Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: To determine the frequency of diabetic retinopathy in prediabetik individuals and to evaluate the relevant factors.Materials and methods: A total of 118 persons between 20 and 60 years of age attending our internal medicine clinic between January 2006 and March 2008 were recruited for the study. The exclusion criterions were the presence of diabetes mellitus and use of antidiabetic agents. Fasting blood glucose between 100 and 125 mg/dl was de...

Background: Currently, it is reported that statins may be useful in the treatment of DM foot ulceration1. The aim of the study was to evaluate treatment with topical atorvastatin of the wounds of streptozotocine induced diabetic rats.Materials and methods: Fifteen×fifteen mm sized wound were created in streptozotocin-induced rats. A total of twenty-eight diabetic rats were studied in 4 groups (n: 28). Any treatment was not administ...