ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the profile of patients with diabetic kidney disease (DKD) with and without concomitant diabetic retinopathy (DR) to identify clinical predictors of the development of both complications together. Subjects and methods Cross-sectional study including patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes and DKD followed at the endocrinology division of a public hospital in Southern Brazil and referred for retinography assessment. The definition of DR was the occurrence of any diabetes-related damage identified in color fundus photographs […]

OBJECTIVES: To contrast the static balance in patients presenting diabetes mellitus type 2 (DM2) with and without polyneuropathy (DPN); and to correlate the rates from the scale Diabetic Neuropathy Examination (DNE) with the mean ratio of the center of pressure (CoP). SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Twenty patients, aged between 40 and 54, presenting DM2 and classified, according to DNE scale, in groups with (n = 10) and without (n = 10) DPN, were compared. Static balance was evaluated by means of […]

Cilostazol, a selective phosphodiesterase type III inhibitor, has vasodilatory, antiplatelet, and antithrombotic actions, as well as being the first-choice drug for the intermittent claudication due to peripheral vascular disease. Main researches have demonstrated significant improvement for this situation, including patients with diabetes mellitus, concerning pain-free walking distance and quality-of-life, not rising the bleeding event risk. It does not affect the glucose metabolism even in patients suffering from diabetes. This paper aims to present a review on the discoveries of various […]

PURPOSE: The aim of the study was to investigate the prevalence of peripheral diabetic neuropathy (PDN) and associated characteristics among type 2 diabetic mellitus (DM2) patients in Passo Fundo, a city on Southern Brazil. BASIC PROCEDURES: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 340 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Tests were performed to evaluate vibration (tuning fork), light touch (10-g monofilament), temperature, and pain (pinprick) sensations, as well as ankle reflexes and heel walking. The condition was classified as peripheral […]