https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ifemed/issue/feedJournal of the Obafemi Awolowo University Medical Student's Association (IFEMED)2015-07-15T11:28:19+00:00Deola Adesanyaifemedjc@yahoo.comOpen Journal SystemsIFEMED Journal is the official publication of Obafemi Awolowo University Medical Students’ Association, Ile-Ife , Nigeria . The Journal Club periodically publishes articles on medical and medically related topics for the consumption of emerging health care professionals from all over the country, ranging from medical, pharmacy, dental, physiotherapy and nursing students. In the past, the Club had published editions of the journal on topical issues such as 'Malaria', 'Tuberculosis', 'Renal Diseases', ‘Infectious diseases in Children’, 'Cancer in Nigeria’ since its inception in 1976https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ifemed/article/view/119409Editorial2015-07-15T11:28:02+00:00O Popoolaifemedjc@yahoo.com"A Little Learning is a Dangerous Thing"Copyright (c) https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ifemed/article/view/119413Burden of Diabetes Mellitus2015-07-15T11:28:03+00:00O Mojeedifemedjc@yahoo.comRT Ikemifemedjc@yahoo.comEditorial articleCopyright (c) https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ifemed/article/view/119414Pitfalls In Diagnosis And Treatment Of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus In Childhood2015-07-15T11:28:04+00:00L Lughettiifemedjc@yahoo.comL Lucaccioniifemedjc@yahoo.comNo AbstractCopyright (c) https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ifemed/article/view/119417Appraisal Of Quality Of Life Of Diabetic Patients, Including Life Expectancy2015-07-15T11:28:04+00:00F Popoolaifemedjc@yahoo.comBA Kolawoleifemedjc@yahoo.com<p><strong>Objective</strong>: To review the literature on quality of life of diabetic patients, and the impact it has on their life expectancy.<br /><strong>Data Base</strong>: Medline, pubmed, google scholar.<br /><strong>Results</strong>: Of the several articles yielded by the search, 14 were eventually analyzed. 11 of them were case reports while 3 were original articles. The review showed that patients with diabetes mellitus had signicantly low scores in all four domains of quality of life (physical health, psychological health, social relations, and environment). <br /><strong>Conclusion</strong>: Diabetes mellitus has a negative inuence on quality of life, and by extension life expectancy of its sufferers. Current research has shown that there is no signicant difference in the assessment of quality of life regarding gender, age, or the level of education of the patients. Though there are 3 major ways in which diabetes negatively affects well-being, that is the development of long-term complications, development of short-term complications, and physical symptoms and lifestyle changes resulting from the demands of the diabetic regimen, the major determinant of quality of life among diabetic patients was the development of complications with the most common being arterial hypertension, neuropathy, impaired vision, elevated blood lipids and amputation of toes or feet. Future research should therefore focus on how these complications can be prevented, or detected early. </p><p><strong>Key words:</strong> Type 2 Diabetes, quality of life, life expectancy, diabetic complications.</p>Copyright (c) https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ifemed/article/view/119438The Role of Genetics in the Aetiology of Diabetes Mellitus2015-07-15T11:28:06+00:00E Ibukunifemedjc@yahoo.comO Fasanmadeifemedjc@yahoo.comNo AbstractCopyright (c) https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ifemed/article/view/119439Diabetic Nephropathy2015-07-15T11:28:06+00:00M Mubaraqifemedjc@yahoo.comO Oguntolaifemedjc@yahoo.comNo AbstractCopyright (c) https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ifemed/article/view/119440Diabetic Foot Ulcer2015-07-15T11:28:07+00:00T Agbajeifemedjc@yahoo.comJ Adeleyeifemedjc@yahoo.comNo AbstractCopyright (c) https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ifemed/article/view/119441Diabetic Eye Disease2015-07-15T11:28:08+00:00DO Dekoifemedjc@yahoo.comOH Onakpoyaifemedjc@yahoo.comNo AbstractCopyright (c) https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ifemed/article/view/119442Neonatal Diabetes Mellitus2015-07-15T11:28:09+00:00O Ibuolaifemedjc@yahoo.comJBE Busiyanifemedjc@yahoo.comNo AbstractCopyright (c) https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ifemed/article/view/119443Hyperosmolar Hyperglycaemic State2015-07-15T11:28:10+00:00FF Adejumoifemedjc@yahoo.comOF Adesinaifemedjc@yahoo.comNo AbstractCopyright (c) https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ifemed/article/view/119444The Role Of Lifestyle Modification In The Management Of Diabetes Mellitus2015-07-15T11:28:11+00:00M Aleemifemedjc@yahoo.comGOD Ajaniifemedjc@yahoo.comNo AbstractCopyright (c) https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ifemed/article/view/119445Obesity as a Cardiometabolic Risk Factor2015-07-15T11:28:11+00:00AN Ikwuifemedjc@yahoo.comNo AbstractCopyright (c) https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ifemed/article/view/119446Surgical Interventions In Diabetes Mellitus2015-07-15T11:28:12+00:00UA Chukwunenyeifemedjc@yahoo.comAO Adisaifemedjc@yahoo.comABSTRACT: Diabetes mellitus is a disease caused by deciency or diminished effectiveness of endogenous insulin.Copyright (c) https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ifemed/article/view/119447Perioperative Management Of A Diabetic Patient2015-07-15T11:28:13+00:00A Eniolaifemedjc@yahoo.comO Ojoifemedjc@yahoo.com<p>No Abstract</p><p> </p>Copyright (c) https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ifemed/article/view/119454Recent advances in the Management of Diabetes Mellitus2015-07-15T11:28:14+00:00U Sanusiifemedjc@yahoo.comBA Kolawoleifemedjc@yahoo.com<p>Diabetes mellitus is a group of common metabolic disorders in which a person has high blood glucose either because the body does not produce enough insulin or because cells do not respond to the insulin. The prevalence of diabetes is rapidly rising all over the globe at an alarming rate. There is an increase in the prevalence of type 1 diabetes also, but the main cause of the diabetic epidemic is type2 diabetes mellitus, which accounts for more than 90 percent of all diabetes cases. Life style modication, oral hypoglycaemic agents, insulin therapy and islet cell transplantation are some of the approaches in the management of diabetes mellitus. Several classes of oral hypoglycemic agents like sulfonylureas, biguanides and alpha-glucosidase inhibitors are available for the treatment of type II diabetes and newer drugs such as GLP-1 mimetic ,DPP-4 inhibitors, SGLT-2 inhibitors, dual peroxisome proliferation activated receptor(PPAR) agonist and G-protein receptor agonist are now available or are being introduced. The goals of this article are to review the current treatments and innovations in the management of diabetes mellitus, highlight the basic pharmacology for new drugs used in diabetes mellitus and discuss the indications and treatment strategies with regards to the newer therapies.</p>Copyright (c) https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ifemed/article/view/119456Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome (SSSS)2015-07-15T11:28:15+00:00O Moninuolaifemedjc@yahoo.comFO Olanrewajuifemedjc@yahoo.comNo AbstractCopyright (c) https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ifemed/article/view/119458Diabetic Neuropathy2015-07-15T11:28:16+00:00I Enesiifemedjc@yahoo.com<p>Diabetes is a chronic metabolic disorder characterized by persistent hyperglycaemia. The prevalence of diabetes is increasing in epidemic proportions worldwide. Diabetic neuropathy is a common clinical complication of Diabetes mellitus, as almost all of diabetic patients will have some form of nerve damage. Majority are asymptomatic, while others show symptoms (depending on the nerve(s) affected) ranging from paraesthesia, numbness to major and fatal neuropathies. Autonomic neuropathies can be prevented by adequate glycaemic control in diabetics. They can be properly managed and their progression considerably slowed down. The type of management instituted will depend on the form of neuropathy.</p>Copyright (c) https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ifemed/article/view/119459Diabetic Cystopathy In A Type 2 DM Patient *Omosule2015-07-15T11:28:17+00:00BO Omosuleifemedjc@yahoo.comB Kolawoleifemedjc@yahoo.comFA Owolabiifemedjc@yahoo.comAA Adelakunifemedjc@yahoo.com<p>Diabetic cystopathy is a well -recognized but often overlooked complication of diabetes mellitus which usually develops in middle age or at least ten years after the onset of hyperglycemia. In this case report, we present a 48 year old man, diagnosed diabetic ten years before, who presented with painless abdominal swelling and incomplete bladder emptying of a month duration. Random blood glucose at presentation was 30mmol/l. He was managed as a case uncontrolled type 2 Diabetes mellitus with multiple chronic complications amongst which was diabetic cystopathy which prompted him to seek medical intervention. Glycaemic control was achieved with the use of insulin. Initial retention was relieved by passage of a urethral catheter and subsequently timed voiding was emphasized. Good glycaemic control was associated with a signicant improvement in symptoms.</p>Copyright (c) https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ifemed/article/view/119460Book Review: Americanah: Through a looking glass glumly2015-07-15T11:28:19+00:00I Ikheolaifemedjc@yahoo.comNo AbstractCopyright (c)