Earn CPD credits from a series of online exams covering hypoglycaemia, impact of poor glucose control and effective insulin therapy
Epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment of type-1 diabetes.
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is glucose intolerance during pregnancy. Although most cases resolve after the birth of the baby, there is an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes ... sevenfold increased risk of developing diabetes later in life. It is an important condition to diagnose ...
Dr Jean Watkins outlines some of the commonly presented skin complications of diabetes...Infection Skin infections are common in patients with diabetes. Bacterial infections ... is sometimes associated with diabetes mellitus. The patient presents with yellow, red or brown macules ... that develop as the result of atherosclerosis in diabetes may cause problems with ulcers on the feet that fail ...
People in Scotland with type-2 diabetes now have access to a wider choice of treatments after...The Scottish Medicine Consortium approved restricted use of the drug in adult patients with type-2 diabetes as an add-on combination therapy with metformin, when metformin plus exercise does not achieve adequate glycaemic control. The dipeptidyl peptidase4 inhibitor is restricted to use when the addition ...
Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a potentially life-threatening complication of diabetes ... of ketoacidosis. All patients with diabetes carry an increased risk of acidosis from high blood glucose ... to subcutaneous administration. Reducing risk Newly diagnosed patients with diabetes should be educated ...
Metformin and glitazones may reduce cancer risk in people with type-2 diabetes and could prevent...against cancer in people with type-2 diabetes, but insulin may increase cancer risk in a dose-dependent fashion. He suggested that metformin could have a role in cancer prevention in people without diabetes. People with type-2 diabetes on high insulin doses may benefit from screening and combination therapy ...
The diabetes disease area is worth 93 QoF points, producing a payment of £11,587 in 2007...Diabetes: Clinical Indicators Target (%) Points Records Register of patients aged 17 years and over with diabetes mellitus, specifying Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes Register 6 ... 93 ACTION PLAN Overview National prevalence of diabetes mellitus was 3.6 per cent ...
diabetes N Eng J Med 2008; 358: 2,003-15 This open study involved 751 women and compared neonatal morbidity in patients who received either metformin or insulin as treatment for gestational diabetes. Some ... of MI. Metformin, rather than insulin, is preferred by women with gestational diabetes. Smoking ...
GPs should advise diabetic women trying to conceive to establish good glycaemic control, according...The final guidance on diabetes in pregnancy recommends that women with diabetes aim for a fasting ... to conceive and while pregnant. Women diagnosed with gestational diabetes should be offered advice on diet ... . If required, women should be offered vitamin D supplements. NICE guidance on diabetes in pregnancy 2008 ...
Diabetes and heart disease account for most of ED cases, by Dr Asad Rahim and Professor Steve Bain....for satisfactory sexual activity and penetration.1 There are many causes (see box), but diabetes mellitus ... with heart disease (39 per cent), diabetes (28 per cent) and hypertension (15 per cent) compared with the general population (9.6 per cent).2 With the increasing prevalence of type-2 diabetes, it is likely ...
A roll-out of diabetes passports across the UK could boost quality framework scores by improving.... For the study, Dutch researchers examined the impact of introducing diabetes passports in a sample of 993 patients with type-2 diabetes. The passports were used to track results, record treatment targets ... /l or less also increased by 10 per cent. The passports also improved patient knowledge of diabetes ...
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