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Epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment of type-1 diabetes.
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 ...
1. Epidemiology and aetiology The prevalence of both type-1 and type-2 diabetes is rising, and the latter accounts for 95 per cent of all diabetes worldwide. The number of people with diabetes in the UK is now over 2 million. Type-2 diabetes is now being diagnosed in children and young adults ...
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 ...
GPs are well placed to help prevent and detect the complications of diabetes, says Dr Keith Barnard....Most diabetic complications are due to poor blood glucose control, particularly if this is prolonged. The Diabetes Control and Complications Trial1 showed that with type-1 diabetes, the risk ... considerably if it is above 12 per cent. Patients with type-2 diabetes are more at risk of vascular ...
Managing type-1 diabetes in children and young people requires a multidisciplinary team, writes Dr...Type-1 diabetes is a chronic condition in which the pancreas produces little or no insulin. Causes of type-1 diabetes include genetic factors and exposure to certain viruses. Although type-1 diabetes ... multidisciplinary team of professionals who can help the GP tackle holistic diabetes management in all ages. Type ...
Type-2 diabetes is a common and serious medical condition that all GPs should know how to manage...Type-2 diabetes, a progressive condition affecting glucose metabolism, is an increasing problem ... type-2 diabetes as a fasting plasma glucose of [s40]7mmol/l, or a two-hour plasma glucose of [s40 ... of the problems in preventing the complications of type-2 diabetes is that patients may be asymptomatic, yet have ...
) is the cause of death in about 80 per cent of patients with type-2 diabetes. 1 The association between type-2 diabetes and CVD is well established. The risk for CVD is two- to four-fold higher among patients with diabetes than in non-diabetic patients. Furthermore, the risk of death from CHD in patients ...
-Glamorgan and Professor Steve C Bain, professor of medicine (diabetes), Swansea University...Section 1: Aetiology and epidemiology Diabetes mellitus is a clinical syndrome characterised ... -onset form of diabetes (now termed type-1 diabetes) there is an absolute lack of insulin. Conventionally the diagnosis of diabetes is based on the results of an oral glucose tolerance test, however, these criteria ...
With tailored advice, Muslim patients with diabetes can fast safely. By Dr Omar Asghar, Dr Adam...Type-2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease (CVD) is four to six times more common in people ... and is therefore likely to be the key to the enhanced prevalence of the metabolic syndrome and type-2 diabetes ... cardiovascular complications is clearly increased. It is unlikely that type-2 diabetes has a purely genetic ...
Alternative treatments for type-1 diabetes may become a reality in the near future, say Professor...Type-1 diabetes is a chronic disease that typically presents in children and young adults ... complications affecting the eyes, kidneys and feet. Diabetes is the major cause of blindness in the working ... -organ pancreas transplantation and research continues with a target population of type-1 diabetics who require a ...
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