[
    {
        "id": "osp-10959",
        "type": "article-journal",
        "title": "Does Sickle Cell Disease Protect Against Diabetes Mellitus?: Cross-sectional study",
        "author": [
            {
                "family": "Suwaidan",
                "given": "Ali AM"
            },
            {
                "family": "Al-Qurashi",
                "given": "Fathia"
            },
            {
                "family": "L.",
                "given": "David"
            }
        ],
        "URL": "https://omanscience.com/ar/articles/does-sickle-cell-disease-protect-against-diabetes-mellitus-cross-sectional-study",
        "language": "en",
        "issued": {
            "date-parts": [
                [
                    2025
                ]
            ]
        },
        "container-title": "Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal",
        "volume": "15",
        "issue": "1",
        "page": "116-119",
        "DOI": "10.18295/squmj.1.2015.003",
        "publisher": "Sultan Qaboos University",
        "ISSN": "2075-051X",
        "abstract": "Objectives: The co-existence of diabetes mellitus (DM) and sickle cell disease (SCD) is rare. This study aimed to explore whether SCD patients have the same DM prevalence as the general population in a country with a high prevalence of DM. Methods: This cross-sectional study included all SCD adult patients admitted to Salmaniya Medical Complex, Bahrain, between 2003 and 2010 (n = 2,204). A random sample (n = 520) was taken to establish the prevalence of DM. Laboratory records were examined to determine the presence of DM. Results: There were 376 SCD patients with complete records; of these, 24 (6.4%) had DM. The age- and sex-standardised prevalence of DM was 8.3%. Conclusion: While the prevalence of DM in SCD patients in Bahrain was high, it was lower than expected in this population. SCD may have a protective effect towards DM development. However, the impact of these two conditions on vascular diseases suggest a need for screening and aggressive treatment in this population."
    }
]