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A 40-year-old woman with poorly controlled diabetes mellitus (DM) visited our hospital complaining of persistent cough. Chest radiography showed no abnormal shadows, but chest CT revealed a raised lesion of the trachea and thickened walls of the bilateral main bronchi (Picture 1). The laboratory findings indicated poorly controlled DM (HbA1c

P apers published by U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) employees are required to state that the opinions expressed do not necessarily represent the official position of the FDA. With respect to the ethics of placebocontrolled trials, it is fair to say that my views are almost completely the opposite. Through letters to newspapers (1,2) and medical journals (3), I have attempted to point o...

This paper addresses the potential economic benefits of chromium picolinate plus biotin (Diachrome) use in people with Type 2 diabetes (T2DM). The economic model was developed to estimate the impact on health care systems' costs by improved HbA1C levels with chromium picolinate plus biotin (Diachrome). Lifetimes cost savings were estimated by adjusting a benchmark from the literature, using a p...

BACKGROUND Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is the most common type of diabetes in children. This study aimed to investigate psycho-behavioral changes in Chinese children with T1DM and to provide some advices for nurses, parents and other persons. METHODS Forty-five patients with T1DM (26 boys and 19 girls with a mean age of 10.40±3.01 years) were enrolled. According to the glycosylated hemogl...

An association of essential hypercholesterolaemia and diabetes mellitus is postulated. Case records are included to illustrate hypercholesterolaemia secondary to acute diabetes mellitus, and essential hypercholesterolaemia, independent of, but accompanying diabetes mellitus. Whereas in the former the serum cholesterol returns to normal and its attendant clinical manifestations resolve when the ...

Background Diabetes is a metabolic disease that increases the risk of cardiovascular and microvascular disease, particularly when glycemic blood levels are not well controlled. Poor glycemic control is commonly observed in as much as 60% to 80% of patients with diabetes, regardless of advances in diabetes care. The objective of this study was to identify correlates of poor glycemic control in a...

BACKGROUND Current data on the rates of macrosomia in women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) are heterogenous. No study has specifically examined macrosomia rates in women with diet-controlled gestational diabetes. AIMS To compare the rates of macrosomia between mothers with diet-controlled GDM to mothers without diabetes mellitus. METHODS A retrospective study in which all patients...

BACKGROUND There is little information regarding the prevalence and management of dyslipidaemia in Switzerland. DESIGN Cross-sectional population-based study of 3238 women and 2846 men aged 35-75. METHODS Dyslipidaemia prevalence, treatment and control were defined according to PROCAM guidelines adapted to Switzerland. RESULTS About 29% of the overall sample presented with dyslipidaemia, ...

INTRODUCTION Diabetes self-management takes place within a complex social and environmental context.  This study's objective was to examine the perceived and actual presence of community assets that may aid in diabetes control. METHODS We conducted one 6-hour photovoice session with 11 adults with poorly controlled diabetes in Boston, Massachusetts.  Participants were recruited from census tr...