The Role of Nutrition in Women with Benign Cyclic Mastalgia: A Case-Control Study

Objective: Smoking, caffeine, oral contraception, and exercise are the most cited factors for premenstrual mastalgia in the literature, but remain controversial. In this study, we aimed to investigate the most often proposed nutritional factors for cyclic breast pain

Evaluation of Osmaniye Korkut Ata University Students' Eating Behaviors During the Quarantine Period during the COVID-19 Pandemic Period

Introduction: This study was conducted in order to evaluate the effects of stress on eating behavior in cases of uncertainty experienced during the COVID-19 quarantine period

The weight and ghrelin changes of fecal microbiota transplantation in rats

Background: Fecal microbiota transplantation is a promising method to solve obesity. Our study's aim was to investigate the changes of weight and ghrelin levels in obese rats receiving fecal microbiota transplantation from lean rats. Methodology: Twenty-one rats were divided into three equal groups: Group 1: Obese control group; group 2: Obese recipient group; and group 3: Lean donor group. Feces which was collected from donor group was transferred to the rats in recipient group, orally by gavage, 3 times every other day. The weight and ghrelin levels were measured from each rat at the beginning and end of the study. Results: There was statistically significant weight gain in donor group (p: 0.001), but there were no statistical significant weight chances was detected in control and recipient groups (p: 0.82, p: 0.12, respectively). There was an increase in donor and control groups, but a decrease was observed in the recipient group at ghrelin levels. However, there was no significant difference at ghrelin levels in any groups (p: 0.05, p: 0.2, p: 0.4, respectively). There was a significant relation in control group in weight and ghrelin changes (p: 0.007), but no significant relation was detected in either recipient or donor groups (p: 0.29, 0.53, respectively). Conclusion: Metabolism changes of obese rats were observed after fecal microbiota transplantation, and it was the only group that decreasing ghrelin levels

Turkish Adaptation of Michigan Diabetes Research and Training Center's Revised Diabetes Knowledge Test and Determination of Factors Affecting the Knowledge Level of Diabetic Individuals

Objective: Education is the cornerstone of diabetes management, and numerous educational studies used Diabetes Knowledge Level Tests to determine the effectiveness of education. Our study was planned to adopt the revised Diabetes Knowledge Test (DKT2) of the Michigan Diabetes Research and Training Center for the Turkish population. Material and Methods: A total of 296 diabetic subjects using insulin were included in the study. After the determination of the validity of the language and content of the test, it was applied to the patients. The reliability of the study was assessed using Cronbach's alpha coefficient. The results of the DKT2 demographic values, and laboratory tests of the patients were noted. Results: Cronbach's alpha values were 0.60, 0.59, and 0.70 for the first part, second part, and complete test, respectively. The test-retest reliability values were 0.76 and 0.87 (p<0.001), respectively. The correct response rate to the first part was 32.68 +/- 2.47% in patients with Type 1 diabetes and 32.16 +/- 2.66% in patients with Type 2 diabetes using insulin. The correct response rate to the second part was 19.68 +/- 2.05% and 19.55 +/- 2.96%, respectively. Discussion: The Turkish adapted version of DKT2 is a reliable tool to measure patients' level of diabetes knowledge. However, in order to increase the level of knowledge of the patients, education of diabetes should be improved

May Nesfatin-1 be a Biomarker in Acute Mesenteric Ischemia?

Objective: To investigate the diagnostic value of nesfatin-1 in cases of intestinal ischemia and ischemia/reperfusion

Diyabetlilerde Kendi Kendine Kan Şekeri İzlemi ile HbA1c ve Diyabet Komplikasyonlarının Karşılaştırılması

Amaç: Bu çalışma diabetes mellitus nedeniyle izlenen hastalarda kan şekeri ölçüm sıklığı ile diyabet regülasyonu ve diyabetin komplikasyonları arasındaki ilişkiyi belirlemek amacıyla yapılmıştır.Bireyler ve Yöntem: Çalışma 951 diyabetli hastanın (tip1= 90, tip2= 861) dosyalarının retrospektif olarak incelenmesi ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Hastaların yaşı, cinsiyeti, boyu, ağırlığı, diyabet tipi, diyabet süresi, diyabet tedavisi, hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) değeri, nöropati varlığı, nefropati varlığı, diyabetik ayak varlığı, hipertansiyon varlığı, kan şekeri ölçüm sıklığı bilgileri not edilmiştir. Kan şekeri ölçüm sıklıklarına göre hastalar 3 gruba ayrılmıştır: haftada en az iki gün toplam 8 kez kan şekeri ölçümü yapanlar (grup 1), haftada iki günden az ve 8 ölçümden az kan şekeri ölçümü yapanlar (grup 2), düzensiz kan şekeri ölçümü yapmalarına rağmen doktor kontrolüne gelmeden önceki 2 gün içerisinde 8 kez kan şekeri ölçümü yapanlar (grup 3).Bulgular: Hastaların 548’i kadın, 403’ü erkek, ortalama yaş 58.12±13.17 yıldır. Gruplar arasında HbA1c (p&lt;0.001) ve diyabet süresi (p&lt;0.001) parametrelerinde anlamlı fark belirlenmiştir. Hastaların kan şekeri ölçüm sıklığı ile diyabet tipi (p&lt;0.001), diyabet tedavi şekli (p&lt;0.001), retinopati varlığı (p&lt;0.001), nefropati varlığı (p&lt;0.001), hipertansiyon varlığı (p&lt;0.001) arasında anlamlı bir fark olduğu saptanmıştır.Sonuç: Doğru ölçüm tekniği ve güvenilir kan şekeri ölçüm aletleri ile yapılan kan şekeri ölçümü, hastanın diyabeti tanıması ve yönetmesine imkân tanımakla birlikte diyabete bağlı gelişebilecek komplikasyonların önüne geçilmesinde yardımcı olmaktad

Awareness of Diabetes and Obesity in Turkey

Purpose: Diabetes mellitus (DM) and obesity (OB) are rising problems globally, and are also rapidly growing health issues in Turkey. The lack of a proper public awareness has worsened the situation, thereby hampering the implementation of preventive measures. The aim of the present study was to evaluate a questionnaire, specifically designed for measuring the level of awareness of the general Turkish population on DM and OB