Optimal HbA1c Targets for the Elderly

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The potential for complications of diabetes in older, multicomorbid patients is relatively high and managing it is considered more of a challenge, especially in terms of defining the optimal target HbA1c in elderly . This marker, which reflects a person’s average blood sugar over several months, is critical to diabetes management. But for elderly people,

Case Study of Diabetes Mellitus

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This is a case study for diabetes mellitus, discussing the patient, diagnosis, management and outcomes, to learn about the ordeal of living with diabetes. Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder characterized by high blood sugar (glucose) levels with the body having problems creating proper insulin or using it. There are actually two main types of diabetes;

The Carnivore Diet for Diabetes: Benefits, Risks, and Everything You Need to Know

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The carnivore diet for diabetes is a diet that involves the exclusion of plant-based foods and consists only of animal products that have become popularized in the last few years as potential solutions to a myriad of health ailments ranging from diabetes. Owing to abnormal hyper glucose levels, millions of people suffer from type 2 diabetes,

Gangrene

Gangrene is a serious, and sometimes fatal, condition in which body tissue dies due to loss of blood supply or infection. Okay so the word ‘gangrene’ may have a scary sound to it, but know what leads to the condition and how can you identify its symptoms and what do we treat it with. This