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2019 ESC Guidelines on diabetes, pre-diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases de…
Guidelines summarize and evaluate available evidence with the aim of assisting health professionals in proposing the best management strategies for an individual patient with a given condition. Guidelines and their recommendations should facilitate decision making of health professionals in their daily practice. However, the final decisions concerning an individual patient must be made by the…
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Diabetes Mellitus–Related All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality in a Natio…
Diabetes mellitus is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and has been associated with 2- to 4-fold higher mortality. Diabetes mellitus–related mortality has not been reassessed in individuals receiving routine care in the United States in the contemporary era of CVD risk reduction
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Role of Platelet, Blood Stem Cell, and Thrombopoietin in Liver Regeneration, …
Platelets are anuclear blood cells derived from thrombopoietin (TPO)-stimulated megakaryocytes; they not only play a critical role in hemostatsis, but also secrete several growth factors, including platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) and hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) which are required for tissue regeneration or repair
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Amount of polyhydramnios attributable to diabetes may be less than previously…
One thousand five hundred and forty-five patients were included in the study. Eight point five percent (n = 131) had diabetes and no other cause for polyhydramnios. Eleven point two percent (173) had antenatally diagnosed anomalies. For all categories of AFI except the largest (> 40.9 cm) the most common cause of polyhydramnios was idiopathic. In patients with diabetes the AFI was most likely t…
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Aggressive ossifying fibroma of right ethmoidal sinus: A case report
A 30-year-old male patient presented with headache and incidental finding of aright ethmoidal sinus ossifying fibroma by paranasal-sinuses CT scan and MRI of the face. A flexiblefiber-optic nasal endoscopy examination revealed a right side fullness. A non-contrasted CT scan of theparanasal sinus showed hyperdense lesion at the right ethmoid air cells. Functional endoscopic sinussurgery was perf…
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Ossifying fibroma of the middle turbinate revealed by infection in a young child
Presumptive diagnosis is established by clinical examination and CT scan (location, oval-shaped mass, heterogeneous tumor with a thin bony rim). Definitive diagnosis is founded on histological examination (psammomatous bodies, osteoblastic rim, trabecular bone). Treat- ment in paranasal sinus OF is surgical, preferentially on an endoscopic approach. Resection should be as complete as possib…
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An update on PCOS in adolescents
Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrinopathy which can be difficult to treat in adolescents. Fortunately, early identification and treatment can help mitigate some of the metabolic complications. In this review, we reflect on recent literature regarding PCOS diagnosis, associated complications, and treatment options
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Insulin pump therapy, pre-pump HbA1c and metabolic improvement in children wi…
Indications for insulin pump therapy (IPT) in children with type 1 diabetes (T1D) are relatively non-specific and therefore subject to provider discretion. Health professionals’ perceptions of which people will have difficulty with IPT, e.g., those with higher HbA1c, may not be correct. This study examined the effect of IPT on HbA1c, and the role of pre-pump HbA1c on this effect. Methods:…
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Type 1 Diabetes in Children and Adolescents: A Position Statement by the Amer…
Since the American Diabetes Association (ADA) published the Position Statement “Care of Children and Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes” (1) in 2005, innovations have transformed the landscape and management of type 1 diabetes: novel autoantibodies, sophisticated devices for delivering insulin and measuring glucose, and diabetes registries. However, strategies to prevent or delay type 1 diab…
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Children and Adolescents: Standards of Medical Care in Diabetesd 2018
The American Diabetes Association (ADA) “Standards ofMedical Care in Diabetes” includes ADA’s current clinical practice recommendations and is intended to provide the components of diabetes care, general treatment goals and guidelines, and tools to evaluate quality of care.Members of the ADA Professional Practice Committee, a multidisciplinary expert committee, are responsible for updatin…
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