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 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2377-3634/1410185

Knowledge, Attitude and Sociocultural Correlates to Diabetes and Hypertension among Adults Living in Enugu-South L.G.A of Enugu State

Uchechukwu I. Ezue, King-David I. Ahuchaogu, Chidinma A. Omeke, Maureen A. Nwokorie, Ifeanyi I.Ofonere, Christabel U. Ogwezi and Chidinma J. Nnamani

Article Type: Original Research | First Published: 2024/11/25

Non-communicable diseases are traced to be the leading cause of both mortality and morbidity worldwide and there are indications the numbers will continue to rise. Diabetes and Hypertension are both Non-communicable diseases. Hypertension is a condition in which the force of the blood against the arterial walls is too high. Diabetes is a group of diseases that results in too much sugar in the blood. It is a chronic, metabolic disease characterized by elevated levels of blood glucose in the body....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2377-3634/1410182

Pathophysiology of the Skin in Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes and Emerging Therapeutic Opportunities

Priyanka Prabhakar Poonja, MBBS, MSc and Flora Kiss, MD, PhD

Article Type: Review Article | First Published: 2024/05/31

Skin manifestations of diabetes mellitus (DM) occur as a result of impaired insulin signalling, insulin resistance and chronic hyperglycemia. The biophysical properties of the outer barrier of the epidermis the stratum corneum (SC), reflect the status of both epidermal function and systemic conditions, with over two-thirds of DM patients known to experience skin involvement....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2377-3634/1410184

Prevalence of Major Comorbidities and Associated Factors among Adult Diabetic Patients Attending Diabetic Follow up Clinic at Selected Public Hospitals of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Haleluya Girma, Kabtiymer Shiferaw and Mesfin Aklilu

Article Type: Research Article | First Published: 2024/06/05

Data was collected from April 28 to May 29, 2023. 417 study participants from 4 public hospitals were selected with simple random sampling technique. Data was collected by using structured and pretested questionnaire, medical record was used in order to obtain relevant information’s and measurement was done to obtain BMI. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 25. Bivariable and Multivariable binary logistic regression analysis were done to determine the association between the outcome variable ...

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2377-3634/1410183

The Relationship between HbA1c and Glucose Management Indicator and Time in Range in Youth with Type 1 Diabetes: A Single Centre Study

Sirisha Kusuma Boddu, Xanthippi Tseretopoulou, A. Emile J. Hendriks, Ajay Thankamony and M. Loredana Marcovecchio

Article Type: Original Article | First Published: 2024/05/31

As continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) becomes increasingly utilized, it is relevant to better understand the relationship between CGM metrics and HbA1c. We aimed to assess the concordance between HbA1c and both glucose management indicator (GMI) and time in range (TIR) in youth with type 1 diabetes (T1D)....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2377-3634/1410181

Effect of Asparagus africanus (Asparaceae) Aqueous Extract on Renal Complications in High Fat Diet and Streptozotocin-Induced Type 2 Diabetes in Male albino Wistar Rats

Focham Evans Ngwenah, Oumar Mahamat, Bashi Brenda Mugob and Tume Chrsitopher

Article Type: Research Article | First Published: 2024/05/02

Asparagus africanus has been claimed to possess antidiabetic activity in the ethnomedicinal literature. The present study was carried out to investigate the effect of aqueous extract of A. africanus (EAA) in control of renal complications in experimentally-induced type 2 diabetes mellitus in Wistar rats....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2377-3634/1410180

Clinical and Sociodermographic Predictors of Poor Quality of Life among Older Type 2 Diabetes Patients Attending the Family Medicine Clinics at a Tertiary Institution in Nigeria

Oluwatuyi EO, Oduniyi OA, Malomo SO, Sodipo OO, Olopade OB, Odunaye-Badmus SO and Odiana RN

Article Type: Original Article | First Published: 2024/01/27

Type 2 Diabetes mellitus is a chronic metabolic disease with significant implications on health status and quality of life (QoL) in terms of physical, social, environmental, and psychological well-being. Old age also has a significant influence on QOL, therefore, the impact of diabetes on the QOL of older persons can be more severe. In managing these older diabetics attention needs to be paid to the clinical and sociodemographic factors that may impact their QOL so that these can be modified whe...

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2377-3634/1410179

Gestational Diabetes: Is the Trimester of Diagnosis Determinant on Maternal and Fetal Outcomes?

Fernanda Alves, Ana Margarida Balsa, José Eira, Ana Moreira and Osvaldo Moutinho

Article Type: Original Article | First Published: 2024/01/13

Data were collected on pregnant women with singleton pregnancies whose birth occurred at our center between January 2021 and May 2023. The sample was divided into two groups, according to the trimester of diagnosis of gestational diabetes, which were compared with respect to several variables....

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