were previously not candidates for surgery or who had limited visual prognosis. many questions remai...

background: self care of diabetes is essential for control of disease and improvement of quality of patients' life. the aim of this study was to assess factors influencing self-care practice of patients in urban area of urmia, northwest of iran. methods: in this cross-sectional study, 400 diabetic patients were randomly selected from eight healthcare centers in urmia city in 2010. data collecti...

background: low compliance with drugs regimens in diabetic patients is one of the greatest challenges in the treatment of diabetes. the aim of this study was to evaluate compliance with medical orders in diabetic patients referred to the endocrinology clinic of afzalipour hospital, kerman, iran. methods: in this cross sectional study 345 of the 3000 patients, who referred to the endocrinology c...