Aim: To determine whether Phenylthiocarbamide (PTC) taste blindness is associated with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (DM) and possible relationship between intake of treatment medications and PTC taste sensitivity. Methodology: The study participants consisted of 100 type 2 DM patient...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2019/v14i430106
Background: Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease with devastating short and long-term complications that affect productivity. The corner stone for diabetes care is tight glycemic control with regular follow up. To achieve this care, medications and other health care services mu...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2019/v14i230097
Luka Carrol Domkat, Agi Peace Josephine, Egwuindu Josephine Chika, Istifanus Gurumtet & Comfort Japhet Philip·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2019
Background: Diabetes is an increasing health concern globally with several complications (including coronary heart disease) and diverse contributing factors. Diabetes has been proven to affect both male and females nevertheless, the attendant dyslipidemia is suspected to be commo...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2019/45360
Diabetes mellitus, a silent killer, is a disease which is characterized by altered metabolism of carbohydrate, protein and lipids, classically present as raised blood glucose levels. The prevalence of diabetes mellitus in increasing rapidly in both high and low-income countries....
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2018/42470
Background: Antioxidants are substances that protect the cell damage caused by free radicals. Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) has radical-scavenging activity thus acting as antioxidant. In this study, we evaluated haematological changes in alloxan-induced diabetic rats treated or not w...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/36038
Background: Diabetes is the most common non-communicable disease. Currently Diabetes Mellitus (DM) affects 240 million people worldwide. Pakistan belongs to high prevalence area having 6.9 million diabetics. Diabetes mellitus is 4th leading cause of death in most developed countr...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/35857
Introduction: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) has become a global public health threat. The irreversible nature of the disease, its association with significant morbidity and mortality as well as the cost of renal replacement therapy leads to a large burden for health care providers...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/36085
Diabetes mellitus (DM) and hypertension are diseases reported to be the first and second leading cause of all deaths in both developed and developing countries, including Libya. Increasing age, the presence of obesity, and worsening renal function all contribute to an increased l...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/35830