Type 2 diabetes is also known as non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) or adult onset diabetes. It accounts for about 90 percent to 95 percent of all diagnosed cases of diabetes. In Type 2 diabetes, the cells in the body do not respond to insulin. Glucose therefore builds up in...
A definition of diabetes from a societal perspective would include the burden that the disease places on health economies, in terms of both the costly treatment and the premature morbidity and mortality. From the patient's perspective, diabetes is a lifelong condition requiring daily attention to ...
There is not one set standard for diagnosing gestational diabetes. However a woman is more at risk if she has a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or more going into the pregnancy, has had gestational diabetes in a prior pregnancy, or has a strong family history of diabetes. The most common ...
Sermo partners with RealCME to offer CME courses to members on a wide range of topics, including What’s New in Eczema Management, Optimizing Patient Outcomes in Diabetic Retinopathy and Optimizing the Management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. They...
some blood pressure medications have other effects on the body. For example, ACE inhibitors (a class of blood pressure drugs) has been found to reduce the levels of insulin resistance and thus may slow the development of type 2 diabetes. This is an important consideration when discussing the ...
Type 2 diabetes The biggest consequence of having metabolic syndrome is an increased risk of premature death, or mortality. Mortality increases regardless of whether or not you are living with obesity.9 On the other hand, people living with obesity or overweight and metabolic syndrome are more lik...
Editor Geoff Gill brings together the latest research on the management of brittle diabetes (or 'erratic glucose control'), which is a controversial area in terms of definition and management and one that creates much debate among diabetologists. This monograph will help the diabetologist ...
When there is no room for more, the sugar is converted into body fat. Insulin resistance is a precursor to prediabetes and, eventually, type 2 diabetes. Causes of insulin resistance High levels of blood glucose over an extended period of time can lead to a correspondingly high production ...
Low carbohydrate diets are again in the spotlight and have been identified as particularly appropriate for people with type2 diabetes. There is confusion a... P Dyson - 《Diabetes Therapy》 被引量: 29发表: 2015年 What is diabetes? Definition, diagnosis, and course Fajans SS. Fajans,S Stefan...
Exercise is considered as the main building block of T2DM treatment (2). Effects of Nutrition and Exercise Habits in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes The medications, which include sitagliptin (Januvia) and linagliptin (Tradjenta), are used to treat patients with T2DM who are inadequately controlled ...