Background: Medication adherence continues to be a vital factor contributing towards the achievement of treatment goals in patients with chronic diseases. There is a sparse amount of data available on the adherence behaviour ...

Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a chronic condition caused by the complete destruction of insulin producing pancreatic β-cells. Increased oxidative stress and impaired antioxidant capacity are associated with the development ...

The effects of naringin (4’,5,7-trihydroxy flavonone-7-rhamnoglucoside), a flavonoid isolated from the grapefruit and other citrus fruit species were investigated on diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) in a type 1 diabetic rat ...

The role of naringin on streptozotocin-induced diabetic nephropathy was investigated. Male Wister rats (200-300 g) were divided into six groups (n=7). Group A was treated with a vehicle (0.2 ml of 0.1M citrate buffer pH4.5) ...

Peptide and protein drugs are highly versatile with numerous therapeutic properties such as anti-cancer, anti-diabetic, anti-hypertensive, and anti-microbial; which are therefore ideal candidates for the development of ...

The aim of this study was to determine management regimens and level of knowledge of diabetes and its‟ ocular complications among private patients in a sample of the population of the Western Cape region of South Africa. ...

Introduction: Diabetic cardiomyopathy (DCM) is defined by hypertrophy, oxidative stress, fibrosis and inflammation of the cardiac muscle. Hyperglycemia-associated oxidative stress plays an important role in the development ...