28 Apr 2006
| by Dr Colin Kenny, a GP in Dromore, County Down and past chairmanof the Primary Care Diabetes Society
Diabetes, the fastest-growing disease in the UK, requires comprehensive management, says Dr Colin...Type-2 diabetes is a disease of carbohydrate metabolism involving insulin resistance and eventual ...
crucial role in post-prandial hyperglycaemia. Lifestyle changes People diagnosed with type-2 diabetes ...
activity. The multi-disciplinary diabetes healthcare team may work to help patients to develop ...
20 Mar 2007
Browse through some selected resources on type 2 diabetes on Healthcare Republic....People with Type 2 Diabetes People with Type 2 Diabetes who don t need ...
with Type 2 Diabetes who don t need statins get significant benefit from intensive lipid lowering Results of AFORRD trial presented at International Diabetes Federation World Diabetes Congress (IDF ...
20 Oct 2010
| by Dr Jean Watkins
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 ...
06 Feb 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 ...
15 Feb 2012
| by Dr Louise Newson
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 ...
20 Apr 2007
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 ...
15 Jan 2010
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 ...
11 Nov 2005
CLINICAL Q A Our experts answer queries on myalgia with statins and triple therapy in diabetes ...
of the lipid unit at Guy s and St Thomas Hospitals, London Q. Is it safe to treat type-2 diabetes with a ...
in combination with metformin or a sulphonylurea in type-2 diabetes patients with suboptimal glycaemic control ...
21 Sep 2007
1c as a predictor for diabetes Am J Med 2007; 120: 720-7 We are now comfortable with using HbA1c as our key tool for monitoring diabetic control. This study looked at the predictive value of HbA1c in middle age and older healthy non-diabetic women, followed up over 10 years. Results were stark. Even ...
20 Jul 2007
were all obese patients with diabetes. Over six months those using the plate lost on average 1.8 per ...
the plate were able to reduce diabetic medication. More than just a cold Arch Dis Child 2007; 92: 594 ...
Intern Med 2007; 167: 1,284-90 A good proportion of patients with type-2 diabetes end up on insulin ...