Oxidative stress plays a major role in the pathogenesis of diabetic mellitus. The present study was undertaken to assess lipid peroxidation by TBARS, antioxidant status using FRAP and inflammatory status using sialic acid in patients with Type2 Diabetes mellitus and healthy individuals in rural population. AnthropometricBiochemical, Fasting insulin, HOMA-IR were estimated in both groups. We obs...

BACKGROUND Diabetes is a major cause of death. Oxidative stress mainly caused by hyperglycemia is the primary reason of related complications. Omega-3 fatty acids are prescribed in diabetes but the effect on antioxidant defense is controversial. This study investigated effects of omega-3 supplementation on antioxidant enzymes activity in type 2 diabetic patients. METHODS A randomized, placebo...

objective: psychological capital is a new concept which has been raised since the third millennium and entered in organizational field since 2006. given the unique role of this concept in the production of corporate wealth it has been changed into a research basis for researchers and scholars. therefore, the present study aims to design a model for promotion of psychological capital with an emp...

background: diabetes is one of the most common diseases worldwide that the number of sufferers in the world reaches 177 million. diabetic patients are more likely to get depressed than others. however, the demographic features of patients could be effective in this regard. the aim of present study was to assess the severity of depression in diabetic patients according to their demographic featu...

The food intake and energy homeostasis are tightly regulated by neural, metabolic, environmental and endocrine signals. These signals are integrated at the hypothalamic level, which is considered as a key site in the control of food intake and energy homeostasis. The impairment of food intake control is one of the major causes contributing to the prevalence of obesity. Obesity and the associate...

Background Patient case report of secondary type2 diabetes description presenting the syndrome of Cushing by PPNAD. SLP, 57, born and living in São Paulo, SP, followed at the Endocrinology Clinic of a Public Hospital, diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, Hypertension and Obesity II, in regular use of medications, presenting inadequate glycemic control and blood pressure. Denie...

Type 2 diabetes mellitus prevalence and morbidity are increasing. Osteoporotic fractures are among the 'non-classical' complications of diabetes and been overlooked for a long time, maybe because of their complex diagnostic and therapeutic approach. The usual tools for preventing fragility fractures (such as the fracture risk assessment tool and bone densitometry) underestimate risk of fracture...

BACKGROUND Diabetes mellitus is one of the most challenging and burdensome chronic diseases of the 21st century and More than 1% of the Iranian urban population older than 20 years develops Type 2 diabetes each year. Living with diabetes mellitus has been described as a dynamic personal transitional adaptation, based on restructuring of the illness perceived experience and management of the sel...