Type I diabetes mellitus is a common chronic disease in adolescents. According to statistics, 12,243 diabetic Muslims fast in thirteen Islamic countries, 43% of whom have type I diabetes. This longitudinal study was conducted on volunteer adolescents with type I diabetes aged 13-18 years for 15 days using the census method. Three days before Ramadan and during the last three days of the study p...

objective: diabetes plays an important role in the progression of tissue damage. influencing factors of the cellular matrix can lead to changes in the structure and function of tissues or their failure. herbal consumption can be effective in reducing tissue failure. the aim of the this study is to research the effect portulaca oleracea seeds on the levels of matrix metalloproteinase 2, 9 and ti...

objective: survey of the influence of hla-drb1, -dqb1 alleles, genotypes and haplotypes on age at onset of type 1 diabetes (t1d) in an iranian population materials and methods: 105 iranian t1d patients of different ethnic group and 100 ethnically, age and sex matched individuals were selected from tehran's hospitals and hla-drb, -dqb typing was performed. according to the age at onset of t1d, ...

conclusions identifying the needs of children and adolescents with dm-1 in terms of self-care and education may help them to have better performance in management, control, and prevention of dm complications. results the items were quantified on a five-point likert scale. with regard to nutrition, 36.4% of children and 40.9% of adolescents had moderate performance. moreover, 56.3% of children a...

conclusions this study provides evidence indicating high prevalence of metabolic syndrome in children with t1dm in southern iran. preventive programs aimed towards decreasing the risk factors of metabolic syndrome and interpretation of a healthier diet and physical activity for children with t1dm should be considered in our country. results in this study, 87 children with diabetes (48 females a...

the association of celiac disease and type i diabetes mellitus has been known for some time. this study was undertaken to investigate the prevalence of celiac disease (cd) in diabetic children and adolescents. eighty-seven patients (44 females, 43 males) aged 2- 18 years, with type i diabetes participated in this study. a group of 87 healthy unrelated girls and boys matched for age and gender s...