Showing posts with label Diabetic complications. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Diabetic complications. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Obesity - a growing problem!

This was a really interesting session, leading to healthy debate on the solution to the obesity crisis. As ever, debate led to polarised views about the role of the endocrinologist, the role of government, the role of society and the role of surgery in the management of obesity.

Here is Tom's balanced look at things:

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Torbay Mid-Foot Amputation Audit

The Torbay Foot team, have audited their mid-foot amputations in the two years to 2007. These are their results.

Thursday, April 16, 2009

Diabetic nephropathy

Angus' comprehensive look at the pathology, risk factors and treatable variables for diabetic nephropathy.

Thursday, February 19, 2009

Management of Painful Diabetic Neuropathy

Angus' presentation, which talks about all neuropathy associated with Diabetes Mellitus with a focus on the treatment options available for painful diabetic neuropathy.

Thursday, February 5, 2009

Aspirin for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Events in Diabetes: Still an Open Question

This JAMA editorial highlights the uncertainty in the use of aspirin in primary prevention for people with diabetes.

Hopefully the Ascend Trial will help to answer this question.

Below, the Exeter Drugs update (Co-authored by KMM) expands on this issue taking a look at the recently published evidence in the POPADAD and JPAD trials:

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Friday, January 30, 2009

Hypoglycaemia and Funny Turns

A short presentation looking at the various definitions of hypoglycaemia
(clinical, biochemical and symptomatic).

It goes through what to give acutely and the options for treating disabling
hypos.

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Erectile Dysfunction

Dr Tom Fox presented on Erectile Dysfunction. This presentation systematically goes through the Aetiology and Treatments available for Erectile Dysfunction




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