Stage of change of 6 health-related behaviors among patients with type 2 diabetes.

Aims: Assessing patients' current stage of change toward 6 healthy behaviors related to diabetes control. Behaviors studied were smoking cessation (2) regular exercise; (3) consuming 5 servings or more of fruits and vegetables; (4) decreasing intake of refined sugar; (5) reducing saturated fat; and (6) self monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG).

Methods: Stage of change (SOC) for several diabetes control-related behaviors was assessed for 737 patients with type 2 diabetes using a staging algorithm.

Food insecurity is related to glycemic control deterioration in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Background & Aims: Poor glycemic control has been shown to play a major role in the development and progression of diabetes complications. This cross-sectional study tested the hypothesis that food insecurity may deteriorate glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes. The objectives of this study were to assess the prevalence of food insecurity among type 2 diabetics in a major hospital that serves the area of northern Jordan, and to investigate its relation to glycemic control.

Elevated glycosylated hemoglobin is associated with subclinical neuropathy in neurologically asymptomatic diabetic patients: a prospective study.

The association between poorly controlled diabetes and higher risk of polyneuropathy is well established. The American Diabetes Association recommends that glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) should be less than 7%. Most previous studies, which reported HbA1c correlation with polyneuropathy, used higher HbA1c cut points and focused on neurologically symptomatic patients.

Neurophysiological changes in neurologically asymptomatic hypothyroid patients: a prospective cohort study.

This is a prospective cohort study on neurologically asymptomatic patients with primary hypothyroidism. It was conducted to evaluate the frequency and pattern of neurophysiological changes in this group of patients. Twenty-three subjects were included over a period of 2(1/2) years.