English: In 2013, 382 million people suffered from diabetes, with 80% of cases occurring in low-and-middle income countries. Diabetes and diabetes-related complications is the fourth most treated disease in Lesotho hospitals, ...

English: The quality of care and the implementation strategies used by health care workers (HCWs) in diabetes care is imperative. The implementation strategies used are determined by the knowledge, attitude and practice ...

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a major public health concern in Lesotho and is the fourth ranking cause of death in that country. A steady increase in the proportion of patients admitted into hospitals with diabetes-related ...

English: Over the last decade, the global burden of disease and mortality has shifted from infectious diseases to chronic diseases. Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is considered to be the fastest growing chronic disease ...

A case of necrotising migratory erythema (NME), which is one of the distinctive paraneoplastic skin manifestations associated with the glucagonoma syndrome, is described and discussed. In 80% of all patients with glucagonoma, ...

There is overwhelming proof that the management that patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) receive in the primary health care (PHC) settings is not adequate, causing poor control of DM and resultant complications. This poor ...

English: BACKGROUND: Patients with diabetes are expected to manage their own condition throughout their lives. Self-management is enabled through health information presented using health communication strategies. Various ...

English: Worldwide Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) is a growing public health problem and is closely linked to overweight and obesity. Many patients with T2DM in South Africa are overweight or obese which has been associated ...