Diagnosis of Painful Diabetic Neuropathy

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Mononeuropathy Cranial (3, 6, 7) Truncal (thoracic) Peripheral nerve entrapment: CTS, ulnar, peroneal Lumbosacral plexoradiculoneuropathy (“femoral neuropathy”) Polyneuropathy Sensorimotor polyneuropathy (DN) Autonomic neuropathy Diabetic cachexia “Small fiber neuropathy” The symptoms…

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Psychological Treatment for Painful Diabetic Neuropathy

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20. Scascighini L, Toma V, Dober-Spielmann S, Sprott H. Multidisciplinary treatment for chronic pain: a systematic review of interventions and outcomes. Rheumatology. 2008;47:670–8.PubMedCrossRef 21. Morley S, Williams A, Hussain S….

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Balancing Complications and Metabolic Benefit

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Outcome Definition Complete remission Normal measures of glucose metabolism (A1C < 6 %, FBG < 100 mg/dL) for 1 year in the absence of antidiabetic medications. Partial remission Sub-diabetic hyperglycemia (A1C 6–6.4 %, FBG…

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Understanding Diabetes Mellitus: Pathophysiology

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Gene Name Function Chromosome Odds ratio PPARG Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor ϒ Regulates adipocyte differentiation  3 1.19 KCNJ11 Potassium inwardly rectifying channel, subfamily J, member 11 Part of the sulfonylurea receptor…

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The History of Metabolic Surgery

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Fig. 7.1 The Venus of Willendorf Even a few decades ago, it was still deemed desirable. Townsend et al. [2] nicely documented that “certain ethno-cultural groups associate large body sizes…

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