Publications - Research Department - Baqai Institute of Diabetology and Endocrinology (BIDE)

2 . Diabetic foot ulcer, a prospective study

Published in: Journal of Pakistan Medical Association, 2001; 51(2):78-80
Authors: S.M.Ali, A.Basit, T.Sheikh, S.Mumtaz, M.Z.I.Hydrie

3 . The effect of simvastatin on diabetic dyslipidemia

Published in: Journal of Baqai Medical University, 2001; 1& 2: 6-8
Authors: A.Basit, H.Rehman, M.Z.I.Hydrie, R.Hakeem

4 . Diabetes related knowledge attitude and practices of family physicians in Pakistan

Published in: Journal of Pakistan Medical Association, 2002; 51(2): 465-470
Authors: A.S. Shera, F. Jawad, A. Basit

5 . Letter to editor “The effect of simvastatin on diabetic dyslipidemia”

Published in: Journal of Pakistan Medical Association, 2002; 52(3): 136
Authors: A.Basit, H.Rehman, M.Z.I.Hydrie, R.Hakeem

6 . Knowledge attitude and practices of patients visiting a diabetes care unit

Published in: Pakistan Journal of Nutrition, 2002; 1(2): 99-102
Authors: N.Badruddin, A.Basit, M.Z.I.Hydrie, R.Hakeem

7 . Prevalence of diabetes, impaired fasting glucose and associated risk factors in a rural area of Baluchistan province according to new ADA criteria

Published in: Journal of Pakistan Medical Association, 2002; 52(8): 357-360
Authors: A.Basit, M.Z.I.Hydrie, K. Ahmed, R. Hakeem

8 . 24 hours diabetes care team service

Published in: Journal of Baqai Medical University, 2002; 5(1): 35-39
Authors: M.Z.I.Hydrie, A.Basit

9 . Prevalence of diabetic retinopathy

Published in: Journal of Baqai Medical University, 2002; 5(2): 6-11
Authors: M.Z.I.Hydrie, A.Basit

10 . A comparison of insulin lispro Mix25^TM and human insulin 30/70 in the treatment of type 2 diabetes during Ramadan

Published in: Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 2003; 59(2): 83-164
Authors: V. Mattoo, Z. Milicevic, J. K. Malone, M. Schwarzenhofer, A. Ekangaki, L. K. Levitt, L. H. C. Liong, N. Rais, H. Tounsi, Ramadan Study Group

11 . Fatness, lipids, insulin sensitivity and life style of children from high and low risk families

Published in: Journal of Ayub Medical College, 2003; 15(3):
Authors: A.Basit, R.Hakeem, M.Z.I.Hydrie, M.Y.Ahmedani, Q.Masood

12 . Community based survey of abnormal glucose tolerence and associated risk factors in Gaddap

Published in: Journal of Baqai Medical University, 2003; 6(1 & 2): 6-9
Authors: M. Z.I. Hydrie, A. Basit, M.Y. Ahmedani

13 . Diabetes risk factors in middle income Pakistani school children

Published in: Pakistan Journal of Nutrition, 2004; 3(1): 43-49
Authors: M. Z.I. Hydrie, A. Basit, N. Badaruddin , M.Y. Ahmedani

14 . Frequency of chronic complications in type 2 diabetes

Published in: Journal of College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan, 2004; 14(2): 79-83
Authors: A. Basit, M. Z.I. Hydrie, R. Hakeem, M.Y. Ahmedani, Qamar Masood

15 . Children health is insulin and lipid dependent

Published in: Pakistan Journal of Nutrition, 2004; 3(2): 128-133
Authors: M. Z.I. Hydrie, A. Basit, R. Hakeem, , M.Y. Ahmedani, M.Q.Masood

16 . Letter to editor: Statin in type 2 diabetics having macrovascular disease, still a long way to go

Published in: Journal of Pakistan Medical Association, 2004; 54(5): 289
Authors: A. Basit, M. Z.I. Hydrie, M.Y. Ahmedani

17 . Frequency of statin use in type 2 diabetics having macrovascular disease- at a tertiary care hospital of Karachi

Published in: Journal Ayub Medical College, 2004; 16(4):
Authors: Abdul Basit, M. Zafar Iqbal Hydrie, Rubina Hakeem, M. Yakoob Ahmedani, Qamar Masood

18 . Relation between family history, obesty and risk for diabetes and heart disease in Pakistani children

Published in: Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 2004; 20(4):
Authors: Abdul Basit, Rubina Hakeem, M. Zafar Iqbal Hydrie, M. Yakoob Ahmedani, Qamar Masood

19 . Comparison of Risk Factors for Diabetes in children of different socioeconomic status

Published in: Journal of College of Physicians & Surgeons Pakistan, 2005; 15(2): 74-77
Authors: M. Z.I. Hydrie, A. Basit, M.Y. Ahmedani, Naeema Badruddin, Q. Masood, Zahid Miyan

20 . Relationship among fatness, blood lipids and insulin resistance in Pakistani children

Published in: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 2005; 23(1): 34-43
Authors: A. Basit, R. Hakeem, M. Z.I. Hydrie, M.Y. Ahmedani, Q. Masood

21 . Comparison of fasting glucose, Insulin levels and lipid profile in normal and overweight children

Published in: Journal of Postgraduate Medical Institute, 2005; 19(1): 8-13
Authors: M.Z..I.Hydrie, Abdul Basit, Rubina Hakeem, M. Yaqoob Ahmadani, M.Qamar Masood

22 . Glycemic control, hypertension and chronic complications in type-2 diabetic subjects

Published in: Journal Ayub Medical College, 2005;17(2):
Authors: Abdul Basit, Muhammad Zafar Iqbal Hydrie, Rubina Hakeem, Muhammad Yakoob Ahmedani, Mohiuddin Waseem

23 . Letter to editor: High prevalence of obesity and associated risk factors in Urban children in India and Pakistan

Published in: Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 2006; 71(1): 101-102
Authors: Anoop Misra, Abdul Basit, Naval K. Vikram, Rekha Sharma

24 . Prevalence of microalbuminuria in type 2 diabetic patients in Karachi - Pakistan. A multi-center study

Published in: Paractical Diabetes International, 2005; 22(3): 100-104
Authors: Mohammad Yakoob Ahmedani, Muhammad Zafar Iqbal Hydrie, Azhar Iqbal, Asma Gul,Waheed Baig Mirza, Abdul Basit.

25 . Fasting & feasing safely during Ramadan in the patients with diabetes

Published in: Journal of Indian Medicine Association, 2005;
Authors: MF. Akbani, M. Saleem, WU. Gaddit, M. Ahmed, A. Basit, Dr.RA. Malik

26 . Sulphonylureas in the management of type 2 diabetes during the fasting month of Ramadan

Published in: Journal of Baqai Medical University, 2005; 8(1&2):
Authors: Abdul Zargar, A. Basit, Hajera Mahtab

27 . Assessment of insulin resistance in Type 2 Diabetic subjects at a tertiary care Hospital of Karachi Pakistan.

Published in: Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 2006; 22(2)
Authors: Asher Fawwad, Rashida Qasim, Z. I. Hydrie, Abdul Basit, Zahid Miyan, & AsmaGul

28 . Glimepiride study on type 2 diabetic subjects

Published in: Journal of Pakistan Medical Association, 2006; 56(10):444-447
Authors: M. Zafar Iqbal Hydrie, Asma Gul, Rubina Hakeem, M. Yakoob Ahmedani, Abdul Basit

29 . Role wound classification in predicting the outcome of Diabetic Foot Ulcer

Published in: Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 2006; 22(4):
Authors: A. Gul, A. Basit, S.M. Ali, M.Y. Ahmadani, Z. Miyan

30 . Correlation of fasting insulin resistance indices, clinical parameters of metabolic syndrome in type 2 diabetics.

Published in: Journal of College of Physicians & Surgeons Pakistan, 2007; 17(7): 446-447
Authors: Asher Fawwad, Rashida Qasim, M.Zafar Iqbal Hydrie, Abdul Basit, Zahid Miyan, Asma Gul

31 . Clinical profile of fasting diabetic subjects during Ramadan.

Published in: Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 2007 (Part-I) 23(5): 755-759
Authors: M.Y. Ahmedani, M. Riaz, Asma Gul, Imran Waheed, M. Z.I. Hydrie, R. Hakeem and A. Basit

32 . Effect of simvastatin on insulin sensitivity in type 2 diabetic subjects

Published in: Journal of Pediatrics Diabetes, 2008; (Part-II) 9(4): 401-406
Authors: M. Zafar Iqbal Hydrie, Rashida Qasim, M. Yakoob Ahmedani, Zahid Miyan, Asher Fawwad, Abdul Basit.

33 . Trends of Type 1 Diabetes in Karachi, Pakistan.

Published in: Diabetes Care, 2008; 31: 964-967
Authors: A. Samad Shera, Z. Miyan, A. Basit, A. Maqsood, M.Y. Ahmedani, A. Fawwad, M. Riaz

34 . Use of the SINBAD classification system and score in comparing outcome of foot ulcer

Published in: Journal of Metabolic Syndrome & Related Disorder, 2008; 6(3):171-175.
Authors: Ince P. Abbas ZG. Lutale JK. Basit A. Mansoor Ali S. Chohan F. Morbach S. Mollenberg J. Game. FL. Geffcoate WJ.

35 . Prevalence of Metabolic syndrome in Pakistan.

Published in: Journal of Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders, 2008; 6(2): 143-148
Authors: A Basit. A Samad Shera

36 . Determination of reference values for elevated fasting and Random insulin levels and their Association with Metabolic Risk factors among rural Pakistanis from province of Sindh.

Published in: Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, 11(10): 1324 - 1329, 2008
Authors: M Yakoob Ahmadani. Rubina Hakeem. Asher Fawwad. A Basit. A samad Shera.

37 . Efficacy of Dietetics in low resource communities: Dietary intake and BMI of Type 2 Diabetics living in Karachi before and after receiving Dietician"’"s guidance.

Published in: Journal of Diabetic Medicine, 2008; 25: 1231–1233
Authors: Rubina Hakeem, Asher Fawwad, Afshan Siddiqui, M Yakoob Ahmadani and A Basit.

38 . The personal cost of diabetic foot disease in developing world–a study from Pakistan (Short Paper).

Published in: Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 2008; (Part-I) 24 (5): 651-656
Authors: S. M. Ali, A. Fareed*, S. M. Humail†, A. Basit, M. Y. Ahmedani, A. Fawwad, Z. Miyan

39 . Presentation and outcome of diabetic foot at a tertiary care unit.

Published in: Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, 2008; 11 (16): 2044 – 2047.
Authors: S. M. Ali, A. Basit, A. Fawwad, M. Y. Ahmedani, Z. Miyan, R. A. Malik

40 . Glycaemic trend during Ramadan in fasting diabetic subjects - a study from Pakistan.

Published in: International Diabetes Monitor,2008; 20(2): 88-91.
Authors: M.Y. Ahmedani, M. Riaz, A. Fawwad, M. Z.I. Hydrie, R. Hakeem, A. Basit

41 . Role of depression inmortality from diabeticfoot ulcer (Summary and Comment)

Published in: Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, 2008; 11 (19): 2356 – 2059.
Authors: Abdul Basit

42 . Efficacy of Dongsulin (r DNA human insulin) in a normal clinical practice setting

Published in: Journal of Metabolic Syndrome & Related Disorder, 2009, 7(2): 119-124.
Authors: M.Y. Ahmedani, A. Fawwad, A. Basit, A. Nawaz

43 . Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in Urban Pakistan: (Karachi): Comparison of newly proposed IDF and modified ATP III Criterions.

Published in: Journal of Pakistan Orthopaedic Association, 2008; 20(1): 60-64
Authors: M. Zafar Iqbal Hydrie, A Samad Shera, Asher Fawwad, Abdul Basit, Akhtar Hussain

44 . Efficacy of Intra articular injections of corticosteroid in chronic painful knee joints.

Published in: Journal of Pakistan Orthopaedic Association, 2008; 20(2): 141-146
Authors: M. Shakil Baig, Mujahid Humain, Soofia Bano and Amir Riaz

45 . Prescribing trends of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) in Karachi.

Published in: Journal of Pakistan Medical Association, 2009; 59(6):413-414
Authors: M. Shakil Baig, Mujahid Humain, Ittat H. Zaidi and Sadiq Rehman

46 . Primary antiphospholipid antibody syndrome and autoimmune hemolytic anemia - a rare combination. (Accepted for publication in Journal of Pakistan Medical Association)

Published in: Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, 2009; 12(4): 339-345
Authors: Saera Suhail, M. Shakil Baig, Mujahid Humain, Amir Riaz

47 . The efficacy of Disease Modifying Anti -Rheumatic Drugs in Rheumatoid Arthritis in local patients of Karachi.

Published in: International Journal of Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2009; 1: 12-19
Authors: M. Shakil Baig, Syed Mujahid Humail, Syed Itaat Zaidi, Sadaf Noor, Soofia Bano, Sadiq Rehman, Asher Fawwad.

48 . Trends of Thyrotropin (TSH) and associated factors in urban Pakistan (Karachi).

Published in: Journal of Pakistan Medical Association
Authors: Mussarat Riaz, Ahmed Salman, Asher Fawwad, M. Zafar Iqbal Hydrie, Muhammad Yakoob Ahmadani, Abdul Basit, A Samad Shera

49 . Prevalence of peripheral disease amongst type 2 diabetes in Pakistan. (Accepted for publication in JPMA)

Published in: Journal of Ayub Medical College, 2008; 20(3): 117-120
Authors: Javed Akram, Aziz-ul-Hassan Aamir, Abdul Basit, Muhammad Saleem Qureshi, Tariq Mehmood, Syed Khurram Shahid, Irshad Ahmed Khoso, Muhammad Ashraf Ebrahim, Amir Omair

50 . Microalbuminuria Prevalence Study (MAPS) in Hypertensive Patients with Type 2 Diabetes in Pakistan.

Published in: Journal of Pakistan Orthopaedic Association, 2009; 21(1): 38-43
Authors: Muhammad Yakoob Ahmadani, Asher Fawwad, Abdul Basit, M. Zafar Iqbal Hydrie

51 . Toxicity profiles of disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDS) in Rheumatoid arthritis patients in Karachi,

Published in: Journal of Pakistan Orthopaedic Association, 2009; 21(1): 38-43
Authors: M. Shakil Baig, Mujahid Humain, Ittat H. Zaidi, Sadaf Noor, Usman Anwar and Sadiq Rehman

52 . Dietary patterns associated with risk for metabolic syndrome in urban community of Karachi defined by cluster analysis

Published in: Pakistan Journal of Nutrition 2010 9 (1): 93-99es
Authors: M. Zafar Iqbal Hydrie, Abdul Basit, A. Samad Shera, Rubina Hakeem and Akhtar Hussain

53 . Pakistan National Diabetes Survey:
Prevalence of Glucose Intolerance and Associated Factors in the Punjab Province of Pakistan

Published in: Primary Care Diabetes 2010; 4: 79-83
Authors: A. Samad Shera, Abdul Basit, Asher Fawwad, Rubina Hakeem, Muhamamd Yakoob Ahmedani, Muhammad Zafar Iqbal Hydrie, I.A Khwaja

54 . Depression and Diabetes in High-Risk Urban Population of Pakistan

Published in: The Open Diabetes Journal, 2010 3, 1-5
Authors: Fariha Faisal, Shaheen Asghar, M. Zafar Iqbal Hydrie, Asher Fawwad, Abdul Basit, Akhtar Hussain

55 . Frequency of insulin resistance in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome: A study from Karachi, Pakistan

Published in: Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 2010: 26 (4); 791-794
Authors: Mussarat Riaz, Abdul Basit, Asher Fawwad, Muhammad Yakoob Ahmadani, Asim-Bin-Zafar, Zahid Miyan, Ahmed Salman

56 . Is there any association of serum high sensitivity C-reactive protein with various risk factors for Metabolic Syndrome in healthy adult population of Karachi, Pakistan

Published in: Journal of Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders, 2011 9(3); 177–182
Authors: Mussarat Riaz, Asher Fawwad, M. Zafar Iqbal Hydrie, Abdul Basit, A Samad Shera

57 . Ethnic differences in metabolic syndrome among South Asians of Pakistan

Published in: Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences 2011; (Part-II) 27(3): 484-489
Authors: S. Faraz Danish Alvi, M. Zafar Iqbal Hydrie, Asher Fawwad, Abdul Basit, Musarrat Riaz. Samad Shera

58 . Replication of 13 genome-wide association (GWA)-validated risk variants for type 2 diabetes in Pakistani populations

Published in: Diabetologia. 2011 Jun;54(6):1368-74.
Authors: Rees SD, Hydrie MZ, Shera AS, Kumar S, O'Hare JP, Barnett AH, Basit A, Kelly MA.

59 . An FTO variant is associated with Type 2 diabetes in South Asian populations after accounting for body mass index and waist circumference

Published in: Diabetic Medicine 2011 Jun;28(6):673-80
Authors: S. D. Rees, M. Islam, M. Z. I. Hydrie, B. Chaudhary, S. Bellary, S. Hashmi,

60 . Detecting Insulin Resistance in Pakistani Subjects by Fasting Blood Samples

Published in: The Open Diabetes Journal, (Accepted for publication)
Authors: M. Zafar Iqbal Hydrie, Abdul Basit, Asher Fawwad, Muhammad Yakoob Ahmedani, A Samad Shera, Akhtar Hussain

61 . Temporal changes in the prevalence of diabetes, impaired fasting glucose and its associated risk factors in the rural area of Baluchistan.

Published in: Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 2011 Dec;94(3):456-62.
Authors: Abdul Basit, Faraz Alvi, Asher Fawwad, Khursheed Ahmed, Muhammad Yakoob Ahmedani, Rubina Hakeem

62 . Ramadan Prospective Diabetes Study: Role of drug dosage and timing alteration, active glucose monitoring and patient education.

Published in: Diabetic Medicine 29, 709–715 (2012)
Authors: Muhammad Yakoob Ahmedani, Muhammad Saif Ul haque, Abdul Basit, Asher Fawwad, Faraz Alvi.

63 . Genome-wide association study in individuals of South Asian ancestry identifies six new type 2 diabetes susceptibility loci

Published in: Nat Genet. 2011 Aug 28;43(10):984-9.
Authors: Kooner JS, Saleheen D, Sim X, Sehmi J, Zhang W, Frossard P, Been LF, Chia KS, Dimas AS, Hassanali N, Jafar T, Jowett JB, Li X, Radha V, Rees SD, Takeuchi F, Young R, Aung T, Basit A, Chidambaram M, Das D, Grundberg E,Hedman AK, Hydrie ZI, Islam M, Khor CC, Kowlessur S, Kristensen MM, Liju S, Lim WY, Matthews DR, Liu J, Morris AP, Nica AC, Pinidiyapathirage JM, Prokopenko I, Rasheed A, Samuel M, Shah N, Shera AS, Small KS, Suo C,Wickremasinghe AR, Wong TY, Yang M, Zhang F; DIAGRAM; MuTHER, Abecasis GR, Barnett AH, Caulfield M, Deloukas P, Frayling TM, Froguel P, Kato N, Katulanda P, Kelly MA, Liang J, Mohan V, Sanghera DK, Scott J, Seielstad M,Zimmet PZ, Elliott P, Teo YY, McCarthy MI, Danesh J, Tai ES, Chambers JC.

64 . Missense mutations in the pancreatic beta-cell ATP-sensitive potassium channel Kir6.2: A case study of Pakistani patient of neonatal diabetes

Published in: Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 2012; 28 (1): 213-21
Authors: Shazia Kiran, Ishtiaq A. Khan, Ahmed Salman, M. Kamran Azim, Asher Fawwad.

65 . Effects of 16 genetic variants on fasting glucose and type 2 diabetes in South Asians: ADCY5 and GLIS3 variants may predispose to type 2 diabetes

Published in: PLoS One. 2011;6(9):e24710. Epub 2011 Sep 20.
Authors: Rees SD, Hydrie MZ, O'Hare JP, Kumar S, Shera AS, Basit A, Barnett AH, Kelly MA.

66 . Circadian Gene Variants and Susceptibility to Type 2 Diabetes: A Pilot Study

Published in: PLoS ONE 7(4):2012
Authors: M. Ann Kelly, Simon D. Rees, M. Zafar I. Hydrie, A. Samad Shera, Srikanth Bellary, J.Paul O’Hare, Sudhesh Kumar, Shahrad Taheri, Abdul Basit, Anthony H. Barnett,DIAGRAM consortium", SAT2D consortium

67 . Risk Assessment of Pakistani Individuals for Diabetes (RAPID)

Published in: Primary Care Diabetes (Accepted for publication) Epub ahead of print
Authors: Mussarat Riaz, Abdul Basit, M. Zafar Iqbal Hydrie, Fariha Shaheen, Akhtar Hussain, Rubina Hakeem, A. Samad Shera

68 . Characteristics and outcomes of subjects with diabetic foot ulceration

Published in: Diabetes Care (Accepted for publication)
Authors: Mussarat Riaz, Zahid Miyan, Syed Itaat Zaidi, S. Faraz Danish Alvi, Asher Fawwad, Muhammad Yakoob Ahmedani, Asim Bin Zafar, Rayaz A Malik, Abdul Basit

69 . Effect of intervention in subjects with high risk of Diabetes Mellitus in Pakistan

Published in: Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism (Accepted for publication)
Authors: Muhammad Zafar Hydrie, Abdul Basit, A. Samad Shera and Akhtar Hussain

70 . Glimepiride: evidence based facts, trends and observations (GIFTS)

Published in: Vascular Health and Risk Management, 2012:8 463–472
Authors: Musarrat Riaz, Asher Fawwad, Abdul Basit

71 . Ramadan Fasting related Awareness, Practices and Experiences of a representative group of Urban Pakistani Diabetics

Published in: Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences 2012; 28: 432-436
Authors: Shabeen Naz Masood, Yasir Masood, Rubina Hakim, S. Faraz Danish Alvi, A. Samad Shera

72 . Changing pattern in the risk factors for diabetes in young adults from the rural area of Baluchistan

Published in: Journal of Pakistan Medical Association 2013; 63 (9):1089-1093
Authors: Asher Fawwad, S. Faraz Danish Alvi, Abdul Basit, Khursheed Ahmed, Muhammad Yakoob Ahmedani, Rubina Hakeem

73 . Role of platelet indices, glycemic control and hs-CRP in pathogenesis of vascular complications in type-2 diabetic patients

Published in: Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 2013;29(1):152-156.
Authors: Farah Jabeen, Asher Fawwad, Husan Afroz Rizvi, Faraz Alvi

74 . Genome-wide association study identifies a novel locus contributing to type 2 diabetes susceptibility in Sikhs of Punjabi origin from India

Published in: Diabetes. 2013 May;62(5):1746-55.
Authors: Saxena R, Saleheen D, Been LF, Garavito ML, Braun T, Bjonnes A, Young R, Ho WK, Rasheed A, Frossard P, Sim X, Hassanali N, Radha V, Chidambaram M, Liju S, Rees SD, Ng DP, Wong TY, Yamauchi T, Hara K, Tanaka Y, Hirose H, McCarthy MI, Morris AP; DIAGRAM; MuTHER; AGEN, Basit A, Barnett AH, Katulanda P, Matthews D, Mohan V, Wander GS, Singh JR, Mehra NK, Ralhan S, Kamboh MI, Mulvihill JJ, Maegawa H, Tobe K, Maeda S, Cho YS, Tai ES, Kelly MA, Chambers JC, Kooner JS, Kadowaki T, Deloukas P, Rader DJ, Danesh J, Sanghera DK.

75 . Use of locally made off-loading techniques for diabetic plantar foot ulcer in Karachi, Pakistan

Published in: International wound Journal. Int Wound J. 2014 Dec;11(6):691-5
Authors: Miyan Z, Ahmed J, Zaidi SI, Ahmedani MY, Fawwad A, Basit A.

76 . Adherence of Healthcare Professionals to American Diabetes Association 2004 guidelines for the care of patients with type 2 diabetes at Peripheral Diabetes Clinics in Karachi, Pakistan

Published in: Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences Pak J Med Sci 2013;29(2):474-478.
Authors: Farzana Muzaffar, Nimra Fatima, Asher Fawwad, Mussarat Riaz

77 . Preventing diabetes related amputations in a developing country – steps in the right direction

Published in: Diabetes Voice 2013, 58: 36-39
Authors: Abdul Basit, Asmat Nawaz

78 . Antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of aerobic microbial isolates in a clinical laboratory in Karachi - Pakistan

Published in: Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences 2013; 29(3):851-855.
Authors: Rubina Sabir, S. Faraz Danish Alvi, Asher Fawwad

79 . Health related quality of life in patients with diabetes using SF-12 questionnaire

Published in: Journal of Diabetology, June 2013; 2:1
Authors: M. Riaz, R.A. Rehman, R. Hakeem, F. Shaheen

80 . Dietary patterns, glycemic control and compliance to dietary advice among fasting patients with diabetes during Ramadan

Published in: Diabetes Care 2014;37:e47–e48
Authors: Rubina Hakeem, Muhammad Yakoob Ahmedani, Syed Faraz Danish Alvi, Muhammad Saif Ul haque, Abdul Basit, Asher Fawwad

81 . Evaluation of the Diabetes Conversation Map™ education tool for diabetes self-management education

Published in: Accepted for publication in Diabetes Spectrum
Authors: Erum Ghafoor, Musarrat Riaz, Barbara Eichorst, Asher Fawwad, Abdul Basit

82 . Evaluation of Lipid Peroxidation Marker (MDA), C - reactive protein, and leukocytes indices as Inflammatory Markers in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Published in: International Journal of Advance Research, (2014), 2(1), 303-309
Authors: Farah Jabeen, Asher Fawwad, Husan Afroz Rizvi, Faraz Alvi

83 . Factors associated with non-adherence to insulin in patients with type 1 diabetes

Published in: Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences Pak J Med Sci 2014;30(2):233-239.
Authors: Musarrat Riaz, Abdul Basit, Asher Fawwad, Muhammad Yakoob Ahmedani, Zahara Ali Rizvi

84 . Frequency, severity and risk indicators of retinopathy in patients with diabetes screened by fundus photographs: a study from primary health care

Published in: Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences Pak J Med Sci 2014;30(2):366-372
Authors: Saleh Memon, Shahid Ahsan, Qamar Riaz, Abdul Basit, Sikandar Ali Sheikh, Asher Fawwad, A Samad Shera

85 . Implementation of Ramadan-specific diabetes management recommendations: a multi-centered prospective study from Pakistan

Published in: Journal of Diabetes & Metabolic Disorders, 2014;13(1):37
Authors: Muhammad Yakoob Ahmedani, Syed Faraz Danish Alvi, Muhammad Saif Ulhaque, Asher Fawwad, Abdul Basit

86 . Diabetes prevention in a challenging environment.

Published in: Prevention of Diabetes. Edited by Schwarz P, Reddy P. Edition published 2013 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Authors: Basit A, Riaz M.

87 . Assessing health related quality of life in diabetic subjects by SF 36 questionnaire in a tertiary care diabetes unit of Karachi, Pakistan

Published in: International Journal of Advanced Research 2014; 2(6): 13-17
Authors: Fariha Shaheen, Khalid Abdul Basit, Musarrat Riaz, Asher Fawwad, Rubina Hakeem, Abdul Basit

88 . In Pakistan: my experience as a diabetes educator

Published in: Diabetes Care 2014;59:64–65
Authors: Erum Ghafoor

89 . Characteristics of a large cohort of patients with diabetes having at risk feet and outcomes in patients with foot ulceration referred to a tertiary care diabetes unit

Published in: International wound Journal Article first published online: 2 MAY 2014 | DOI: 10.1111/iwj.12289
Authors: Musarrat Riaz, Zahid Miyan, Syed Itaat Zaidi, Syed Faraz Danish Alvi, Asher Fawwad, Muhammad Yakoob Ahmadani, Asim-Bin-Zafar, Rayaz A Malik, Abdul Basit

90 . Diagnostic accuracy of direct ophthalmoscopy for detection of diabetic retinopathy using fundus photographs as a reference standard

Published in: Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research & Reviews, 2014; 8: 96–101
Authors: Shahid Ahsan, Abdul Basit, Kazi Rumana Ahmed, Liaquat Ali , Fariha Shaheen, Muhammad Saif Ulhaque, Asher Fawwad

91 . Antibiogram of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in patients with diabetes

Published in: Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences 2014;30(4):814-818
Authors: Rubina Sabir, Syed Faraz Danish Alvi, Asher Fawwad, Abdul Basit

92 . Maternal Dietary Intake and Anthropometric Measurements of Newborn at Birth

Published in: Accepted for publication in The Open Diabetes Journal, 2014, 7, 14-19
Authors: Fareeha Shaikh, Fariha Zeeshan, Rubina Hakeem, Abdul Basit, Asher Fawwad and Akhtar Hussain

93 . Prevalence of oral mucosal alterations in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients attending a diabetic center.

Published in: Pak J Med Sci 2014;30(4):716-719
Authors: Mohsin SF, Ahmed SA, Fawwad A, Basit A.

94 . BRIGHT Guidelines on Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose

Published in: Pak J Med Sci 2014;30(5):1150-1155
Authors: Basit A, Khan A, Khan RA.

95 . Comparison of Ramadan-specific education level in patients with diabetes seen at a Primary and a Tertiary care center of Karachi-Pakistan

Published in: Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research & Reviews 8 (2014) 225–229
Authors: Shabeen Naz Masood, Syed Faraz Danish Alvi, Muhammad Yakoob Ahmedani, Shazia Kiran, Nimra Fatima Zeeshan, Abdul Basit, A. Samad Shera

96 . Association of SNP rs9939609in FTO gene with metabolic syndrome in type 2 diabetic subjects, recruited from a tertiary care unit of Karachi, Pakistan

Published in: Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences 2015;31(1):140-145.
Authors: Asher Fawwad, Iftikhar Ahmed Siddiqui, Nimra Fatima Zeeshan, Syed Muhammad Shahid, Abdul Basit

97 . Improving diabetes care in developing countries: The example of Pakistan

Published in: Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice (Available online 24 October 2014)
Authors: Abdul Basit, Musarrat Riaz, Asher Fawwad

98 . Setting up a diabetic foot service

Published in: The Diabetic Foot Edited by Robert Hinchliffe et al., JP Medical Ltd (London) 2014
Authors: Abdul Basit

99 . Uropathogens and the Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Published in: Austin J Endocrinol Diabetes. 2014;1(5): 4.
Authors: Fawwad A, Sabir R, Riaz M and Basit A.

100 . Risk indicators of diabetic retinopathy in patients with type 2 diabetes screened by fundus photographs: a study from Pakistan

Published in: Accepted for publication in International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries
Authors: Shahid Ahsan, Abdul Basit, Kazi Rumana Ahmed, Liaquat Ali, Rabeya Khanam, Asher Fawwad, Muhammad Zafar Iqbal Hydrie

101 . Comparison of hypoglycaemia episodes in people with type-2 diabetes fasting in Ramazan, treated with vildaglipton or sulphonylurea: Results of the Pakistani cohort of the VIRTUE study

Published in: Journal of Pakistan Medical Association 64: 1297; 2014
Authors: Saeed Ahmed Mahar, Mohammad Imtiaz Hasan, Mohammad Imran Hasan Khan, Asher Fawwad, Shakir Hussain,Neeta Maheshwary, Kishore Kumar, Ahson Siddiqi, Muhammad Athar Khan

102 . Association of SNP rs9939609in FTO gene with metabolic syndrome in type 2 diabetic subjects, recruited from a tertiary care unit of Karachi, Pakistan

Published in: Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences 2015;31(1):140-145.
Authors: Asher Fawwad, Iftikhar Ahmed Siddiqui, Nimra Fatima Zeeshan, Syed Muhammad Shahid, Abdul Basit

103 . Dietary Practices Observed by Type 1 Diabetic Subjects Reporting at a Tertiary Care Unit of Karachi, Pakistan

Published in: Pakistan Journal of Nutrition 14 (3): 164-169, 2015
Authors: Sara Jaffri, Musarrat Riaz, Asher Fawwad, Zahara Ali Rizvi, Abdul Basit

104 . Clinical effectiveness and safety of vildagliptin in >19,000 patients with type 2 diabetes: the GUARD study

Published in: Accepted for publication in Journal, Diabetes, Obesity & Metabolism
Authors: R. Rosales, E. Abou Jaoude, M. Al-Arouj, A. Fawwad, A. Orabi, P. Shah, S. DiTommaso, J. Vaz, Z. Ahmed Latif

105 . Common variant within the FTO gene, rs9939609, obesity and type 2 diabetes in population of Karachi, Pakistan

Published in: Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research & Reviews (online published)
Authors: Asher Fawwad, Iftikhar Ahmed Siddiqui, Abdul Basit, Nimra Fatima Zeeshan, S. M. Shahid, Syeda Nuzhat Nawab, Sidra Siddiqui

106 . LBP25: Type 1 Diabetes: Around The World With HLA

Published in: Human Immunology, Volume 76, Issue 4, April 2015, Page 230
Authors: Janelle A. Noble, Julie A. Lane, Gunduz Ahmadov, Yakoob Ahmedani, Asher Fawwad, Bedowra Zabeen, Mark Atkinson, Martin Silink, Graham Ogle

107 . Maternal nutrition in pregnancy and metabolic risks among neonates in a Pakistani population, a pilot study

Published in: Online published in Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease
Authors: Fareeha Shaikh, Abdul Basit, Rubina Hakeem, Asher Fawwad, Akhtar Hussain

108 . Differences in various biochemical and clinical parameters with respect to family history of Non Communicable Diseases in fourth year MBBS students of Karachi, Pakistan

Published in: Accepted for publication in Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences
Authors: Khalid Abdul Basit, Asher Fawwad, Muhammad Asadullah Munir, Iftikhar Ahmed Siddiqui, Sidra Siddiqui, Abdul Basit

109 . Comparison of Venous Plasma Glucose and Capillary Whole Blood Glucose in Diagnosis of Gestational Diabetes: study from Karachi - Pakistan

Published in: Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health

110 . Frequency of depression and its treatment on the outcome of diabetic foot ulcer

Published in: Journal of Diabetology
Authors: Muhammad Yakoob Ahmedani, Shahid Ahsan, Muhammad Saif Ulhaque, Asher Fawwad, Abdul Basit

112 . Microbiological pattern of diabetic foot infections at a tertiary care center in a developing country

Published in: Journal Pakistan Medical Association.
Authors: Zahid Miyan, Asher Fawwad, Rubina Sabir, Abdul Basit

113 . Role of Ramadan specific diabetes education (RSDE); A prospective study

Publishe in: Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences