Eleni Pavlidou, Olga Alexatou, Gerasimos Tsourouflis, Georgios Antasouras, Sousana K Papadopoulou, Dimitrios Papandreou, Anastasia Sampani, Constantinos Giaginis
{"title":"Probiotic Supplementation during Pregnancy: Evaluating the Current Clinical Evidence against Gestational Diabetes Mellitus.","authors":"Eleni Pavlidou, Olga Alexatou, Gerasimos Tsourouflis, Georgios Antasouras, Sousana K Papadopoulou, Dimitrios Papandreou, Anastasia Sampani, Constantinos Giaginis","doi":"10.2174/0115733998284749240417052006","DOIUrl":"10.2174/0115733998284749240417052006","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) constitutes a common metabolic disorder that could lead to deleterious short- and long-term complications in both the mother and her infant. Probiotic supplementation seems to exert diverse, healthy effects by acting as a preventive agent against various human diseases, including GDM.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>The purpose of the current narrative review was to critically summarize and scrutinize the available clinical studies during the last 15 years (2008-2023) concerning the use of probiotic supplementation during pregnancy as a protecting agent against GDM.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A thorough and in-depth search was performed in the most accurate scientific databases, e.g., PubMed., Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar applying effective, and relevant keywords.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There are currently some clinical studies suggesting the potential beneficial impact of probiotic supplementation in the prevention and/or co-treatment of GDM. Nevertheless, there is a high heterogeneity amongst the available clinical studies concerning the dosage, the administration duration, the probiotic species types, the method designs and protocols, and the study populations.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Probiotic supplementation at conventional dosages and in combination with a balanced healthy diet, and lifestyle seems to reduce the the risk of developing GDM, while ameliorating the severity of its symptoms. Further clinical studies taking into account the above considerations should be performed to establish conclusive results, while the future meta-analyses should include studies with the feasibly lowest heterogeneity.</p>","PeriodicalId":10825,"journal":{"name":"Current diabetes reviews","volume":" ","pages":"e260424229418"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140851913","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Using Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence to Predict Diabetes Mellitus among Women Population.","authors":"Ali Mamoon Alfalki","doi":"10.2174/1573399820666230605160212","DOIUrl":"10.2174/1573399820666230605160212","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Diabetes Mellitus is a chronic health condition (long-lasting) due to inadequate control of blood levels of glucose. This study presents a prediction of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus among women using various Machine Learning Algorithms deployed to predict the diabetic condition. A University of California Irvine Diabetes Mellitus Dataset posted in Kaggle was used for analysis.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The dataset included eight risk factors for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus prediction, including Age, Systolic Blood Pressure, Glucose, Body Mass Index, Insulin, Skin Thickness, Diabetic Pedigree Function, and Pregnancy. R language was used for the data visualization, while the algorithms considered for the study are Logistic Regression, Support Vector Machines, Decision Trees and Extreme Gradient Boost. The performance analysis of these algorithms on various classification metrics is also presented here, considering the Area Under the Curve and Receiver Operating Characteristics score is the best for Extreme Gradient Boost with 85%, followed by Support Vector Machines and Decision Trees.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The Logistic Regression is showing low performance. But the Decision Trees and Extreme Gradient Boost show promising performance against all the classification metrics. But the Support Vector Machines offers a lower support value; hence it cannot be claimed to be a good classifier. The model showed that the most significant predictors of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus were strongly correlated with Glucose Levels and mediumly correlated with Body Mass Index, whereas Age, Skin Thickness, Systolic Blood Pressure, Insulin, Pregnancy, and Pedigree Function were less significant. This type of real-time analysis has proved that the symptoms of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in women fall entirely different compared to men, which highlights the importance of Glucose Levels and Body Mass Index in women.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The prediction of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus helps public health professionals to help people by suggesting proper food intake and adjusting lifestyle activities with good fitness management in women to make glucose levels and body mass index controlled. Therefore, the healthcare systems should give special attention to diabetic conditions in women to reduce exacerbations of the disease and other associated symptoms. This work attempts to predict the occurrence of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus among women on their behavioral and biological conditions.</p>","PeriodicalId":10825,"journal":{"name":"Current diabetes reviews","volume":" ","pages":"35-46"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9652745","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sarah Aqel, Jamil Ahmad, Sebawe Syaj, Majd N Daoud, Bashar Araiqat
{"title":"Qatar's Silent Epidemic: A Comprehensive Meta-analysis on the Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome.","authors":"Sarah Aqel, Jamil Ahmad, Sebawe Syaj, Majd N Daoud, Bashar Araiqat","doi":"10.2174/0115733998286706240129074153","DOIUrl":"10.2174/0115733998286706240129074153","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Metabolic syndrome comprises various conditions like abdominal obesity, insulin resistance, elevated triglyceride levels, reduced HDL, and high blood pressure, which pose significant health challenges globally. It's imperative to determine its prevalence in specific populations to formulate effective preventive measures.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to determine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in the Qatari population.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Using the PRISMA guidelines, a systematic search was executed on PubMed until July 2023 with keywords \"Metabolic syndrome\" and \"Qatar.\" Eligibility criteria included human subjects, studies assessing metabolic syndrome components, and research conducted in Qatar or on Qatari subjects. The quality of the studies was evaluated using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS). Pooled prevalence rates were calculated using the inverse variance weighting metaanalysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Out of 237 studies, 14 met our inclusion criteria, with a combined sample size of 14,772 from the Qatari population. The overall pooled prevalence of metabolic syndrome was 26%. The ATP III and IDF criteria exhibited significant differences in prevalence rates, with the IDF criteria showing a higher prevalence. Patients in the age of 40 or older demonstrated a higher prevalence compared to the younger group. Studies post-2018 reported a decreasing trend in metabolic syndrome prevalence.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The prevalence of metabolic syndrome in the Qatari population is comparable to rates in the Middle East. The study underscores the need for tailored interventions and strategies, especially targeting the older age group. Continuous research and monitoring are essential to track and understand the disease's progression in Qatar.</p>","PeriodicalId":10825,"journal":{"name":"Current diabetes reviews","volume":" ","pages":"47-57"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139995827","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Catherine Giovanna Costas Arcia, Jessica Freitas Araujo Encinas, Joyce Regina Santos Raimundo, Katharyna Cardoso de Gois, Beatriz da Costa Aguiar Alves, Matheus Moreira Perez, Thais Moura Gascon, Fernando Luiz Affonso Fonseca, Glaucia Luciano da Veiga
{"title":"Downregulation of <i>Tnf-α</i> and <i>Cat</i> Expression in a Wistar Rat Diabetic Model during Diabetes Onset.","authors":"Catherine Giovanna Costas Arcia, Jessica Freitas Araujo Encinas, Joyce Regina Santos Raimundo, Katharyna Cardoso de Gois, Beatriz da Costa Aguiar Alves, Matheus Moreira Perez, Thais Moura Gascon, Fernando Luiz Affonso Fonseca, Glaucia Luciano da Veiga","doi":"10.2174/0115733998264880230919062657","DOIUrl":"10.2174/0115733998264880230919062657","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a metabolic disorder characterized by persistent hyperglycemia and/or insulin resistance. If left uncontrolled, it can lead to a combination of cardiac and renal alterations known as cardiorenal syndrome. Additionally, oxidative stress and inflammation contribute to tissue damage, thereby reducing the life expectancy of individuals with diabetes.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>The aim of this study was to identify early molecular markers associated with cardiorenal syndrome, oxidative stress, and inflammation, and to investigate their correlation with the duration of exposure to DM.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>An experimental DM model was employed using Wistar rats. The rats were divided into four groups: diabetic rats at 7 days (DM7), diabetic rats at 30 days (DM30), control sham at 7 days (CS7), and control sham at 30 days (CS30). Blood and brain tissue from the brainstem region were collected at 7 and 30 days after confirming DM induction. Gene expression analysis of <i>Bnp, Anp, Cat, Gpx, Sod, Tnf-α, and Il-6</i> was performed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The analysis revealed lower expression values of <i>Cat</i> in the brainstem tissue of the DM7 group compared to the NDS7 group. Moreover, diabetic animals exhibited statistically lower levels of <i>Tnf-α</i> in their peripheral blood compared to the control animals.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study concluded that DM alters the oxidative balance in the brainstem after 7 days of DM induction, resulting in lower Cat expression levels. Although some genes did not show statistical differences after 30 days of DM induction, other genes exhibited no expression values, indicating possible gene silencing. The study identified an imbalance in the studied pathways and concluded that the organism undergoes a compensatory state in response to the initial metabolic alterations caused by DM.</p>","PeriodicalId":10825,"journal":{"name":"Current diabetes reviews","volume":" ","pages":"e200624231125"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141442221","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Analytical and Bioanalytical Methods for the Determination of Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Inhibitors in Various Matrices: A Comprehensive Review.","authors":"Sakshi Hadawale, Sanjay Sharma","doi":"10.2174/0115733998288292240409060854","DOIUrl":"10.2174/0115733998288292240409060854","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>DPP-4 inhibitors, or gliptins, are new oral antidiabetic drugs for type 2 diabetes. They help to regulate insulin and glucagon. These drugs have the advantage of a lower risk of hypoglycemia compared to some other diabetes medications and are typically prescribed when metformin and sulphonylureas have become less effective.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>This review analyses a range of analytical and bioanalytical methods for DPP-4 inhibitors, that use spectroscopic techniques, chromatographic, and hyphenated techniques for analysis. So far, no review comprising all DPP-4 inhibitors has been presented. The primary objective of this review is to present the analysts with various analytical and bioanalytical methods for the quantification and estimation of DPP-4 inhibitors in different matrices.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>To improve understanding, a review was carried out by creating a database of pre-existing research from digital sources such as ScienceDirect, and PubMed. The methodology is shown in the flowchart of the literature selection process.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The comprehensive assessment of methods for analysing DPP-4 inhibitors can be a valuable resource for researchers and healthcare practitioners. Hitherto, no review encompassing all DPP-4 inhibitors has been presented. Therefore, gaps in the data available on a particular subject, need to be required to collect data on a particular construct. The review suggests that chromatographic techniques were majorly used for analysis wherein solvents like acetonitrile, methanol, and buffer solutions were used as mobile phases that can deteriorate HPLC columns and equipment. So, scientists could investigate new methods for the assessment of DPP-4 inhibitors using more eco-friendly solvents.</p>","PeriodicalId":10825,"journal":{"name":"Current diabetes reviews","volume":" ","pages":"e030524229629"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140853243","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hongping Mo, Zhen Ye, Xudong Wen, Tao Pan, Zejun Chen, Qiaobo Ye
{"title":"Medicinal Plants Facilitate the Recovery of Diabetic Foot Ulcer by Regulating Macrophages: Latest Evidence and Insights.","authors":"Hongping Mo, Zhen Ye, Xudong Wen, Tao Pan, Zejun Chen, Qiaobo Ye","doi":"10.2174/0115733998332536241205164427","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/0115733998332536241205164427","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Diabetic Foot Ulcer (DFU) is a major complication of diabetes that mostly affects the lower extremities, with a high incidence and recurrence rate in approximately 15% of patients with diabetes. The complexity of diabetic wounds poses a substantial challenge for clinical recovery, underscoring the need to investigate novel therapeutic approaches. Medicinal plants have been used to treat ulcers for centuries. Recently, there has been a growing focus on the development of topical preparations derived from medicinal plants that target macrophages as an adjuvant therapy for DFU. Macrophages have been identified as crucial factors in the DFU healing process. This review aims to introduce the latest evidence and insights into the role of medicinal plants in promoting DFU recovery by targeting macrophages. The molecular mechanisms underlying the preventive effects of medicinal plants on DFU primarily involve promoting M2 polarization of macrophages, inhibition of M1 polarization, and regulation of macrophage function. This review highlights the substantial potential of advancing the field of DFU management by medicinal plants and lays the groundwork for novel therapeutic interventions.</p>","PeriodicalId":10825,"journal":{"name":"Current diabetes reviews","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-12-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142881690","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Marjan Talebi, Mohsen Talebi, Tahereh Farkhondeh, Jesus Simal-Gandara, Selen İlgün, Ali Mohammad Pourbagher Shahri, Mohammad Samini, Saeed Samarghandian
{"title":"A Review on Hepatoprotective Effect of Chrysin: Preclinical Implications and Molecular Cascades Came into Focus.","authors":"Marjan Talebi, Mohsen Talebi, Tahereh Farkhondeh, Jesus Simal-Gandara, Selen İlgün, Ali Mohammad Pourbagher Shahri, Mohammad Samini, Saeed Samarghandian","doi":"10.2174/0115733998329724240918091335","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/0115733998329724240918091335","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Chrysin, a flavone nutraceutical, possesses several beneficial pharmacological properties, which has gained much emphasis in recent years. The biological effects of chrysin are exerted due to impeding or activating multifarious cellular and molecular pathways. Our findings indicated that chrysin inhibited tumor progression in various cancer cell lines by repressing the formation of a sphere and upregulated protein expression of Src homology region 2 domain-containing phosphatase-1 (SHP-1), alleviating phosphorylated-signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (p-STAT3) and transaction workflow innovation standards team1 (Twist1), sustaining phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2) and endorsing mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase1 (MEK1) overexpression, increasing the cytochrome c release, mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS) formation, matrix metalloproteinases (MMP) collapse, and caspase-3 activity, modulating p53/ B-cell lymphoma-2 (Bcl-2)/caspase-9 cascade, cyclooxygenase- 2 (COX-2), nuclear factor kappa B proposition 65 (NF-kB p65) expression and also decreasing the expression of nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2). Chrysin prevented cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, cisplatin, methotrexate, paracetamol, alcohol, carbon tetrachloride, tert-butyl hydroperoxide (tBHP) and thioacetamide. Chrysin has protective properties against oxidative stress, inflammation, hepatotoxicity, liver fibrosis, steatosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma. Chrysin's most common hepatoprotective biochemical and molecular mechanisms involve the ability to control enzyme synthesis, scavenge free radicals, boost the antioxidant response, induce apoptosis, and modify the synthesis of proinflammatory and profibrotic cytokines.Chrysin is a valuable nutraceutical with broad therapeutic feasibility, but to confirm its representative hepatoprotective potential, clinical studies are advised. It would also be interesting to use cutting-edge drug delivery techniques or include bio-enhancers.</p>","PeriodicalId":10825,"journal":{"name":"Current diabetes reviews","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-12-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142794544","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yahya Najjar, Kathleen Finlayson, Qusai Aljarrah, Sameh Moosa, Mohammed ALBashtawy, Osama Alkouri, Anas Ababneh
{"title":"Self-efficacy, Knowledge and Outcomes Expectations Foot Self-care among Diabetic Patients with High-Risk Feet in Jordan.","authors":"Yahya Najjar, Kathleen Finlayson, Qusai Aljarrah, Sameh Moosa, Mohammed ALBashtawy, Osama Alkouri, Anas Ababneh","doi":"10.2174/0115733998328984240923115409","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/0115733998328984240923115409","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Patients with high-risk feet and diabetes are prone to develop diabetes-related foot ulcers (DFUs). To prevent DFUs and their costs and impacts on diabetes mellitus (DM) patients' productivity and quality of life, patients' foot self-care (FSC) practices are essential to screen for DFUs. Our study aimed to assess the self-efficacy and outcome expectations about FSC and evaluate the knowledge about DFUs among patients with DM in Jordan.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A cross-sectional study was conducted with DM patients who attended two diabetes clinical centers in Jordan in the period from October 2022 to April 2023 in which data were collected through a self-administered questionnaire developed to assess patients' understanding of DFUs, foot care outcomes expectations (FCOE), and self-efficacy about FSC.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The final sample included data from 107 patients. Patient awareness of DFUs and FCOE was good, and the level of self-efficacy for FSC was moderate to high. Multiple linear regression revealed that age was negatively associated with lower self-efficacy for FSC (β = -0.22, p = 0.03) and both confidence (self-efficacy) in FSC and living arrangements (i.e., living with family) were positively associated with higher FCOE (β = 0.19, p = 0.04 and β = 0.39, p <0.001, respectively). Diagnosis of renal failure, diagnosis of retinopathy, elevated levels of glycated hemoglobin, and the settings in which the patient is receiving care for DM were positively associated with an understanding of DFUs. Both age and history of heart attacks and coronary artery disease were negatively associated with realizing DFUs (β = -0.26, p = 0.007, and β = -0.18, p = 0.045, respectively).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Patients with diabetes mellitus in Jordan have good FCOE, good awareness of DFUs, and a moderate degree of self-efficacy to execute FSC. Health education and self-efficacy programs should focus on older adults with a history of heart attacks to boost their understanding of DFUs and raise their sense of self-efficacy around FSC.</p>","PeriodicalId":10825,"journal":{"name":"Current diabetes reviews","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142767024","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Suhail Ahmad, Salman Akhtar, Mohammad Amjad Kamal, Alvina Farooqui
{"title":"Diabetes Mellitus: Exploring Biomarkers, Complications, and Therapeutic Strategies with a Spotlight on Cyanobacterial Bioactive Compounds - A Comprehensive Review.","authors":"Suhail Ahmad, Salman Akhtar, Mohammad Amjad Kamal, Alvina Farooqui","doi":"10.2174/0115733998307764240909114007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/0115733998307764240909114007","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Diabetes, regarded as a prevalent metabolic disorder with multifactorial origins, contributes to a myriad of global complications. These cumulate an elevated susceptibility to kidney failure, nerve impairment, blindness, atherosclerosis, heart ailments, and even strokes. Recent investigations underscore the diverse roles of associated biomarkers in diabetes progression. Among these are biomarkers for diabetes mellitus such as DPP-4, PPAR-ϒ, SGLT-2, α-amylase, and α-glucosidase, which are linked to the onset of diabetes and its related problems. As a result of undesirable adverse consequences linked to extant synthetic antidiabetic medications, research attention is increasingly directed towards formulating natural antidiabetic drugs, aiming for enhanced efficacy and reduced complications. Cyanobacteria stand out as a pivotal repository of natural bioactive metabolites extensively harnessed for pharmaceutical and nutraceutical development. The potent bioactive compounds sourced from cyanobacteria hold substantial promise, kindling high expectations in scientific research and presenting vast prospects for drug discovery and advancement. Some of these bioactive compounds have demonstrated impressive effectiveness, displaying successful applications across various phases of clinical trials. This review strives to provide a more precise understanding of diabetes mellitus, encompassing its clinical manifestation, epidemiological data, complications, and prevailing treatment modalities. The objective of this review is to contribute researchers and readers an enhanced and accurate understanding of diabetes mellitus by covering its clinical manifestation, epidemiological evidence, difficulties, and prevailing therapeutics possibilities.</p>","PeriodicalId":10825,"journal":{"name":"Current diabetes reviews","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142766972","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zeinab Elyasi, Nasrin Ghiasi, Ali Khorshidi, Salar Bakhtiyari, Mohsen Jalilian
{"title":"The Effect of a Health Education Program on Knowledge, Medication Adherence, and Glycosylated Hemoglobin in Rural Patients with Type 2 Diabetes.","authors":"Zeinab Elyasi, Nasrin Ghiasi, Ali Khorshidi, Salar Bakhtiyari, Mohsen Jalilian","doi":"10.2174/0115733998332358240923112144","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/0115733998332358240923112144","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Improving medication adherence plays a crucial role in preventing adverse complications of type 2 diabetes.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>This study aimed to determine the effect of a health education program on knowledge, medication adherence, and HbA1c in rural patients with type 2 diabetes.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This experimental study was conducted in Ilam County, Iran. Participants were selected via multistage cluster sampling and randomly assigned to either the intervention group (n=43) or the control group (n=42). The intervention group underwent a one-month educational program based on self-regulation theory, consisting of 12 sessions, while the control group received no educational intervention. Data were collected at baseline, three months, and six months using a diabetes knowledge test (DKT), the Iranian version of the Morisky Medication Adherence Scale-8 (IVMMAS-8), and laboratory measurements of HbA1c. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS version 16, employing chi-square tests, independent sample t-tests, repeated-measures ANOVA, and Bonferroni correction at a significance level of 0.05.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>After 3 and 6 months, the intervention group showed significant improvements in diabetes knowledge and medication adherence and a significant reduction in HbA1c levels compared to the control group (p<0.001). No significant changes were observed in the control group over time (p>0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study demonstrated that health education based on self-regulation theory can effectively increase knowledge, improve treatment adherence, and decrease HbA1c levels in rural patients with type 2 diabetes.</p>","PeriodicalId":10825,"journal":{"name":"Current diabetes reviews","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142767030","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}