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This website is intended for healthcare professionals
Recent accumulating evidence on the use of newer therapies in type 2 diabetes (T2DM) is helping to define their position in treatment. This information coupled with the increasing priority given...
There has been a bidirectional relationship between COVID-19 and diabetes, with increased rates of new diagnosis and an increased risk of severe COVID-19 for those already diagnosed (Rubino et al,...
This piece of original research, carried out in May 2020 in China, used a questionnaire method to gather information about diabetic patients as a measure to determine recruitment before conducting a...
Insulin resistance increases greatly in obese patients and those who have large amounts of fat around the waist. Locally, nationally and internationally a low carbohydrate diet has demonstrated...
Severe hypoglycaemia is the second most common cause of hospital admission for drug-related adverse events (Robson, 2017). Acute episodes of hypoglycaemia (generally defined as a blood glucose level...
This article outlines how physical and mental health issues impact on the health of an individual. ‘Raminder Kaur’ is a 45-year old lady who has depression and type two diabetes mellitus (DMT2)....
The action of SGLT2 inhibitors is to reduce renal glucose and sodium reabsorption in the proximal tubule of the nephron resulting in increased urinary glucose excretion with osmotic and natriuretic...
Steroids are used in various settings in cancer management and treatment side effects, such as nausea, poor appetite and pain flare(Jeong et al, 2016; Ariaans et al, 2015). SIDM is a common and...
The most commonly used enteral feeds are pre-digested and have CHO as the main source (around 50%) of energy (Pearce and Duncan, 2002). They are therefore easily absorbed, causing rapid rise in blood...
‘Pharmacists can play an increasing role in the prevention, early detection, care and support of people with type 2 diabetes’ (RPS, 2019). .
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