Neuropathic and ischemic changes of the foot in Brazilian patients with diabetes.

The prevalence of diabetes and resultant complications continues to increase in many countries, including Brazil. A 1-day, multicenter descriptive study involving people with type 2 diabetes was conducted 1) to identify and describe indicators of foot neuropathy and ischemia and examine their relationship, and 2) to examine the relationship between existing risk factors and patient demographic and clinical variables. Seventy-nine (79) patients with an average age of 60.

[Home glycemic profiles as an strategy for insulin therapy adjustments in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus].

The goal of this paper is to characterize the glycemic profiles of patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus like a strategy in insulin adjustments. A total of 3259 tests were realized being 781 before breakfast, 752 before lunch, 765 before dinner and 740 before bed and 221 in the dawn. The average of the blood glucose tests in these periods overstepped the superior limits in 6.

[Evaluation of 2 home monitoring schemes in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus].

The goal of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of two monitoring schemes(blood and urine) in the metabolic control of type 1 diabetic patients, in biweekly therapeutic adjustments, along 6 months of participation in the educational groups. A sample of 34 patients was divided in two groups. The interventions proposed to group A were daily blood glucose monitoring, during three consecutive days for each period (before breakfast, before lunch, before dinner and before bed) and biweekly in the dawn.