normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa background: high prevalence of obesity and the importance of this issue as a risk factor for chronic diseases such as severe cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and cancer necessitate the need for treatment. the aim of this study was the evaluation of acarbose effect on the weight loss in non-diabetic overweight or obese patients in kerman. materials...

BACKGROUND South Asians have a high tendency to develop type 2 diabetes even at low BMI. We evaluated serum leptin levels in a group of non-obese type 2 diabetics. METHODS An observational study conducted on 90 subjects, 55 with Type 2 diabetes mellitus, and 35 normal controls (non-diabetics). BMI, waist circumference, serum leptin, and serum glucose were measured. The correlation between the...

BACKGROUND Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a metabolic disorder characterised by chronic hyperglycaemia with disturbances in carbohydrate, fat and protein metabolism arising from defect in insulin secretion or action or both. The clinical guidelines recommend measurement of BMI as "vital signs" for evaluating the obese and diabetic patients. METHODS This study was carried out on 160 diabetics, whic...

It is evident that the metabolism of some trace metals is altered in diabetes mellitus and these micronutrients may have specific roles in the pathogenesis and progression of the disease. The aim of this study was to determine the status of trace elements; iron, copper, selenium and lead in obese diabetic patients. The study was carried out on two hundred and four (204) subjects, aged 20-68yrs ...

BACKGROUND People with pre-diabetes are at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. Measurements of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among pre-diabetics enable the health care providers to understand their overall health status and planning of interventions to prevent type 2 diabetes. Therefore we aimed to determine the HRQOL and physical activity level; and it...

Diabetes is considered a risk factor for arteriovenous fistula failure and increased perioperative complications; but this view not proven patients undergoing brachiobasilic transposition (BBT-AVF). Fifty-one (68.9%) diabetic 23 (31.08%) non-diabetic single-stage BBT-AVF were compared in terms of complications, access maturation patency rates at The Aga Khan University Hospital from between Jan...