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Mindfulness meditation is effective in stress management and diabetes self-care. This paper provides an overview of mindfulness meditation, the mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program, and the mindfulness-based therapy's effectiveness in...
Because of the low incidence of type 1 diabetes in Korea, some Korean patients with type 1 diabetes are still being treated like type 2 diabetes patients. In 2011, the...
Diabetes mellitus is emerging as a global epidemic whose complications impact significantly on quality of life, longevity and health care costs. Periodontal Disease is more severe, but not necessarily more...
BACKGROUND: By determining the reasons why patients with diabetes did not take diabetes educationand by analyzingthe characteristics of these patients, this study aimed to provide baseline data to improvediabetes education...
Obesity prevalence is increasing worldwide, including in Korea. It is associated with increased risk of metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease. However, certain obese individualsfall into the...
Increasing rates of obesity are related to increasing incidence of metabolic diseases such as type 2 diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular disease. The need to prevent and treat obesity is an...
Individuals who have diabetes should receive individualized medical nutrition therapy (MNT) based on an assessment of the individual's current eating patterns, preferences, and metabolic goals. The dietician should be able...
Diabetes mellitus is a major risk factor for urinary tract infection (UTI); emphysematous pyelonephritis (EP), a complication of UTIs, often occurs in patients with underlying, poorly controlled diabetes mellitus. We...
Although obesity is an important risk factor for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases (CVD), the association of obesity with cardiometabolic disorders and mortality varies widely among obese individuals. Recently,...
Metabolically healthy obesity (MHO) is a term indicating a subgroup of obese individuals who demonstrate normal to high levels of insulin sensitivity, a lower level of visceral adiposity and more...
Insulin resistance is one of the major aggravating factors for metabolic disease. There are many methods available for estimation of insulin resistance which range from complex techniques down to simple...