BACKGROUND Blood pressure (BP) is not well controlled in the majority of patients with both diabetes and hypertension. This study was designed to identify predictors of BP control in patients with both diabetes and hypertension who are seen in primary care clinics. METHODS This retrospective study was conducted by identifying a cohort of patients diagnosed with diabetes before January 1, 2000...

To assess and manage Diabetic gastropathy. gastropathy is least concern in developing countries but many patients receiving oral anti diabetics leads to serious gastric problems. This study involves identification of problems improves compliance, medication adherence among population also determine the severity due hypoglycemic drugs. In our study, women are more effected (54%) than men (46%). ...

This report focuses on a 16-year-old girl afflicted with hypoglycemia after administration of medications for gastrointestinal symptoms. Repaglinide-induced hypoglycemia was suspected when a tablet of repaglinide was noted in the drug package that she had been given. As the use of various types of oral hypoglycemic agents has increased, a definitive diagnosis of drug-induced hypoglycemia has be...

BACKGROUND The present study was conducted to analyze possible risk factors in patients with type 2 diabetes who are in hypoglycemic coma. MATERIAL AND METHODS A total of 194 patients with type 2 diabetic hypoglycemic coma who were admitted to our hospital between January 2010 and January 2016 were included. The patients were all in coma on admission, and their blood glucose levels were lower t...

Numerous indigenous medicinal plants have been found to contain important active principles that make these plants helpful to treat diseases. The present study was conducted to evaluate hypoglycemic and weight stabilizing effects of a compound herbal formulation named Ziabeen in normal and alloxan-diabetic rabbits. Diabetes was induced by alloxan mono hydrate (150 mg/kg body weight, iv.). Blood...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the hypoglycemic and anti-diabetic activity of chloroform extract of Calotropis gigantea leaves and flowers in normal rats and streptozotocin induced diabetes. METHODS The hypoglycemic activity in normal rats was carried out by treatment using chloroform extract of Calotropis gigantea leaf and flower 10, 20 and 50 mg/kg, orally. The oral glucose tolerance test was carri...

Changes in blood glucose and glucose tolerance by oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) after 40 days of yoga therapy in 149 non-insulin-dependent diabetics (NIDDM) were investigated. The response to yoga in these subjects was categorized according to a severity scale index (SSI) based on area index total (AIT) under OGTT curve. One hundred and four patients showed a fair to good response to the y...