Herbal self-medication use in patients with diabetes mellitus type 2 | Zendy

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Herbal self-medication use in patients with diabetes mellitus type 2

Author(s) -

Ivana Damnjanović,

Dušanka Kitić,

Nikola Stefanović,

Snežana Zlatković–Guberinić,

Aleksandra Catić-Djordjević,

Radmila Veličković-Radovanović

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

turkish journal of medical sciences

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1303-6165

pISSN - 1300-0144

DOI - 10.3906/sag-1410-60

Subject(s) - medicine , pharmacy , diabetes mellitus , hypoglycemia , alternative medicine , self medication , traditional medicine , type 2 diabetes mellitus , type 2 diabetes , health professionals , population , over the counter , family medicine , health care , cross sectional study , pharmacotherapy , medical prescription , pharmacology , environmental health , endocrinology , pathology , economic growth , economics

A considerable number of patients suffering from diabetes mellitus (DM) turn to self-medication using medicinal plants, preparations, and medicine. The aim of this study was to investigate self-medication using medicinal plants and the potential influence of health care professionals' advice or media information regarding the use of herbal dietary supplements with hypoglycemic effect in a population of patients with type 2 DM.

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