The following algorithm diagram shows a simplified approach of Insulin Therapy Initiation for Type II Diabetes Mellitus.
Archives for DM
The Testing and Management of Diabetes Mellitus Complications
Diabetes Mellitus is a metabolic disease in which the body does not produce or does not properly utilize insulin. And there is hyperglycemic condition that may lead to diabetic complications such the progression of microvascular (nephropathy, neuropathy, and retinopathy) and macrovascular complications. The following article provide you with informations regarding the testing (assessment) and management of both micro and macrovascular as diabetes mellitus complications.
Determine Severity of Diabetes Complications using Diabetes Complications Severity Index
You will be described sections such as Development of the Severity Index, a table of Diabetes Complications Severity Index and List of Complications Developed from ICD-9 Codes and Laboratory Data (Retinopathy, Nephropathy, Neuropathy, Cerebrovascular, Cardiovascular, Peripheral vascular disease, Metabolic), and Comparison of Diabetes Complications Severity Index with Complications Count.
Caspase-8: a key role in the pathogenesis of diabetic embryopathy.
Authors: Zhao Z, Yang P, Eckert RL, Reece EA Maternal diabetes causes neural tube defects in embryos, which are associated with increased apoptosis in the neuroepithelium. Many factors, including effector caspases, have been shown to be involved in the events. However, the key regulators have not been identified and the underlying mechanisms remain to be [...]
