Diabetes

This 32-year-old woman's family brought her to the ED after 2 days of progressive confusion, fatigue, and weakness. Her multiple medical problems included juvenile-onset diabetes mellitus. Here, more details and a management challenge.

Hyperkalemia is the most serious of the electrolyte disorders and can lead to death if not managed appropriately.

A paw on the leg, a wet nose in the night-both have helped diabetes patients avoid the consequences of peaks and troughs in blood sugar. More on how the dogs do it, here.

You have probably read the news by now -- but do you recall the most remarkable rates of decline? Was it in MI? Lower-limb amputations? Death after hyperglycemic crisis? Check your memory with this quick quiz.

Group-based lifestyle interventions have long-term effects on prevention of diabetes beyond the period of active intervention, this clinical trial shows.

Sodium glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors act independently of insulin level and so can be used at various stages of type 2 diabetes disease progression. Latest findings, here.

Two new studies show the heart-healthy benefits of this eating plan.

Test yourself on restless legs syndrome; germ cell tumors; statin use; autoimmune syndromes; and sleep apnea with this quiz.

Patients aged 80 years or older were more than twice as likely to visit the ED and nearly 5 times as likely to be hospitalized for insulin-related hypoglycemia than those aged 45 to 64 years.

In a US study, diabetes was shown to significantly increase the odds of having restless legs syndrome and a history of diabetes was the most consistent risk factor linked to the disorder.

The benefits of statin therapy no longer stand uncontested as they did early in the life cycle of the class. The pro and con camps each can point to science, but in the end it's about personalized medicine.

In the news: respiratory disease underdiagnosed, Alzheimer biomarkers, Crohn disease microbiome, migraine device, sleep apnea and diabetes.

The findings provide another good reason for those with OSA to wear a CPAP mask that helps ensure uninterrupted breathing throughout the night.

Diabetes appears to increase the risk of stroke in women, but not in men, a new study shows.

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Certain modifiable risk factors-ncluding heart rate, smoking status, and antihypertensive medications-affect blood pressure in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. And variability in blood pressure has an important role in progression of organ damage.

Young men who have participated in sports at a high level have reduced disturbances in glucose regulation later in life, and the prevalence of type 2 DM is lower.

New guidelines on gestational diabetes from the American College of Gynecology may be useful for family physicians and others who provide postpartum and primary care for women with GDM.

At-hand reminders to check blood sugar or refill a prescription may be just what the doctor needs to order.

It’s not just what you don’t eat . . . it’s apparently what you do eat that can help reduce diabetes risk. Can you answer 5 questions about diabetes risk, strategies to reduce your work load in the wake of the ACA, masked hypertension, and thyroid nodules?

Consuming yogurt and other low-fat, fermented dairy products can reduce the risk of type 2 DM, according to a new study.

Diminished lung function and low serum potassium levels are important contributors to the racial disparity in diabetes mellitus risk among African Americans, according to a new study.

Could fructosamine and glycated albumin serve as back-up to help confirm a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes made by A1C? Here, some pros and cons of all the current tests.

Poor breakfast habits in adolescence predict the metabolic syndrome in adulthood, according to a recent study.

A 34-year-old woman presents for follow-up of her type 2 diabetes mellitus and starts therapy with lisinopril. She thinks she also may be pregnant. What is the problem?

TENS is shown to be an effective adjunct to medication for many patients with DPN. Will it work for your diabetes patients? Pull it out of the toolbox and find out.

Some interesting take home-points for your practice from recent studies and surveys: learn the details in this 5 question quiz.

A December 2013 joint consensus statement issued by American and European periodontology societies highlights the role of oral health in glycemic control. But not all parties are on the same page.

Mr M's diabetes remained stubbornly uncontrolled despite all appropriate clinical interventions. The day I read his first psychiatric hospital admission history I was stunned to see on paper what we had all missed in the flesh. What value is adherence to treatment in the face of sheer hopelessness?

Recent studies have linked obesity with a number of clinical concerns, ranging from kidney disease to pancreatic cancer to hearing loss in women.