Search Results - "Van Zyl, Danie G."
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The effects of social support on health, well-being and management of diabetes mellitus: a black South African perspective
Published in Ethnicity & health (01-02-2005)“…Objectives To determine the underlying dimensions of a social support measure and investigate the effects of social support on health, well-being and…”
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Effects of exogenous human insulin dose adjustment on body mass index in adult patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus at Kalafong Hospital, Pretoria, South Africa, 2009 - 2014
Published in South African medical journal (01-06-2017)“…To maintain fasting blood glucose levels within near to the normal range in type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM), frequent insulin dose adjustments may be required…”
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Glycaemic control improves fibrin network characteristics in type 2 diabetes - a purified fibrinogen model
Published in Thrombosis and haemostasis (01-04-2008)“…Diabetic subjects have been shown to have altered fibrin network structures. One proposed mechanism for this is non-enzymatic glycation of fibrinogen due to…”
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The effect of glycaemic control on fibrin network structure of type 2 diabetic subjects
Published in Thrombosis and haemostasis (01-11-2006)“…Diabetic subjects have been shown to have altered fibrin network structures. One possible cause may be fibrinogen glycation resulting in altered…”
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Diabetes care and complications in primary care in the Tshwane district of South Africa
Published in Primary care diabetes (01-04-2015)“…Highlights • We investigated the quality of routine care received by diabetics at primary care. • We quantified the prevalence of diabetic complications. • We…”
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Comparison of the VersaTREK blood culture system against the Bactec9240 system in patients with suspected bloodstream infections
Published in Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials (05-02-2011)“…To evaluate the VersaTREK (TREK Diagnostic Systems, Cleveland, Ohio) blood culture system against the Bactec9240 (BD Microbiology, Cockeysville, MD), for the…”
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Impact of CYP2D6 genotype on amitriptyline efficacy for the treatment of diabetic peripheral neuropathy: a pilot study
Published in Pharmacogenomics (01-04-2017)“…Therapy with low-dose amitriptyline is commonly used to treat painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy. There is a knowledge gap, however, regarding the role of…”
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Evaluation of the accuracy of visual glucose estimates by healthcare providers and patients at Kalafong Hospital, City of Tshwane, South Africa
Published in JEMDSA : the journal of endocrinology, metabolism and diabetes of South Africa (02-01-2020)“…Background: A patient-centred approach with self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) has emerged as the preferred approach in monitoring and managing blood…”
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Interpersonal and organizational dimensions of patient satisfaction: the moderating effects of health status
Published in International journal for quality in health care (01-08-2003)“…Objectives. Based on Donabedian's structure, process, and outcome model, this study was conducted to identify the underlying dimensions of patient satisfaction…”
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Glycation of fibrinogen in uncontrolled diabetic patients and the effects of glycaemic control on fibrinogen glycation
Published in Thrombosis research (01-01-2007)“…Abstract Introduction Evidence exists for a relationship between glycaemic control and macrovascular disease. Non-enzymatic glycation of proteins may explain…”
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Management of diabetes mellitus in outpatient facilities is achieving poor results
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Published in Pharmacogenomics (01-04-2017)“…Therapy with low-dose amitriptyline is commonly used to treat painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy. There is a knowledge gap, however, regarding the role of…”
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Are we missing at-risk babies? Comparison of customised growth charts v. standard population charts in a diabetic population
Published in South African journal of obstetrics and gynaecology (1999) (01-10-2014)“…Background. Diabetes in pregnancy is associated with both accelerated fetal growth and intrauterine growth restriction. Objective. To compare the difference in…”
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Options for diabetes management in sub-Saharan Africa with an electronic medical record system
Published in Methods of information in medicine (01-01-2011)“…An increase of diabetes prevalence of up to 80% is predicted in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) by 2025 exceeding the worldwide 55%. Mortality rates of diabetes and…”
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Management of diabetes mellitus in outpatient facilities is achieving poor results : scientific letter
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Abductive network committees for improved classification of medical data
Published in Methods of information in medicine (01-01-2004)“…To introduce abductive network classifier committees as an ensemble method for improving classification accuracy in medical diagnosis. While neural networks…”
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