This study was conducted to gain a deep understanding of the experience of older people with diabetes mellitus (DM) about their family support in Tasikmalaya, Indonesia.
Those pregnant women with family history of diabetes mellitus were about two times more likely to develop preeclampsia.
Because sulfonylureas are commonly used in treating diabetes mellitus, knowledge about SUR2 regulation by estrogen is expected to shed new light into hormonal regulation of a "cardioprotective" ion channel and the related molecular signaling pathways.
A 56-year-old male patient with medical history of type 2 diabetes mellitus for about 8 years under oral medication at local clinic presented with fever, poor appetite and general weakness for 2 weeks.
It is estimated that diabetic neuropathy is present at the moment of type 2 diabetes mellitus diagnosis in about 10% of patients and affects about 50% of patients with a longer duration of the disease [ 7].
Diabetes mellitus currently affects about 285 million adults worldwide, with this figure expected to rise to 439 million adults by 2030 [ 1].
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) affects about 5% of adults worldwide, and this prevalence is rising rapidly (Secree and Zimmet 2003).
Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) constitutes about 10-15 % of total diabetes rates and its incidence has been increasing worldwide at an alarming rate of 3-53-5%er year [ 1].
Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) have about a two-fold increased risk of major depression, affecting at least one in every ten diabetes patients [ 1- 3].
Diabetes mellitus currently affects about 285 million adults worldwide, and this figure is expected to rise to over 400 million adults by 2030 [ 1].
