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Shokouh Sarbolouki, Forough Azam Taleban, Naser Valai,
Volume 4, Issue 4 (Quaterly 2001)
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| History and Objectives: Dietary soluble fiber had beneficial effects on serum glucose and lipid levels. Sugar beet is one of the dietary soluble fibers. Contradictory results have been associated with the effect of its consumption on serum glucose and lipid levels. Therefore, the present study was performed to assess their effect on type II diabetic patients admitted to Diabetic Clinic in Kashan in 1997-98. Materials and Methods: A cross-over, sequential and single blind clinical trial was carried out on 30 type II diabetic patients with FBS>7.8 mmol/L and HbA1C 5-9% who were treated with 2 tablets of Glibenclamide per day. Sugar fiber beet was refined, dried, ground and packed into 10 gram samples. The individuals were randomly divided into two groups: One receiving 20 grams of sugar beet fiber, blended with yogurt at lunch and dinner for 4 weeks, while the other group receiving 20 grams of starch powder instead. The individuals in each group had another 4 weeks of crossover followed by 2 weeks of wash out. Blood samples were taken for FBS and serum lipids at the beginning of the study and 5 additional samples at 2 week intervals. Paired t-test and t-test were used for statistical analysis. Results: Consumption of beet sugar fiber caused a reduction of 33% (P<0.001), 13% (P<0.01), 11% (P<0.05), 30% (P<0.02) and 15% (P<0.05) in FBS, total cholesterol, LDL-C triglyceride and total cholesterol/HDL-C ratio respectively. Furthermore, the results indicated that sugar beet fiber consumption did not have any statistically significant effect of HDL-C levels during the period of study. Conclusion: Consumption of sugar beet fiber, as a glucose and lipid-lowering agent is recommended for type II diabetic patients. |
Zahra Sepehrmanesh, Hossein Sarmast, Sayed Fakhroddin Sadr, Shokouh Sarbolouki,
Volume 7, Issue 3 (Quarterly 2003)
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Background : Depression is quite a common finding in patients suffering from chronic illness specially diabetics. The present study was carried out on diabetics referring to Akhavan hospital in Kashan to determine the prevalence of depression. Materials and methods : 300 randomly selected diabetics entered this descriptive study. Initial data including sex, age, level of education, marital status, depression in family, type of diabetes, late complications of diabetes, blood sugar to be under control or not, level of triglyceride and cholesterol, blood pressure, and duration of diabetes were all recorded. Beck test was used to determine the depression and the score of 16 was set as the cut off point. The prevalence and severity of depression was determined and its related factors were analysed. Results : The study population included 78 males and 222 females. Depression was observed in 53.3% of males and 57.7% of females (p<0.05). Depression was more common among individual aged more than 40 years (p<0.0001). Meanwhile, the prevalence of depression was significantly higher among the following subjects: illiterates, with insulin-dependant diabetes, with positive family history of depression, with late complications of diabetes, insulin that was not under control, hypertriglycemics, and hypertensive subjects (p<0.0001). During the interview it was revealed that 32% of male diabetics and 47.3% of female diabetics had major depression. Conclusion : Depression, especially major depression is a common problem of diabetics. Psychological consultation is strongly suggested for at least diabetics with longer period of disease
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