Few studies have been made of the employability of diabetics, and recommendations concerning their employment are usually based on general principles. It is often considered that diabetics who are taking large doses of insulin should not be given work in which hypoglycaemic attacks might result in injury to themselves or others. However, the severity of an insulin reaction is now known not to b...

Foot problems are a major cause of morbidity, mortality and disability in diabetic patients. Diabetes mellitus is a relatively common disorder that affects over 16 million people in the United States.1 The World Health Organization predicts that the world population of diabetics will double to over 200 million people by the year 2010.2 Diabetes affects patients of all ages and in all socioecono...

Currently, 15% to 30% of the patients that undergo coronary artery surgery are diabetics. As a group, they have less favorable anatomic and clinical characteristics than the general population. Specifically, diabetics have more extensive coronary disease, more vessels involved, and more diffuse stenosis, so they need a higher number of distal anastomoses to achieve complete revascularization. I...

Diabetic Mellitus is a group of metabolic disorders characterized by hyperglycaemia, which occurs due to defects in insulin secretion, action, or both. Diabetics distress an emotional response extreme apprehension, discomfort, dejection perceived inability cope with the challenges and demands living diabetes. The goals clinical pharmacist management about medication adherence, evaluate quality ...

UNLABELLED The aims of the study were to evaluate differences in dietary, oral hygiene habits and social class in children with Type I diabetes mellitus (DM), compared to non-diabetics, and to investigate relationship between selected caries-risk factors and caries experience in diabetics. MATERIAL AND METHODS 70 children with Type I DM and 70 age- and sex-matched non-diabetic controls were i...

To determine if both phases of glucagon secretion are excessive in diabetes, arginine was admimistered intravenously as pulses and as infusions to normal subjects, insulin-dependent diabetics, and noninsulin-requiring diabetics. The acute phase of glucagon secretion, in response to arginine pulses at four different doses (submaximal to maximal alpha-cell stimulating), was indistinguishable in t...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Diabetes is considered as an independent risk factor for cognitive impairment and dementia. In this study, we assessed the cognitive status of diabetics and non diabetics by the Mini Mental Status Examination (MMSE) and the Modified Mini Mental Status Examination (3MS) and also found a correlation of age, sex, the duration of diabetes and HbA1C with the cognitive statu...

Background: Diabetes mellitus is a modern epidemic which leads to various complications over a period of time. Autonomic neuropathy is one such complication which may lead on to gallbladder dysmotility and gallbladder stones. Objectives: To determine the incidence of gallbladder disorders in patients of type 2 diabetes mellitus and to find out the incidence of autonomic dysfunction in type 2 di...

BACKGROUND Diabetes is the leading cause of end stage renal disease (ESRD) worldwide. OBJECTIVES We compared the clinical outcomes in diabetic patients on hemodialysis (HD) with non-diabetics. PATIENTS AND METHODS Adult maintenance HD patients (N= 532) from 9 HD facilities were enrolled to this prospective cohort study in September 2012. Causes of death, hospitalization, and HD exit were re...