Clinical guidelines recommend that all patients with diabetes should be screened annually
to establish their risk of foot ulceration. The aim of this systematic review was to quantify the …

Background Glycaemic control in women with diabetes is critical to satisfactory pregnancy
outcome. A systematic review of two randomised trials concluded that there was no clear …

Medical non-adherence has previously been identified as a major problem in the treatment
of hypertension. In our study, we found a mean adherence of 91.44711. 62% and no …

Several putative sources of reactive oxygen species could potentially contribute to diabetic
neuropathy and vasculopathy. The aim was to assess the involvement of elevated xanthine …

Many patients with hypertension remain undertreated despite the apparent rosy picture
given by doctors meeting current targets. Different measures are needed to overcome …

Objective To compare clinical outcomes between women employing an independent midwife
and comparable pregnant women using NHS services. Design Anonymised matched …

Vascular defects contribute substantially to neuropathic changes associated with metabolic
abnormalities in diabetes. Statins appear to exert beneficial effects on vascular function …

Background Studies show that 60–75% of treated patients with hypertension in general
practice, still do not reach the recommended blood pressure targets of <150/90 mmHg. Aim To …

Diabetes mellitus compromises endothelium-dependent relaxation of blood vessels. This
has been linked to the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), which neutralise nitric …

We investigated the fetal outcomes of pregnancy in women with pre-existing diabetes in
relation to pre-pregnancy risk factors using a community-based cohort of women in Tayside, …