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Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease affecting multiple organ systems, and the optimal therapy for diabetic complications is prevention through identification of high-risk patients. Thus, regular evaluation of patient risk...
Communication with patients is a very important process in medical care to establish close relation (rapport) for diabetes management. Medical personnel have to communicate differently according to the characteristics, socioeconomic...
Postprandial hyperglycemia is an important factor in the progression of diabetes and related complications. To reduce the burden of the diabetes epidemic in Korea, a better understanding of the pathophysiology...
Comprehensive education is the cornerstone of diabetes management. However, in Korea, diabetes education is constrained by short office visits. This article intends to introduce various educational strategies, particularly regarding diet...
Diagnosis and management of chronic complications is very important in diabetes mellitus. In asymptomatic patients, routine screening for chronic diabetic complications is recommended. If not recognized and if preventive care...
The prevalence of diabetes has increased consistently throughout recent decades. Among patients, 70.7% are aware of their disease, and 63% receive treatment. However, less than 20% of those treated maintain...
Use of oral hypoglycemic agents during pregnant women with type 2 diabetes is controversial due to safety issues. Recently, randomized controlled trials support short-term safety of glyburide and metformin for...
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is considered a global pandemic and its incidence continues to grow worldwide. The most common treatments for controlling diabetes focus on glucose control as a means to...
Since 2008, the Food and Drug Administration has required cardiovascular (CV) safety trials for all anti-diabetic medications available in the USA. Thus, new agents like dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitors and...
Based on the 4th Injection Technique Questionnaire results, new insulin injection technique recommendations were announced at the Forum for Injection Technique and Therapy: Expert Recommendations (FITTER) workshop held in Rome,...
Drug-induced pancreatitis accounts for 0.1~2.0% of all pancreatitis cases. Generally, the mechanism of drug-induced pancreatitis is an immune reaction, accumulation of toxic material, and/or ischemia. However, how dapsone causes pancreatitis...