Lydia U. Egua, Afis A. Agboola, Nurudeen O. Ibrahim, Emmanuel S. Abayomi, Nafiu O. Adenle & Lere P. Oluwadare·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2026
Background: Cardiometabolic risk factors (hypertension, diabetes mellitus and obesity), together with symptoms of depression and anxiety constitute a growing public health challenge in Nigeria. These conditions are increasingly prevalent among adults in peri-urban communities und...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2026/v24i91420
Background: Low magnesium levels contribute to defective tyrosine-kinase activity, post-receptor impairment of insulin action, and aggravated insulin resistance in patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM). Hypomagnesemia has also been linked to the development of microvascul...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2025/v23i101303
Background: Hypovitaminosis D is considerably prevalent among individuals with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM), with vascular complications and delayed wound healing. This study aims to assess the pattern of this of hydroxyvitamin D levels and associated factors among diabetics a...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2025/v23i41215
Objective and Background: Diabetes mellitus is a chronic degenerative metabolic disorder characterized by elevated blood glucose levels (hyperglycemia) due to impairments in insulin secretion, insulin action, or both. The prevalence of diabetes mellitus is increasing globally, an...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2024/v22i121145
Aims: This research activity aims to determine the manifestation of skin disease in diabetes mellitus patients at Sentra Medika Cisalak Hospital, Depok in 2019-2020. Study Design: research with a cross-sectional approach. Place and Duration of Study: Sentra Medika Cisalak Hospit...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2024/v22i101109
Background: Examining the relationship between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), diabetes, and diabetic complications is crucial because OSA and diabetes have become more common in recent years. In particular, we detail the contemporary and longitudinal research and give a thorough...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2023/v21i12956
Ahmed Yassin Alrefaei, Yasir Wadi Alngzi Alanazi, Muhammad Sari Zahzum Alanazi & Mohammed Saeed Alshahrani·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2023
Background: There is debate over the relationship between diabetes and the main forms of dementia. The cognitive alterations associated with type 2 diabetes (T2D) mostly impact mental flexibility, mental speed, and learning and memory. Objectives: To ascertain the degree of the l...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2023/v21i12957
Background: The prevalence of diabetes mellitus in India is alarmingly high despite availability of several therapeutic agents. Thus, the current study was conducted to understand the role of Ayurveda based Comprehensive Diabetes Care (CDC) program in the management of type 2 dia...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2023/v21i9852
Fournier's gangrene is a severe surgical emergency that occurs worldwide. The mortality and morbidity of this condition have greatly decreased over time due to improvements in surgical methods and critical care treatment. For a successful result and to lessen the high mortality a...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2023/v21i5813
The present study investigate a QTc interval prolongation in diagnosed cases of Diabetic Ketoacidosis with reference to electrolyte imbalances. Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state (HHS) are dangerous manifestations of diabetes mellitus representing tw...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2023/v21i1788
Rifkatu Mshelia-Reng, Yakubu Lawal, Special Odiase Omonua, Kenechukwu Odumodu, Ramatu Shuaibu, Ukamaka Dorothy Itanyi, Amina Ibrahim Abubakar, Hadijat Oluseyi kolade-Yunusa, Zumnan Songden David, Babajide Ogunlana, Andrew Clarke, Olufemi Adediran, Zulfiqarali Abbas & Felicia Ehusani Anumah·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2022
Background: Peripheral neuropathy is one of the microvascular complications of diabetes mellitus, a risk factor for diabetic foot, and a major cause of disability world wide. Several authors have variedly reported on the efficacies of the different simple and sophisticated method...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2022/v20i1030504
Rabia Arshad, Shahzaib Maqbool, Sara Arshad, Fatima Rehman, Muhammad Nadeem, Ruqyia Shabir, Abdul Mateen, Rabia Rehman, Arham Ihtesham & Waleed Inayat Mohamed·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2021
Aims: Thyroid disease is a pathological state associated significantly with diabetes mellitus (DM) Type 1 and Type 2. As the prevalence of diabetes mellitus is on the rise in our population, so the purposed significance of our study was to evaluate the frequency of thyroid dysfun...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i1030376
Khalid Abbas Owish Sukar, Rihab Ibrahim Abdalla, Humeda Suekit Humeda, Ahmed Omer Alameen & Eltayeb Ibrahim Mubarak·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2020
Aims: This study was designed to investigate the effect of Pear millet on glycaemic control and lipid profile in streptozocin diabetic rat model. Methodology: Forty healthy mature male rats were used in this study. The rats divided into 4 groups, ten rats in each and group (A) an...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2020/v18i330193
Background: Measurement of glycated haemoglobin is accepted as the gold standard for the diagnosis and management of diabetes mellitus; but it is rarely used in this environment, a resource-poor setting, largely due to the high cost of the assay. There is need to determine its re...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2019/v16i430148
Objective: To assess the knowledge of first professional medical students of Bolan University of Medical and Health Sciences Quetta about Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Methodology: This cross sectional descriptive study was carried out on first professional MBBS students of Bolan Med...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2019/v16i230141