Rudy Bilous, MD, FRCP Richard Donnelly, MD, PHD, FRCP, FRACP Modern management of type 1 diabetes comprises a package of measures including multiple daily injections for a more physiological insulin replacement; assessment of glycaemic control using blood glucose self-monitoring as well as clinic tests such as glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c); insulin dosage …
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Rudy Bilous, MD, FRCP Richard Donnelly, MD, PHD, FRCP, FRACP Maturity-onset diabetes of the young Maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY) owes its name to a time when diabetes was defined by age of onset. The nomenclature has stuck, however, and MODY defines usually non-insulin dependent diabetes occurring before the age …
Read More »PreDiabetes Screening Test
PreDiabetes Screening Test Finally there’s a test that only focuses on PreDiabetes. At the recent AADE meeting, a new company came our way with a home laboratory test that can demonstrate whether a patient has prediabetes or even diabetes. It’s a mail-away finger-stick test that is 99.9% accurate. Now you can …
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