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Read  full  paper  at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53844#.VNhWvCzQrzE Author(s)    Rashid M. Ansari * , John B. Dixon , Colette J. Browning Affiliation(s) Department of General Practice, School of Primary Health Care, MONASH University, Melbourne, Australia . ABSTRACT The aim is to synthesize the most contemporary qualitative research on the self-management of type 2 diabetes with specific interest in the population of Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. The electronic databases searched include the Cochrane library, MEDLINE, PubMed, EMBASE and PsycINFO, between the year 1993 and 2013. The inclusion criteria was the middle-aged population aged 40 - 60 years. Studies must report qualitative research on diabetes self-management, diabetic complications, quality of life, and patient-doctor relationship or interaction. Out of the 36 identified studies, 30 studies from the literature search representing self-ma...

Read  full  paper  at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53416#.VMG66izQrzE Author(s)    Alireza Sedaghat 1 , Hajieh Shahbazian 1* , Fatemeh Haidari 2 , Seyed Peyman Payami 1 , Alireza Jahanshahi 1 , Seyed Mahmoud Latifi 1   Affiliation(s) 1 Health Research Institute, Diabetes Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran . 2 Nutrition and Metabolic Disease Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran . ABSTRACT Type 2 diabetes has a high prevalence and a growing trend. The use of a proper diet treatment is one of the therapeutic approaches of patients. The use of the soy has shown the effective results in glycemic control of patients with type 2 diabetes; however, data are paradoxical. The present study aimed to examine the effectiveness of soy nuts on glycemic control, blood pressure and lipid profile and insulin-resistance of the diabet...

Read  full  paper  at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53118#.VLXOUsnQrzE Author(s)    Udaya M. Kabadi 1,2,3* , Mary U. Kabadi 1 , Sommany Weber 3 , Aaron Bubolz 3 , Edward Finnerty 3   Affiliation(s) 1 University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, USA . 2 VA Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona, USA . 3 Des Moines University, Des Moines, Iowa, USA . ABSTRACT Background: UKPDS suggested relentless deterioration of β cell function as a part of natural course of type 2 diabetes mellitus. However, the course was apparently not universal since many patients maintained glycemic goal (HbA1c < 7.0%) at 9 years while receiving conventional life style programs consisting of diet and exercise or/and oral agents. Moreover, β cell failure occurred around the same time as the time of onset of microvascular complications. Finally, the exact mechanism of progressive β cell failure remains to be def...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=51841#.VHfSm2fHRK0 Author(s) Jihad Haddad 1* , Fares H. Haddad 2 , Rashad Nasser 3 , Abdel-Ellah Al-Shudifat 1 , Firas Abbas Annabi 4 , Levent Sandalci 5 , Moawia Al-Kilani 6 Affiliation(s) 1 Prince Hamzah Hospital, Amman, Jordan . 2 King Hussein Medical Center, Amman, Jordan . 3 Italian Hospital, Amman, Jordan . 4 Islamic Hospital, Amman, Jordan . 5 Novo Nordisk Business Area Near East, Istanbul, Turkey . 6 Jabal Al Zayton Hospital, Zarqa, Jordan . ABSTRACT Objective: To analyse the safety and effectiveness of biphasic insulin aspart 30 (BIAsp 30) in a Jordanian subgroup of the 24-week, non-interventional A 1 chieve study. Metho...