Specialties

Insulin resistance associated with high blood pressure and other risk factors.

Valsartan associated with reduction in new onset diabetes in patients with impaired glucose tolerance

Woman, 86 years of age, very active, history of type 2 diabetes, but does not check glucose or even admit she has diabetes. She has refused to take any medications at all for the last 20+ years I’ve known her. Had gastroenteritis for 3 days. Even when well, she does not drink anything but coffee, and sometimes sugar-sweetened beverages, but only a few ounces of that at a time.

Progression of arterial stiffness directly linked to diabetes.

At diagnosis and shortly thereafter, if their control deteriorates rapidly it could be a sign of asymptomatic pancreatic cancer.

Blood pressure recommendations have been swinging back and forth for a number of decades.

Adults with type 2 diabetes and microvascular complications have an increased risk for severe periodontitis compared with those without microvascular complications.

Commonly recommended aspirin is given to prevent irritation to the stomach.

Investigation supports that early diabetes has lower thromboembolic risk than later.

Using fibrates to treat hypertriglyceridemia has not shown significant benefit in cardiovascular mortality in previous studies.