Introduction. Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of metabolic disorders that increase the risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. The aim of the study is to determine the frequency of certain metabolic syndrome components by applying International Diabetes Federation (IDF) criteria prior to and after diagnosing ischemic heart disease. Met...

By Žana Pećanac, Kosana Stanetić, Ljubomir Šormaz

Introduction. Chronic kidney diseases are global health problem and thus close attention is devoted to their prevention and early detection. The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of chronic kidney disease biomarkers in three groups at risk. Methods. The study included 77 persons divided into three groups: (1) 31 patients with hypertensi...

By Svetlana Krsmanović

Introduction. The automatic suspension of the insulin pump and discontinuation of insulin delivery in case of hypoglycemia is one of the features of Veo insulin pump when it is connected with the sensor used for continuous monitoring of glycemia (CGM). This type of therapy is currently considered to be the best one for achieving a good metabolic co...

By Vesna Miljković, Gordana Bukara Radujković

Introduction. The aim of the study is to examine the frequence of both early and later postoperative complications of arteriovenous fistula (AVF), as well as to determine the factors associated with the patency loss of AVF. Methods. The examination included 250 patients underwent native lower-arm AVF for hemodialysis createion, after which they had...

By Nebojša Tasić, Nikola Gavrić, Zlatko Maksimović, Siniša Maksimović

Introduction. Academy of Medical Science of Serbian Medical Society introduced collaboration between Belgrade nephrologists and general practitioners with the aim of examining the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in populations at risk as well as of checking whether collaboration with general practitioners contributed to implementation of...

By Ljubica Đukanović, Višnja Ležaić

Introduction. The aim of the study was to examine whether biomarkers of oxidative stress and antioxidant enzyme activities are among other risk factors for diabetic nephropathy (DN). Methods. The study involved 70 patients with type 2 diabetes (37 males, aged 41 to 81 years) allocated to two groups: one of 32 patients with DN and the other of 38 pa...

By Snežana Mališ, Ana Savić-Radojević, Marijana Kovačević, Dragana Pavlović, Olivera Čančar, Ljubica Djukanović

Uvod. Kardiovaskularne bolesti (KVB) su glavni uzrok smrti kod oboljelihod diabetes mellitus-a (DM). Danas se smatra da je tip 2 DM ekvivalent koronarnebolesti, te se preporučuje intenzivna kontrola svih faktora rizika zanastanak KVB kod oboljelih od DM. Cistatin C nije samo pouzdan parametarza procjenu jačine glomerulske filtracije (Glomerular Fil...

By Vlastimir Vlatković, Ivona Risović, Snježana Popović Pejičić

Introduction.The aim of the study was to find out the determinants of thequality of life in primary health care patients with type 2 diabetes.Methods. The cross-sectional study included 181 patients, aged 37 to 89 years,with diabetes mellitus type 2, registered with four family medicine practices.The assessment of health status was conducted using ...

By Vesna Kević, Kosana Stanetić, Maja Račić

Uvod. Kliničko procjenjivanje aterosklerotskih komplikacija u tipu 2 dijabetesmelitusa (DM) je preusmjereno na otkrivanje subkliničkih oblika aterosklerozeprimjenom neinvazivnih dijagnostičkih metoda. Surogat markeri subkliničkeateroskleroze su intima media kompleks (IMK) karotidnih arterija i albuminurija.Cilj rada je bio da se analizira povezanos...

By Snježana Popović-Pejčić, Valentina Soldat-Stanković, Siniša Stanković, Gabrijela Malešević

Uvod. U poslednje dve decenije neprekidno raste učestalost metaboličkogsindroma kao skupa faktora rizika za kardiovaskularne bolesti i dijabetes.Edukacija studenata o metaboličkom sindromu je od posebnog značaja zanjihov kasniji rad na njegovoj prevenciji. Cilj istraživanja je bio da ispita znanjestudenata na završnoj godini studija medicine...

By Maja Vuković, Miloš Maksimović, Srdjan Mašić, Miloš Vasiljević, Milan Kulić