association between fruits and vegetables intake and prevention of diabetes complications in patients with type2 diabetes

Background and Objectives: Because few studies about lie effects of fruit and vegetable consumption in the reduction of diabetic complications. The aim of this investigation was to determine the association between diabetes complications and fruits and vegetables intake in patients with type 2 diabetes

Methods and Materials: In this case-control study, 150 diabetic patients with complications during a visit to the health centers of malekan with 150 diabetic patients without complications after matched for age, sex and duration of diabetes, were selected. Diabetic patients with a histoiy of smoking, hypertension, heart disease, and kidney were excluded and data were collected with interview and refer to die medical records by food frequency questionnaires [FFQ]

Results: Average intake of fruit and vegetables in the patients case group was 1.28 and 1.82 serve per day and in control group respectively, 2.8 and 2.7 serve per day was reported. So that intake less than two serves per day of fruit and vegetables were associated with increased risk of developing complications. [Fruits OR:2.23 ,%95 CI: 1.59-3.1, P=0.001, and vegetables OR: 1.71 ,%95 CI: 1.2-2.4, P=0.002]

Conclusions: Our findings indicate that less than 2 servings of fruit and vegetables daily intake can increase the possible risk of diabetes complications

[Risk of colorectal cancer in type2 diabetic patients]

Backgrounds and Objectives: Very few analytical studies are available on any association between Colorectal Cancer [CRC] among diabetic patients compared with non-diabetic subjects at least in Iran. The aim of this case control study was to determine the risk of CRC in type 2 diabetic patients

Materials and Methods: In this study, 207 CRC cases, who had positive results by colonoscopy and biopsy, from Colonoscopy units in Tabriz Referral hospitals and 207 controls, gender and age matched had negative colonoscopy and biopsy results, was selected from the same centers with no history of any malignant tumor and nonneoplastic, Data were collected by questionnaires, and entered into the SPSS19. Multivariate logistic regression was used to estimate odds ratios adjusting for diabetes and risk of CRC

Results: of 414 patients studied, 194 [47%] females and 220 [53%] patients were men. The mean age and Body Mass Index [BMI] of patients was respectively, 59.52 +/- 13.8 and 26.47 +/- 3.8 Kg/m2. Of 207 patients with colorectal cancer, 48 patients were diagnosed with diabetes in contrast of 207 controls only 21 patients were diagnosed with diabetes. The final analyses indicate that diabetes increase the risk of CRC. [OR: 2.57, %95 CI: 1.25-4.58, P=0.006]

Conclusions: Our findings indicate that Diabetes increase the risk of CRC