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Although many older diabetes patients have good bone density scores, they are as prone to fractures as people with osteoporosis.…

This week we finish up our Homerun Slides series from Dr. Aaron Vinik.…

This week’s slide collection courtesy Dr. Aaron Vinik, includes coverage of the advantages of fMRI scans and the most commonly used pain scales….

In a study of asymptomatic patients with type 2 diabetes, women had a lower cardiac event rate than men, although screening for silent myocardial ischemia did not benefit either sex.…

"On inspection the feet may look normal. There may be autonomic features of dry skin; distended veins that fail to collapse on raising the feet first described by my mentor Professor John Ward, There may be neuropathic oedema."  

Patients who undergo gastric bypass surgery are at greater risk for alcohol abuse than similar obese patients undergoing restrictive procedures….

Age does not appear to significantly increase the risks associated with having weight loss surgery.…

Worse glycemic control correlated with slower wound healing in patients with diabetes.  Every 1% increase in HbA1c was associated with -0.028 cm2 decrement in the daily change in wound area.…

Two phase 3 studies have found that a combination of naltrexone SR/bupropion SR can produce significant weight loss in overweight and obese women, regardless of menopausal status.…

This week we continue Dr. Aaron Vinik’s slide series on Diabetic Neuropathies….