Diabetic Persons Research Articles

A Comparative Study of Two Rule-Based Explanation Methods for Diabetic Retinopathy Risk Assessment

Understanding the reasons behind the decisions of complex intelligent systems is crucial in many domains, especially in healthcare. Local explanation models analyse a decision on a single instance, by using the responses of the system to the points in its neighbourhood to build a surrogate model. This work makes a comparative analysis of the local explanations provided by two rule-based explanation methods on RETIPROGRAM, a system based on a fuzzy random forest that analyses the health record of a diabetic person to assess his/her degree of risk of developing diabetic retinopathy. The analysed explanation methods are C-LORE-F (a variant of LORE that builds a decision tree) and DRSA (a method based on rough sets that builds a set of rules). The explored methods gave good results in several metrics, although there is room for improvement in the generation of counterfactual examples.

A Review on Association Between Diabetes Mellitus and Cataract Formation

Major cause of blindness among diabetic patients is cataract both in developed and developing countries. Diabetic ocular complications are most common in both type-1 and type-2 diabetes, considering the fifth most common cause of legal blindness. This review aims to systematically evaluate the studies on occurrence of cataract formation among diabetic patients, types of cataract and its mechanisms of pathogenesis. According to WHO, cataract is 33% of all type of visual impairment. Prevalence of cataract increased with increasing age in both younger and older onset diabetic persons. Females had higher rates than males. The pathogenesis of diabetic cataract development is still not fully understood. Population-based studies have greatly increased our knowledge concerning the association between diabetes and cataract formation and have defined risk factors for the development of cataract. Simply diabetic cataracts are characterized by cortical or posterior sub-capsular opacities. Aldose reductase and polyol are responsible for diabetes ocular complications. Mechanisms of diabetic cataractogenesis have been studied in less detail than those of other diabetic complications. Both animal and human studies support important contribution of increased aldose reductase activity. Several clinical studies investigated the role of phacoemulsification surgery and its post-surgery complications. Researchers are trying to develop aldose reductase inhibitors and antioxidants, may be effective treatment to prevent or cure diabetes cataract.

Negative Correlation of Serum Adiponectin Level with Aortic Stiffness in Elderly Diabetic Persons.

Adiponectin has anti-inflammatory activity against atherosclerosis. Aortic stiffness is a common manifestation of atherosclerosis in diabetes mellitus and elderly persons. This study aimed to evaluate whether low serum adiponectin levels were associated with aortic stiffness in geriatric diabetic patients. Blood samples were obtained from 130 diabetic participants aged ≥ 65 years. We defined high aortic stiffness based on a carotid–femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV) of >10 m/s. Circulating adiponectin concentrations were examined using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays. Sixty-six participants (50.8%) had aortic stiffness. Patients with aortic stiffness had lower serum adiponectin concentrations than those in the control group (p < 0.001). Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that the adiponectin level (odds ratio: 0.939, 95% confidence interval: 0.898–0.981, p = 0.005) was an independent predictor of aortic stiffness in elderly diabetic persons. Multivariate forward stepwise linear regression analysis also demonstrated that the adiponectin level (β = −0.256, adjusted R2 change = 0.100, p = 0.003) was negatively associated with cfPWV values in older diabetic patients. In conclusion, serum adiponectin is negatively correlated with cfPWV and is an independent predictor of aortic stiffness in elderly diabetic persons.

Diabetes mellitus and infection: lower limbs skin and soft tissue infection

Introduction: Skin and soft tissue (SST) infections are common in diabetic persons with the possibility of serious and vital complications. We aim to describe clinical and therapeutic particularities and the evolution of SST infection in diabetics.

Evaluation of Active Pulmonary Tuberculosis Among Women With Diabetes

Diabetes is one of the most common non-contagious diseases in the world. This disease is the fourth or fifth cause of death in most developed countries. The relationship between tuberculosis and diabetes had been introduced years ago and diabetes is considered a threatening factor in tuberculosis in the research history. Not only tuberculosis is prevalent among diabetic persons, but also diabetes can affect the appearance of imaging of tuberculosis. This is a kind of analytic study, a case-control study, which was carried out between the years 2014 and 2015 in Zabol City. In this study, the radiographic findings from the patients suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis in diabetic patients and not diabetic patients are compared. These radiographic were handed to a radiologist and the radiologic findings of these graphs from the anatomic location (upper and lower half of the right and left bellows), Presence or absence of cavities, nodules, density and pleural involvement were recorded and compared with the diabetic and non-diabetic group. After gathering of the data using SPSS software, descriptive statistics were presented in the form of (frequency, percent) graphs and a chi-square test (p<0.05) was used to analyze and comparing of the results of diabetic and un-diabetic patients. The population of the study consisted of Chest radiographs for 124 TB patients which 61 (49.19 %) were suffering from diabetics. In this study, 45 (71.43%) non-diabetic and 42 (65.85%) diabetic patients were women (p=0.7). There were 12 diabetic TB patients (19.67%) and 3 non-diabetic- TB patients (4.76%) with the consolidation of middle part of left lung (p=0.01) and 8 (13.11%) diabetic TB and 1 (1.59%) non-diabetic TB with reticulonodular infiltration of lower part of left lung (p=0.02). There was no significant difference in the rest of the radiographic results. The findings of this study indicate that reticulonodular infiltration and consolidation of lower &middle parts of the lung in TB diabetic patients is more than in TB non-diabetic patients and diabetes can affect the findings of pulmonary tuberculosis radiography.

Prevalence of hypertension among individuals with diabetes and its determinants: evidences from the National Family Health Survey 2015–16, India

Background The incidence of diabetes mellitus (DM) has escalated in recent decades, and the risk of diabetes-related mortality has increased dramatically due to the co-existence of hypertension (HTN). DM and HTN, having similar aetiology and disease mechanisms, are influenced by lifestyle factors and greatly contribute to critical health complications. Aim This study attempted to explore the co-existence of DM–HTN and the potential determinants considering the rapid upsurge of both these diseases. Subjects and methods National Family Health Survey data were used, which included 7092 adult diabetic individuals, to find out the prevalence rate of HTN in diabetic persons in India. Appropriate statistical analyses were performed to accomplish the study objectives. Results Prevalence rate of HTN in diabetic individuals was approximately 37%. Higher body mass index (BMI) was associated with DM–HTN co-existence. In males, increased age, higher BMI, alcohol consumption, poorest wealth index, and non-smoking (tobacco) were the significant determinants of the co-existence of DM-HTN, while in females, they were increased age, higher BMI, and geographical region. Conclusions This study unveiled the significance of healthy lifestyle maintenance and equitable health care services to prevent HTN among diabetics, along with promotion of the awareness and management of DM and HTN through appropriate pharmacological treatments.

COMPARATIVE STUDY OF PLATELET COUNT IN DIABETIC AND NON-DIABETIC GERIATRIC POPULATION

Geriatric population (&gt; 60 years) is rapidly increasing in India, It has been increased upto 8.6% in 2011. Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a metabolic disorder and a major health problem, a?ecting a large section of the Indian population, especially as its incidence increases with advancing age. Host of complications are associated with this disease, one of which is the e?ect on platelet count. This study compares platelet count between diabetic and non-diabetic elderly. It is observed that Hyperglycaemia in diabetic persons is responsible for increased Thrombopoietin production at the cellular level, which leads to raised platelet count -Reticulated Thrombocytosis – when compared to non diabetics. Platelets, especiallyreticulated thrombocytes are associated with uncontrolled blood sugar levels in the body and are well known for their role in artherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD).&#x0D; Keywords: platelet count, diabetic and non-diabetic &amp; geriatric.

Predict the Chances of Heart Abnormality in Diabetic Patients Through Machine Learning

Today, more families are affected by Diabetes Mellitus (DM) disease on account of its continually increasing occurrence. Most patients remain unknown about their health quality or the DM’s risk factors prior to diagnosis. The medical world has witnessed that individuals are affected by two different diabetes namely a) Type-1 diabetes (T1D), as well as b) Type-2 diabetes (T2D). As Type 2 Diabetes affects the other organs of the body, the proposed system concentrates specifically on Type 2 Diabetes. This work aims to ascertain the cardiac disorder in T2D patients. As of the ECG dataset, the requisite data is gathered it contains healthy volunteer and patients record with pathologies like Myocardial Infarction, Cardiomyopathy, Bundle branch block, Dysrhythmia, from the dataset, the system regarded 245 persons of data in which 160 volunteers are non-diabetic and 85 volunteers are diabetic. The classification is performed. Here, a K-Nearest Neighbor (KNN), Multi-layer Perceptron’s (MLP), along with Support Vector Machines (SVM) learning models is concerned for the investigation of typical cardiac abnormality in diabetic persons. From the attained outcomes, the proposed work could be perceived to show maximal accuracy and minimal error rate percentage in the least time while comparing existing machine learning algorithms. KNN attained 80%, MLP attained 93.8% and SVM attained 96.25% of accuracy, respectively.

Burden of comorbidities among diabetic patients in Latur, India

BackgroundDiabetes ailment is a route of the multi-morbidity's ailments. In Maharashtra state, Latur district have a higher proportion of diabetics. According to DLHS-4 (2012-013) and NFHS-4 (2015-016) blood sugar >140 mg/dl is around 14% and 17% respectively in Latur. Hence, study was undertaken to find out the burden of comorbidities among diabetes persons and its determinants. Materials and methodsThis study used house listing method for self-reported diabetic person. Multistage stratified sampling technique was used to collect data. Two sub-divisions have selected in Latur districts. Three villages and three CEB randomly selected based on prevalence of diabetes among social strata in each sub-division of Latur. Furthermore, data was collected from 505 self-reported diabetic patients of 413 household during May to October 2017 and analysed by bivariate and multivariate techniques. ResultsThe prevalence of major comorbidities was blood pressure (28.5%), cardiovascular diseases (19.5%), retinopathy (21.8%) and rheumatism (24.4%). Health risk factors were blood sugar level, overweight, substance use and non-exercised, which shown more likely to develop the morbidities among diabetic patients. ConclusionsIncrease of number of comorbidities in diabetic patients indicates lack of awareness of causes and consequences of diabetes. Hence, there is needs awareness program about diabetes prevention and management through health education, disease management programmes, trained peers, community health workers and community-based programmes.

Risk of obstructive sleep apnea and quality of sleep among adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus in a sub-Saharan Africa city.

Introductiondiabetes mellitus (DM) and Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) are two major and interconnected non-communicable diseases. Both negatively impact on sleep quality. This study aimed to determine among persons with type 2 DM, the proportions at high risk of OSA and of self-reported poor sleep quality along with their associated-factors in Parakou city, Benin.Methodsthis was a cross-sectional prospective study of 100% (n=383) outpatient adults with type 2 DM, conducted between April and August 2019 in the three top centres managing diabetic persons in Parakou city. They were interviewed, examined and investigated using capillary fasting blood glucose tests. The STOP-Bang Questionnaire (SBQ) was used to determine the risk of OSA.Resultsoverall, their mean age was 57.37 (11.45) years. They were 61.62% (n=236) females and 38.38% (n=147) males. Sleep duration was insufficient in 26.89% (n=103). Nocturia was reported in 49.35% (n=189). The risk of OSA was high in 14.10% (n=54), intermediate in 24.80% (n=95) and low in 61.10% (n=234). Friedman Position Tongue Grade 3 (Adjusted Odds Ratio, aOR=2.48; 95%CI=1.11 - 5.55; p=0.025) and 4 (aOR=4.65; 95%CI=1.26 - 15.90; p=0.015) were independently associated with a high risk of OSA. The prevalence of reported poor sleep quality was 27.42% (n=105). Female gender (aOR=2.08; 95%CI=1.18-3.83; p=0.014), diabetic foot (aOR=5.07; 95%CI=1.15-23.63; p=0.031), nocturia (aOR=1.96; 95%CI=1.18-3.29; p=0.010), tiredness (aOR=2.77; 95%CI=1.26-6.23; p=0.012) and a high risk of OSA (aOR=3.31; 95%CI=1.28-8.93; p=0.015) were independently associated with a greater risk of reported poor sleep quality.Conclusionin Parakou, the proportions of patients with type 2 DM at increased risk of OSA and with poor quality of sleep are relatively high. There is need for better systematic screening of OSA in persons with DM.

The perceptions and experience of the diabetic person with an insulin pump: a review of the literature.

diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease of the endocrine system, characterized by an increase in the concentration of glucose in the blood. For patients with diabetes, it is possible to cover the need for insulin through the use of an insulin pump, a subcutaneous implantable device, which aims to simulate the action of the Langherans islets. Therapy with an insulin pump allows patients who use it to have a greater flexibility in the long-term management of diabetes. to investigate in the literature the perceptions and experiences of patients subjected to the use of the insulin pump. this review was carried out using the international databases Pubmed, CINAHL and COCHRANE. The mesh terms "Insulin infusion system, attitude to health, experiences, emotions, perceptions, activities of daily living" were used combined with the Boolean operator AND. Age limits and language were set and literature was investigated from 2008 to 2018, respecting specific inclusion and exclusion criteria. 260 articles from the Pubmed database were analyzed, 26 articles from Cinhal, no articles by COCHRANE; of these 188 excluded based on the reading of the abstract and because they were duplicate articles, 7 because they did not meet the inclusion criteria. 15 articles were included in the review. four main themes emerged regarding the personal experience of patients with insulin pumps: perceptions deriving from the use of the insulin pump, behaviour deriving from therapy, obstacles to adequate glycemic control and discrepancy between education received and reality. different moods and behaviors have been reported in people who use the insulin pump: one above all the fear of hypoglycemia. There are different expectations from patients and nurses. In addition to adequate training with respect to direct patient care, training is also required for nursing staff in emotional support and in technological development.

Sensitivity enhancement of a plasmonic biosensor for urine glucose detection by employing black phosphorous

A novel, to the best of our knowledge, optimized structure is proposed to enhance the sensitivity of a surface plasmon resonance (SPR)-based biosensor for urine glucose detection by adding a few layers of black phosphorous (BP) (two-dimensional material) over the zinc oxide (ZnO) sandwiched in between gold (Au) and silver (Ag) bimetallic layers. Results show that with an optimized thickness of 42 nm/Au, 12 nm/ZnO, .05 nm/Ag, and 2.65 nm/BP, the sensitivity of 289°/RIU can be achieved at a 633 nm operating wavelength. This is enhanced up to 1.5 times from the conventional biosensor. It is further enhanced up to 3 times with the addition of five numbers of BP sheet layers (each sheet has a thickness of 0.53 nm) over the Au/ZnO/Ag layers, as BP possesses a high absorption coefficient at the incident wavelength of 633 nm. This biosensor is rather efficient at responding to the minute change of 0.001 in the refractive index of urine samples for non-diabetic persons (0–15 mg/dL) and diabetic persons (0.625 gm/dL, 1.25 gm/dL, 2.5 gm/dL, 5 gm/dL, and 10 gm/dL) with the corresponding refractive indices of 1.335, 1.336, 1.337, 1.338, 1.341, and 1.347. It provides significant resonance shift and higher sensitivity in terms of changes in the resonance angle shift. This proposed work has the potential to detect glucose concentration levels with higher accuracy and with faster sensor responses.

FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE OUTCOMES IN THE TREATMENT OF TUBERCULOSIS IN PEOPLE MONITORED BY PRIMARY HEALTH CARE

Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) represents a challenge that go through the history of mankind. The monitoring in the Primary Health Care (PHC) consists in an important mechanism of accomplishment of the policies on TB, since it provides greater longitudinal care relationship (longitudinality) and closeness to the infected individual. Objective: To analyze TB cases attended by the PHC in Sergipe. Outline: It was performed a retrospective cohort of the TB cases attended by the PHC in Sergipe between 2014 and 2018. Results: 2,172 TB cases attended by the PHC in Sergipe were included, of which 283 (13.0%) abandoned the treatment, 1813 (83.5%) progressed to cure and 76 (3.5%) to death. The factors associated with treatment abandonment were: male, age range of 20 to 29 years, alcoholics, people with diabetes mellitus and persons deprived of liberty. In relation to the mortality, higher rates were found in: male, age range of 70 years and above, illiterate and people with diabetes mellitus. Implications: Conditions of social vulnerability and comorbidities impacted mortality, as well as abandonment of TB treatment.

A study of second to fourth digit ratio in relation to verbal and numerical intelligence among medical students

Introduction and Aim:Periarthritis shoulder is generally defined as a self - limiting disorder that affects mostly the diabetic persons. Periarthritis shoulder affects the older population with females at its peak.This study was intended to find out whether all the shoulder pain subjects were victims of periarthritis shoulder and to analyse the prevalence of periarthritis among subjects who were suffering from shoulder.&#x0D; &#x0D; Materials and Methods:This study was a prospective, observational study conducted on the patients who visited the outpatient Physiotherapy Departments. Nearly 300 patients who came with shoulder pain were taken as samples. A detailed explanation about the purpose of the study was given to the subjects. The subjects included were based on the inclusion criteria pain more than 1 month, both male and female, age group of 40-60 years, both dominant and non-dominant hand, history of shoulder pain at night, progressive limitation of shoulder movement, particularly a reduction of at least half the normal range of abduction and external rotation.&#x0D; &#x0D; Results:Based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria nearly 300 participants were selected and they were asked to fill the SPADI questionnaire. Out of 300 participants nearly 127 subjects were concluded with positive signs of periarthritis shoulder.&#x0D; &#x0D; Conclusion: The result obtained from our study states that the severity of the disease is more among the female population. The subjects who are suffering from shoulder pain must be taken into anticipation that in future they may develop shoulder periarthritis.

Near-infrared optical spectroscopy for pancreas shrinkage estimation with multi synchrosqueezing transform and multivariate regression model.

In this article, we proposed a method to estimate pancreas shrinkage with pancreas β cell insulin secretion. The β cells in the pancreas secrete insulin and digestive enzymes after food consumption. Conventionally, the pancreas structure estimation is done with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and ultrasound imaging techniques. However, the structure of the pancreas changes due to islet cell death. The presence of islet cells is detected through near infrared (NIR) spectroscopy signal acquired from the epigastric region (pancreas) of the abdomen. Subsequently, the NIR spectroscopy signal from the pancreas is analyzed with multi synchrosqueezing transform (MSST); whereas, the β cell insulin secretion varies for diabetic and nondiabetic persons. The existence of β cell and insulin secretion correlates with Root Mean Square (RMS) and kurtosis via a multivariate regression model to evaluate pancreas shrinkage. In terms of numerical results, NIR spectroscopy signal from the pancreas was obtained for about 20 nondiabetic and 20 diabetic persons. The pancreas shrinkage was estimated with 88% accuracy. The results are validated with MRI pancreas images for earlier detection of the apoptotic pancreas. The pancreas shrinkage causes lower insulin emission and unpredictable blood glucose in diabetic patients. Analysis of NIR spectroscopy signals of the pancreas with MSST was done to obtain higher-order and lower-order frequency components.

Does Organic Sprouted Whole Wheat Grain Flourless Bread Decreases DNA Damage in Diabetic Patients?

Abstract Diabetes is one of the main health concerns, especially in developed countries. During the last few decades, the percentage of diabetic persons is constantly increasing. Although the genetic factors have a strong influence in the development of diabetes, environmental influence (physical inactivity, inadequate nutrition leading to obesity) also have an important impact. The main objective of this investigation was to evaluate the possible influence of organic sprouted whole wheat grain flourless bread Tonus® (product of Trivit, Becej, Serbia) on DNA damage at various stages of progression through type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). In addition to control (non-diabetic) subjects we analyzed obese, pre-diabetic and diabetic patients, for a total of four experimental groups. All subjects used to eat Mediterranean diet for at least two years before being included in our study. In each of four groups we had five persons practicing the Mediterranean diet but instead of bread they consumed flourless bread Tonus®. The DNA damage was evaluated on peripheral blood mononuclear cells by alkaline single cell gel electrophoresis (Comet) assay at the very beginning (before starting the Tonus® bread diet), and after exactly the three months of consumption of Tonus® bread. Statistical analysis revealed that only in patients with type 2 diabetes, Tonus® bread intake led to decreased DNA damage compared to the level of DNA damage of these patients before they started Tonus® bread diet. We assume that decrease of body weight and hyperinsulinemia caused by Tonus® bread in the diet might be one of the main causes of decreased DNA damage.

Advances in Biosensors for Continuous Glucose Monitoring Towards Wearables.

Continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) for the non-invasive monitoring of diabetes are constantly being developed and improved. Although there are multiple biosensing platforms for monitoring glucose available on the market, there is still a strong need to enhance their precision, repeatability, wearability, and accessibility to end-users. Biosensing technologies are being increasingly explored that use different bodily fluids such as sweat and tear fluid, etc., that can be calibrated to and therefore used to measure blood glucose concentrations accurately. To improve the wearability of these devices, exploring different fluids as testing mediums is essential and opens the door to various implants and wearables that in turn have the potential to be less inhibiting to the wearer. Recent developments have surfaced in the form of contact lenses or mouthguards for instance. Challenges still present themselves in the form of sensitivity, especially at very high or low glucose concentrations, which is critical for a diabetic person to monitor. This review summarises advances in wearable glucose biosensors over the past 5 years, comparing the different types as well as the fluid they use to detect glucose, including the CGMs currently available on the market. Perspectives on the development of wearables for glucose biosensing are discussed.

Prevalence of Periodontitis among the People with Diabetes Mellitus

Introduction: Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder characterized by a chronic high level of blood sugar with disturbances in carbohydrate, fat, and protein metabolism resulting from defects in insulin secretion, action or both. Periodontitis is a chronic infectious disease which leads to the destruction of the periodontal ligament fibers and alveolar bone until tooth loss. Among the several factors that may manifest periodontitis like aging, genetic factors, poor oral hygiene, obesity and virulence of the attacking micro-organisms, type 2 diabetes mellitus has received the greatest attention.&#x0D; Aims: The aim of the study was to determine the association type 2 diabetes mellitus with periodontal condition among population in mid-western region of Nepal.&#x0D; Methods: We screened 200 subjects of age group from 30 to 50 years and divided into two groups: Group I – diabetic person and Group II were non diabetic. Oral examination was done to get the Community Periodontal Index of Treatment Need score and correlation between Diabetes mellitus and periodontal disease was determined.&#x0D; Results: Our result showed strong correlation between diabetes mellitus and periodontitis. When the evaluation was done for prevalence of periodontal disease according to diabetes mellitus, the prevalence of periodontal disease was significantly higher in diabetic person compared to non-diabetic individuals (88% vs 74.4%, P=0.03). [Odds Ratio = 11.826 and 95% confidence interval: 5.415-21.828].&#x0D; Conclusion: Provided Diabetes mellitus related morbidity and mortality is burgeoning in our society and it is imperative to identify right indicators of periodontal disease for specific population.

A Comparative Study of Emotional Intelligence and Self-Efficacy among Diabetic and Non-diabetic persons

Diabetes is the most chronic disease affecting people physically and psychologically. Researches indicate that people struggling from diabetes face multiple challenges of self-caring, monitoring and managing their life. The purpose of this study is to compare self-efficacy and Emotional Intelligence among Diabetic and Non-diabetics. The Self-efficacy scale and Emotional Intelligence inventory were administered on 60 individuals (30 diabetics and 30 non-diabetics). The results indicate that Diabetics and Non-diabetics differ significantly in Self-efficacy and Emotional intelligence and also revealed significant relationship between them.

Proximate and Mineral Analysis of Some Edible Wild Seeds and Stem in Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria

Benue State is endowed with numerous varieties of useful plants whose fruits, seeds, roots, stems and leaves serve important roles in nutrition but unfortunately many of these plants have not been put to maximum use. The neglect of these forest food plants is attributed to inadequate information on their nutritional potential to serve as food. The broad objective of the study was to examine the nutritional composition of Vitellaria paradoxa fruits, Cissus populnea stem, Afzelia africana seeds, Parkia biglobosa seeds and Prosopis africana seeds. Carbohudrate content was found to be the most abundant nutrient in all the plant species studied when compared with other nutrients. The highest carbohydrate content (58.22±0.2%) was found in Cissus populnea stem followed by carbohydrate content in Afzelia africana seeds (51.36±0.01%). The least carbohydrate content of 35.68±0.06% was found in the fruits of Vitellaria paradoxa. There were significant variations in the concentrations of nutrients screened from the 5 selected plants at p&gt;0.05 level. Proximate analysis showed that Vitellaria paradoxa fruits, Cissus populnea stem, Afzelia africana seeds, Parkia biglobosa seeds and Prosopis africana seeds were good sources of minerals such as Calcium,Magnesium, Potassium, iron and Chlorine. Potassium had the highest concentration in all the plant species when compared with other nutrients. The highest Potassium content (32.92±0.59%) was found in Vitellaria paradoxa fruits followed by Potassium content of 25.15±0.07% in Afzelia africana seeds. However, Potassium content between Prosopis africana seeds (15.77±0.81%) and Cissus populnea stem (15.77±0.61%) were not significantly different. The least concentration of Potassium was found in Parkia biglobosa seeds (8.03±0.11%). The mean quantities of minerals found in the plant species that were screened differ significantly at P&lt;0.05 level. It was concluded that Vitellaria paradoxa fruits, Cissus populnea stem, Afzelia africana seeds, Parkia biglobosa seeds and Prosopis africana seeds were good sources of nutrients and major minerals like calcium, magnesium, potassium, iron and chlorine. Diabetic persons need to be careful about the consumption of these plant species. It was recommended that efforts should be made to conserve and protect these plant species through domestication as they are rich sources of nutrients.