Background Visfatin is an adipokine produced by visceral adipose tissue and has insulin-mimicking
effects. Fetuin-A is a hepatic secretory protein that binds the insulin receptor and …

Introduction. The aim of this study was to evaluate the serum levels of resistin and insulin-like
growth factor-1 (IGF-1) and and also the potential relationship between thyroid function …

Background Type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM) is an autoimmune disease with chronic complications
that is becoming more frequent as life expectancy of diabetics has increased owing to …

Yersiniae enterocolitica, a gram negative rod-like organism, causes terminal ileitis and
mesenteric adenitis in adolescents and adults. Some forms present with liver and spleen …

Results There were 37 male (37%) and 63 female (63%), and 11 male (36.7%) and 19
female (63.3%) and the mean age was 62±14.9 years and 59.4±76.9 years in the study and …

Background: Weight gain is a significant problem in diabetic patients in terms of worsening
glycemic control, increasing diabetic and cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, and …

Background: This study aimed to determine the number of antihypertensive agents required
to achieve optimal blood pressure (BP) in Turkish hypertensive patients. Material and …

An elevated serum ferritin level is proposed as a risk factor for coronary heart disease. The
role of diabetes mellitus on serum ferritin levels in myocardial infarction has recently been …

To study cognitive functions in 50–80 year aged type 2 diabetic patients. Cognitive performance
was evaluated through a mini mental test (MMT) in 131 patients between 50 and 80 …

The aim of this study was to examine the frequency of Cushing’s syndrome (CS) in obese
type 2 diabetic patients devoid of specific clinical symptoms of Cushing’s syndrome. A total of …