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The ongoing epidemics of obesity and diabetes have led to higher incidence of gestational diabetes mellitus and pregestational diabetes. GDM is diabetes diagnosed in the second or third trimester of...
Low-income diabetes patients suffer from not only the depression of poverty, but also the psychological burden of diabetes. Such patients rarely receive family or social support regarding diabetes selfmanagement. In...
In Korea, diabetes mellitus, which causes micro and macrovascular complications, has been rapidly increasing during recent decades and has become a leading cause of disability-adjusted life years. The prevalence of...
Diabetes mellitus is a common disorder and presents in different ways. Shoulder pain is a common musculoskeletal complaint, especially in middle-aged or older-aged men. While it is widely accepted that...
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is one of the most common medical complications during pregnancy. Both mother and baby are at increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes, as well as long-term...
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine disorder in reproductive-aged women. This syndrome is characterized by its heterogeneous presentation including oligoovulation, hyperandrogenism and polycystic ovary morphology. Moreover, women...
Insulin deficiency due to destruction of pancreatic beta-cells is a typical characteristic of type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM). In 2000 Imagawa proposed a novel diagnostic model defining "fulminant type 1...
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is traditionally defined as newly onset or detected carbohydrate intolerance during pregnancy. Unprotected exposure to high glucose levels during pregnancy is related to adverse pregnancy outcomes...
Fat has traditionally been attributed to causing weight gain and increasing insulin resistance, which has led people to think that it has a direct relationship with diabetes. However, according to...
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrine disorder characterized by oligomenorrhea, hyperandrogenism and polycystic ovaries. The prevalence of PCOS varies between 6% and 10% depending on the diagnostic criteria...
As our population ages, so grows the amount of medical expenditures. In the future, elderly people will be better organized, more assertive and have higher expectations of their quality of...