conclusions using an empowerment program had positive effects on self-efficacy in patients with type 2 diabetes. results before intervention, the mean score of self-efficacy was 45 ± 14.49 and 39.61 ± 17.01 for the experimental and control groups, respectively, and the difference was not significant (p = 0.1). two months after the intervention, the mean of self-efficacy was 55.71 ± 13.25 and 40...

background: type 2 diabetes mellitus with hyperlipidemia is a common disease. conventional anti-hyperglycemic and anti-hyperlipidemic drugs have limited efficacies and important side effects, so that alternative agents are needed. previous studies suggest that fiber-free artichoke (cynara scolymus l.) leaf extract may have anti-hyperglycemic and anti-hypercholesterolemic effects in hypercholest...

background: the prevalence of diabetes mellitus among iranian aged 25-64 estimated to be about 7.7%. the aim of current study was the assessment of socioeconomic status of diabetic patients and their complications. methods: a cross sectional study was conducted on type 2 diabetic patients with complications in four major teaching hospitals affiliated to tehran university of medical sciences (tu...

conclusions as the prevalence of hypomagnesaemia among patients with type 2 diabetes treated at the ncdeg was found to be 19% (95% ci, 16.8%-21.4%), we recommend periodic determination of magnesium level and appropriate magnesium replacement therapy particularly among the above defined groups. results out of 1105 patients with type 2 diabetes, 210 patients (19%) (95% ci, 16.8%-21.4%) were hypom...

background leptin, a protein released from adipose tissue, could have significant role in pathogenesis of obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus. conclusions it is speculated that lower serum leptin levels in diabetic patients may be a consequence of male gender. moreover, results suggest that serum leptin level in women is influenced differently than that in men. results the serum leptin level i...

background: in this study, we evaluated the quality of care and control of cardiovascular risk factors in newly diagnosed diabetic patients, identified during diabetes screening program, 1 year after diagnosis. methods: in this prospective study, 83 newly diagnosed diabetic patients identified at screening in isfahan, were studied. height, weight, blood pressure, plasma glucose, lipids, and hem...

background: the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and risk factors of the sensory neuropathy in type 2 diabetic patients referring to yazd diabetes research center. neuropathy is one of the most common complications of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes melli-tus. material and methods: this is a cross-sectional study on 2350 diabetic patients (1071 male, 1279 female) referred to ya...

abstract objective: in health economics, one of the important methods of economic evaluation is cost-effectiveness analysis. the usual procedure in this method is to consider effectiveness of disability-adjusted life years (dalys) as a measure criterion. material and methods: this was a cross sectional study of economic assessment type or cost-effectiveness. all over 30 years old population of ...

background the goal of diabetes control should be feasible in order to minimize the risk of its adverse events and to reduce its burden and cost on patients. the current study aimed to assess the status of glycemic control in male and female patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (t2dm) in kerman, iran.   methods in the present study, 500 t2dm (300 women and 200 men) from the kerman coronary ar...

background: type 2 diabetes is an important risk factor for cognitive decline in diabetic patients. the main goal of this study was the assessment of memory, attention and visuospatial ability dysfunctions in patients with type 2 diabetes in comparison to pre-diabetic patients and normal subjects in endocrine and metabolism center of isfahan city from april 2011 to july 2011. methods: the sampl...