Objectives: To evaluate and compare blood glucose levels and lipid profile in diabetic vs healthy adults. Methodology: This descriptive cross sectional study was conducted from January 2021 to April 2021. The study samples were collected from Northwest General Hospital Peshawar. Sixty patients with diagnosed type 2 diabetes and an equal number of control subjects were included in this study. After the recruitment of subjects according to the inclusion criteria, subjects were divided into two cohorts; Patients with Diabetes (Group I N=60) and a Non-Diabetic Control Group (Control group N=60). Blood from the subjects was checked for glucose levels and lipid profile. Blood was taken and analysed at the Hospital Lab via Cobas 6000 analyser. Data was analysed using SPSS version 26.0 for MacBook Pro. T test was applied to the data and p value was kept at 0.05 for significance. Results: Fasting Blood Glucose (FBS) rise was statistically significant (p=0.03) with a mean and standard deviation (SD) of 161.21±46.31* for Group I and 79.29±18.56 for Group II with a Mean Difference (MD) of 81.92.

This research investigates the aspect of gender politics and women’s self-identity through the comparative study of Fahmida Riaz’ collection of Poems Four Walls and a Black Veil and Adrienne Rich’s selected poems. Jacques Derrida’s concept of Binary Oppositions in deconstruction theory is the basic framework to conduct the study under feminist perspective. Since the construction of female gender, issues of women identity and their relevance with opposite male gender have raised many questions. The works of these Eastern and Western poets respectively encounter the universal truth of their subjugation as dependent creature in political and social dogmas where females have been assigned fixed gender roles of motherhood, sexuality and partisanship in undesirable pursuit. This classification of the binary assertions can be challenged and re investigated through various contextual lenses. The problem of gender politics and self-identity has been examined under the feminist perspective against structural binary of male/female as the fundamental viewpoint This research raises questions ;how Fahmida Riaz and Adrienne Rich dismantle their dogmatic beliefs, which tools they practice to reject fixed binary oppositions (bisexuality) and rethink feminism, and how concept of transcendence is deconstructed in Eastern and Western literature through social, cultural and political shifts. This research finds out the real practice of gender politics and women identity in both contexts with dissimilar and also a homogeneous approach of the writers in certain aspects. Keywords: Gender Politics, Self-identity, Binary Oppositions, Feminism, Social Dogma.

Objective: To find out the effect of a ketogenic Diet (KD) on the biochemical and anthropometric parameters. Methodology: This experimental study was conducted at the physiology laboratory of Khyber Medical University from January 2022 to June 2022. Using non probability convenience sampling, forty-six subjects were recruited for the study following the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Non-probability convenience sampling method was used. Subjects were given KD for twenty-eight days. Blood samples were collected for biochemical parameters along with anthropometric measurements on Day 1 and Day 29 of the study. Paired sample t test was used for pre- and post-trial comparison and ANOVA was used for comparison at day 0, and 29th day. Results: All the physical and chemical parameters like weight, body mass index, MUAC, biceps, Triceps, sub-scapular, waist circumference, hip circumference, fasting blood sugar, ketone level, glucose ketone index, body fat and water mass muscle mass reduced from 1st day to 29th day statically. Two parameters (height and visceral mass) show an insignificant change in results from day 1st to day 29th.

Objectives: To determine and compare the serum soluble Endoglin (sEng) levels among pregnant women with preeclampsia (PE) and women having normal pregnancy. Methodology: This cross-sectional study was carried at IBMS KMU and the data collection was carried out in the department of Gynecology & obstetrics, Lady Reading hospital, Peshawar, from June 2019 to July 2020. A total of 138 pregnant women at the gestational age of 26-30 weeks were included. The study sample was divided into two groups. Group A: Pre-Eclamptic (n=92). Group B: Normotensive Control Group; women with normal pregnancy (n=46). Results: Mean age in PE group was considerably lower as compared to control group (p<0.001). Similarly, mean age at the time of marriage was significantly lower in the PE group compared to control group (19.40±1.92 vs 21.17±2.19 years, p<0.001). Both mean systolic and diastolic blood pressure in PE and control group was noted to be significantly differed (169.78 ± 16.64/ 114.62 ± 9.34 vs 119.57 ± 1.07/ 78.48 ± 5.56 mm Hg, p<0.05). PE group had statistically significantly higher sEng levels compared to control group (13.42 ± 2.94vs3.47 ± 2.80 ng /ml, p <0.001).

Background: Diabetes mellitus is the most prevailing non- communicable diseases worldwide. It is the main reason of morbidity and mortality. Cognitive dysfunction is one of the major complications associated with diabetes. It is a risk factor for cognitive decline as the duration of diabetes progress and if accompanied by hypoglycemic attacks. Aim: To determine the frequency of dementia in patients suffering from type II diabetes mellitus. Study design: Descriptive cross-sectional study Place and duration of study: Medical Department, Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar from 1st March 2019 to 30th September 2019 Methodology: Two hundred and thirty five male and female patients suffering from diabetes mellitus from past 2 years were enrolled. The subjects were clinically assessed through history and physical examination. Results: The mean age was 60±10.26 years with 42% male patients and 58% female patients. 12% of patients had dementia where as in 88% of patients it was not observed. Conclusion: The frequency of dementia in patients suffering from type II diabetes mellitus is 12%. Key words: Diabetes, Dementia, Hypoglycemia