background: use of glucosamine as an alternative treatment for osteoarthritis is becoming more frequent, including in those who have diabetes at the same time. the results from in vitro and animal studies propose that glucosamine may inversely affect glucose metabolism. however, the recommended dose of oral glucosamine in healthy people or diabetics did not have such effects consistently. the a...

Diabetes mellitus, a chronic metabolic disease affects various organs of the body on long-term basis. results in haematological changes that lead to development complications such as hypercoagulability, anemia and cardiovascular (CVD). Hematological parameters play an important role treatment follow up diabetic patients. Hence, objective study is compare mean levels hematological namely Platele...

BACKGROUND The pathophysiology of an increased risk of cerebrovascular disease mortality among South Asians (SA) remains unclear. Indices of arterial stiffness and endothelial dysfunction are independent markers of vascular disease, having both prognostic and diagnostic implications. We hypothesized that there are ethnic variations in indices of arterial stiffness and endothelial dysfunction be...

The variable glycemic response to starchy foods has been the subject of much interest particularly in the dietary management of diabetes [1, 2]. It is now well known that rate and extent of starch digestion is influenced by a variety of intrinsic and extrinsic factors [3-5]. The glycemic index (GI) is an in vivo measurement based on glycemic response to carbohydrate-containing foods, and allows...

BACKGROUND Designing the effective and early interventions can prevent progression of prediabetes to diabetes. Few studies have shown the effect of flaxseed on glycemic control. This study aimed to assess the effect of flaxseed powder on insulin resistance (IR) indices and blood pressure in prediabetic individuals. MATERIALS AND METHODS In a randomized clinical trial, 99 prediabetic individua...

Objective To determine whether characteristics of glucose dynamics are reflections of β-cell function or rather of inadequate diabetes control. Materials/methods We analyzed historical liquid meal tolerance test (LMTT) and continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) data, which had been obtained from 56 non-insulin treated type 2 diabetic outpatients during withdrawal of antidiabetic drugs. Computed ...