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Diabetes education is an essential component of care for all people with diabetes. High-quality diabetes self-education programs should be assessed, planned, and implemented using behavioral and psychosocial considerations, and the...
Diabetes can be a difficult and burdensome disease, and feelings of distress are common among patients. The constant stress and frustration of diabetes management can lead to "diabetes burnout". Many...
As interest in breastfeeding from the perspectives of nutrition, immunology, and psychology has increased, breastfeeding is being strongly recommended as it has been found to have a positive impact on...
Diabetes has become a widespread epidemic, primarily due to the increasing prevalence and incidence of type 2 diabetes. Although physical activity (PA) is a key element in the prevention and...
Alcohol influences glucose metabolism in both diabetic and non-diabetic individuals. Moderate alcohol consumption significantly decreases fasting glucose levels, but does not affect postprandial glucose levels. However, acute alcohol intake without...
Prevention through screening and early intervention in the primary care setting are the best treatment strategies for alcohol use disorder. Alcohol use disorder is characterized by compulsive alcohol use potentially...
The relationship between alcohol consumption and carbohydrate metabolism is complex and is not fully understood. Alcohol not only increases oxidative stress during metabolism, but also inhibits both gluconeogenesis and glycogenolysis...
Insulin autoimmune syndrome is characterized by spontaneous hypoglycemia, elevated insulin level and a high level of insulin autoantibodies without previous insulin exposure. Among the clinical manifestations of insulin autoimmune syndrome,...
Alcohol use disorders (alcohol abuse and dependence) are characterized by maladaptive patterns of alcohol consumption manifested by symptoms leading to clinically significant impairment or distress. Further, alcohol use disorders are...
The aim of this article was to evaluate the social meaning of alcohol consumption among Koreans. Drinking is considered a method of nonverbal communication, a useful means of maintaining a...
Alcohol use disorder (AUD) includes alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence. Since AUD is considered a bio-psycho-social disease, the etiology is multifactorial, including biological, psychological and social variables. Neurobiologically, addiction is...