J. M. A. Hannan, Liaquat Ali, Begum Rokeya, J. Khaleque et al.
Trigonella foenum-graecum (fenugreek) seeds have been documented as a traditional plant treatment for diabetes. In the present study, the antidiabetic properties of a soluble dietary fibre (SDF) fraction of T. foenum-graecum were evaluated. Administration of SDF fraction (0 x 5 g/kg body weight) to ...
Kaniz Fatema, Sharmin Hossain, Khurshid Natasha, Hasina Akhter Chowdhury et al.
BACKGROUND: Increased awareness amongst large population groups is a major determinant for the prevention of diabetes and its complications as well as related metabolic disorders. Knowledge and attitude are the principal markers of awareness that need to be studied in various population groups in sp...
Liaquat Ali, Abul Azad Khan, Muhammad Iqbal Mamun, M. Mosihuzzaman et al.
Extracts of Momordica charantia fruit pulp, seed, and whole plant were tested for their hypoglycemic effects on normal and diabetic rat models. The results show that during the oral glucose tolerance test the peak blood glucose values in rats are obtained much earlier (15-45 min) than in human subje...
Farzana Saleh, Shirin Jahan Mumu, Ferdous Ara, Md Abdul Hafez et al.
BACKGROUND: Non-adherence to lifestyle modification among diabetic patients develops the short-term risks and the long-term complications as well as declines the quality of life. This study aimed to find out the association between non-adherence to self-care practices, medication and health related ...
Alexander Schneider, Amitabh Suman, Livio Rossi, M. Michael Barmada et al.
Background & aims Tropical pancreatitis, including tropical calcific pancreatitis and fibrocalculous pancreatic diabetes, is endemic in parts of Asia and Africa. In a preliminary study, we found serine protease inhibitor, Kazal type 1 (SPINK1) mutations in 6 of 8 patients with fibrocalculous pancrea...
Janaki Parajuli, Farzana Saleh, Narbada Thapa, Liaquat Ali
BACKGROUND: Nonadherence to diet and physical activity is a major problem in the management of diabetes mellitus and its complications. This study was undertaken to measure the factors associated with nonadherence to diet and physical activity advice among Nepalese type 2 diabetic patients. METHODS:...
M Abu Sayeed, Liaquat Ali, M Zafirul Hussain, M.A.K. Rumi et al.
OBJECTIVE: To compare the prevalence of diabetes between the poor and rich of rural and urban populations in Bangladesh. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: A total of 1,052 subjects from urban and 1,319 from rural communities (age > or = 20 years) of different socioeconomic classes were investigated. Capi...
J. M. A. Hannan, Begum Rokeya, Omar Faruque, Nilufar Nahar et al.
The soluble dietary fibre (SDF) fraction of Trigonella foenum graecum (Tf-sdf) has previously been shown to reduce postprandial elevation in blood glucose level of Type 2 model diabetic rats by delaying the digestion of sucrose. The Tf-sdf has now been investigated for its chronic effect on serum fr...
M.M.K. Bhuiya, Morsaleen Shehzad Chowdhury, M. Shahabuddin, M. Saha et al.
Farzana Saleh, Shirin Jahan Mumu, Ferdous Ara, Housne Begum et al.
BACKGROUND: Levels of knowledge about diabetes mellitus (DM) among newly diagnosed diabetics in Bangladesh are unknown. This study assessed the relationship between knowledge and practices among newly diagnosed type 2 DM patients. METHODS: Newly diagnosed adults with type 2 diabetes (N = 508) were s...
Afroza Akhter, Liaquat Ali, Md. Nazmul Karim, Mohammed J. Alramadan et al.
AIMS: The objective of this study was to identify the determinants of glycaemic control among people with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Bangladesh. A cross-sectional study was carried out during March to September 2017, and 1253 adult patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus were recruited from six hosp...
Zahid Hassan, Viswanathan Mohan, Liaquat Ali, Rebecca Allotey et al.
Fibrocalculous pancreatic diabetes (FCPD) is a secondary cause of diabetes due to chronic pancreatitis. Since the N34S variant of the SPINK1 trypsin inhibitor gene has been found to partially account for genetic susceptibility to chronic pancreatitis, we used a family-based and case-control approach...
Shrabana Chakrabarti, Tuhin Kanti Biswas, Begum Rokeya, Liaquat Ali et al.
Caesalpinia bonducella, widely distributed throughout the coastal region of India and used ethnically by the tribal people of India for controlling blood sugar was earlier reported by us to possess hypoglycemic activity in animal model. This prompted us to undertake a detail study with the aqueous a...
Sheikh Mohammed Shariful Islam, Louis Niessen, Uta Ferrari, Liaquat Ali et al.
Mobile phone technologies have emerged as an essential tool for strengthening health systems and improving disease outcomes in many countries (1). In recent years, the government of Bangladesh and the World Health Organization have adopted information technologies for health in their strategic plans...
Sangbin Lim, Md Abdur Rashid, Miran Jang, Yeonghwan Kim et al.
Mitochondrial oxidative damage is thought to play a key role in pancreatic β-cell failure in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes. Despite this, the potential of mitochondria-targeted antioxidants to protect pancreatic β-cells against oxidative stress has not yet been studied. Therefore, we investiga...