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Journal of Diabetes and Endocrinology
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This is an Open Access Journal

Open Access journal
ISSN (Print) 2141-2685
Published by Academic Journals

[32 journals]

Obesity and elevated blood pressure among school-aged adolescents in
Nigeria
- Abstract: Obesity is associated with diverse morbidities, and elevated blood pressure has been suggested to be associated with increased body weight. This study therefore aimed to determine the relationship between obesity and elevated blood pressure among adolescent. This is a cross-sectional study. Consenting adolescents aged 10 to 18 years completed a pretested semi-structured questionnaire. Anthro...
  PubDate: Sat, 30 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +010
The burden of infection in diabetic patients living in sub-Saharan region:
Case of Yaoundé Central Hospital, Cameroon
- Abstract: Diabetes and its complications are responsible for premature death. However, mortality linked to diabetes remains under-estimated because many developing countries do not have data related to this affection. This study aimed to determine the causes of death in hospitalized diabetic patient in our context. We carried out a retrospective study in the Endocrine and Metabolic Disease Unit of the...
  PubDate: Fri, 31 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +010
Usefulness of urinary fibronectin and laminin as biomarkers of glomerular
injury in diabetics in Port Harcourt, Nigeria
- Abstract: About one-third of diabetes mellitus (DM) patients are complicated by diabetic nephropathy. It is even more challenging in type 2 DM in which this complication may occur before presentation. Microalbuminuria which is the traditional marker of early diabetic nephropathy is limited in its usefulness because it is detected when significant renal damage has already occurred. The aim of this stud...
  PubDate: Sun, 31 May 2020 00:00:00 +010
Antidiabetic properties of Moringa oleifera: A review of the literature
- Abstract: The incidence of diabetes has been growing over the years with serious and costly consequences, both in terms of human and economic capital, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. Medicinal plants could be usefully included in the treatment of diabetes in an optimized strategy for better cost-effectiveness, given the high cost of pharmaceuticals and their side effects on patients....
  PubDate: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +010
Prevalence of dyslipidemia and its correlation with anthropometric and
blood pressure variables among type-2 diabetic patients
- Abstract: Co-morbidity of hypertension and dyslipidemia are found to be high in type-2 diabetes mellitus (DM) patients particularly with poor glycemic control. This study was aimed to assess the prevalence of dyslipidemia and its correlations with anthropometric and blood pressure variables among type-2 DM patients. The study was conducted on 314 type-2 DM patients at Hawassa University Comprehensive ...
  PubDate: Sat, 29 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +010
Non-adherence to selected self-care actions and its determinants among
adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus in a tertiary hospital in Enugu State
Nigeria
- Abstract: The study determined the prevalence of non-adherence to medication, self monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG), clinic visits and the associated factors among out-patient type 2 adult diabetics at a tertiary hospital in Enugu State Nigeria. Using a descriptive cross-sectional design, 200 patients was purposively selected. Researcher-developed questionnaire was tool for data collection. Analysis...
  PubDate: Sat, 29 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +010
Effects of the combination of Cnidoscolus aconitifolius and Metformin on
the glycemia in streptozotocin-induced diabetes rats
- Abstract: Currently, diabetes mellitus type two is a public health challenge worldwide. Even though there are many oral hypoglycemic agents, a large part of the population continues to use herbal remedies with proven benefits. However, there are few works aimed at evaluating combinations of drugs and herbal remedies. These combinations of drugs and herbal substances can lead to a decrease in the thera...
  PubDate: Sat, 30 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +010
The effect of aqueous leaf extract of Adansonia digitata (baobab) on
diabetes mellitus and the anterior pituitary of adult male wistar rats
- Abstract: This study was carried out to evaluate the anti-diabetic properties of aqueous leaf extract of Adansonia digitata leaf (ALEAD) on blood glucose level. 36 of the rats were randomly distributed into 9. Group one served as the normal control and Group 2 rats were administered with alloxan (150 mg/kg) intraperitoneally. Groups 3, 4, and 5 were orally administered with alloxan (150 mg/kg) intrape...
  PubDate: Wed, 31 Jul 2019 00:00:00 +010
Antidiabetic effect of aqueous extract of ripe Carica papaya Linnaeus seed
in alloxan-induced diabetic albino rats
- Abstract: This research was carried out to evaluate the antidiabetic effect of aqueous extract of ripe Carica papaya L. seed in alloxan-induced diabetic albino rats. Diabetes is a metabolic disease associated with sustained hyperglycaemia. Diabetes has become a global threat because its incidence is increasing on daily basis. Pathogenesis of diabetes mellitus and the possibility of its management by t...
  PubDate: Thu, 28 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +010
Knowledge regarding diabetic complications among diabetic clients
attending outpatient department in a tertiary hospital, Kathmandu
- Abstract: Diabetes, a known medical problem for more than two millennia, provokes complication in many parts of body and increase risk of premature death. Prevalence of diabetes is steadily increasing everywhere, most markedly in the worlds low and middle- income countries. Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a devastating disease but complications of Diabetes Mellitus can be prevented or delayed through proper...
  PubDate: Thu, 31 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +010