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Comprehensive postnatal evaluation of glucose tolerance in women with gestational diabetes 21 Aug 2013 | 01:17 pm
Acute ischaemia triggers florid diabetic retinopathy in a 51-year-old woman 21 Aug 2013 | 01:17 pm
A diabetic patient treated for hypertension develops tremors and twitches 21 Aug 2013 | 01:17 pm
Objective: To report an unusual but known cause of hypomagnesaemia-induced hypocalcaemia and review the relevant literature. Methods: We present the clinical and laboratory findings in a case of hy...
Odontoid peg and skull base osteomyelitis presenting as Streptococcus pneumoniae meningitis in diabetes mellitus 21 Aug 2013 | 01:17 pm
Skull base osteomyelitis (SBO) is a severe infection that is most frequently seen in elderly patients with diabetes. It is associated with high morbidity and mortality rates despite intensive antibiot...
Mortality in type 2 diabetes mellitus: magnitude of the evidence from a systematic review and meta-analysis 21 Aug 2013 | 01:17 pm
Background: Type 2 diabetes is associated with an increase in age-related mortality. A systematic review and meta-analysis were performed to define the relative risks (RR) of all-cause or cause-speci...
The tolerability and safety of DPP-4 inhibitors for the treatment of older people with type 2 diabetes mellitus: an observational study 21 Aug 2013 | 01:17 pm
Aims/introduction: Despite type 2 diabetes mellitus being up to five times more prevalent in patients aged ≥65 years compared with patients <65 years of age, this population is surprisingly less well...
Pica in pregnant women with diabetes: Does it really exist? 21 Aug 2013 | 01:17 pm
Pica, the deliberate ingestion of non-food substances, has been described in different antenatal populations in some parts of the world. Although the aetiology remains unclear, pica has been associate...
Metformin effects on treatment satisfaction and quality of life in gestational diabetes 21 Aug 2013 | 01:17 pm
There is increasing interest in the use of metformin in gestational diabetes (GDM) but limited data on its impact on patients’ quality of life or treatment satisfaction. We assessed patients’ perspect...
Invasive Staphylococcus aureus infections in diabetes mellitus 21 Aug 2013 | 01:17 pm
Staphylococcus aureus, the most virulent of the many staphylococcal species, has remained a major cause of morbidity and mortality despite the availability of numerous effective anti-staphylococcal an...
