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HRT and eye
- November 15, 2017
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- Category: Updates
No CommentsWomen who take hormone replacement therapy after menopause may have reduced risk of Glaucoma. Estrogen appears to have a protective effect against glaucoma.
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Frederick Banting – The man & his legacy
- November 14, 2017
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- Category: bloginfo
FREDRICK BANTING - 14 facts about the man 1) Frederick Grant Banting was born on November 14th, 1891 in Ontario, Canada. He was the youngest of five children. The world diabetes day is celebrated on every November 14th in his memory. 2) One of his childhood friends Jane was diagnosed with diabetes at the -
The French lilac
- November 13, 2017
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- Category: Intresting Facts
Metformin, the anti-diabetic drug, was first developed from the products obtained from the French lilac plant. Its flower has been used in folk medicine since the Middle Ages, when it was used to treat symptoms that we now know are linked to diabetes.
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CGMS in pregnancy
- November 13, 2017
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Use of continuous glucose monitoring during pregnancy in patients with type 1 diabetes is associated with improved neonatal outcomes with lower incidence of large for gestational age , fewer neonatal intensive care admissions lasting more than 24 h and fewer incidences of neonatal hypoglycaemia.
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T1D and preeclampsia
- November 10, 2017
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- Category: Updates
Increased Urinary creatinine-corrected NGAL (neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin) levels in first trimester predicts preeclampsia in women with Type 1 Diabetes, even if free of microalbuminuria
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- November 10, 2017
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- Category: Landmark Trials
Antiinflammatory therapy by interleukin-1β antibody canakinumab lowered the rate of recurrent CV events when compared to placebo. This was independent of lipid lowering.
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Famous patients
- November 10, 2017
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- Category: Intresting Facts
Leonard Thompson, a 14 yr old boy, was the first patient who was successfully treated with insulin for diabetic ketoacidosis. James Collip administered the injection which was codiscovered by Frederick Banting, Charles Best, James Collip and John Macleod.
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Landmark discoveries
- November 8, 2017
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- Category: Intresting Facts
James Collip, one of the co-discoverers of insulin, was also one of the first to isolate the parathyroid hormone.
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REVEAL trial
- November 8, 2017
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- Category: Updates
Anacetrapib, a CETP inhibitor, decreased the incidence of major coronary events among patients with atherosclerotic vascular disease when given on top of intensive statin therapy.
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Lionel messi
- November 4, 2017
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- Category: Intresting Facts
Lionel Messi, the famous Argentinian footballer, was diagnosed with growth hormone deficiency as a teenager before the football club FCBarcelona stepped in and paid for his treatment.
