3 Barriers to adherence and their solutions Management plans in type 2 diabetes may have many components, which may be extremely challenging. These include dietary and physical activity recommendations, administration…
1 Type 2 diabetes: epidemiology, complications and costs EPIDEMIOLOGY Changes in lifestyle over the past century have resulted in a dramatic increase in the incidence of type 2 diabetes worldwide….
6 Personalised management Optimal management of individuals with type 2 diabetes involves complex decision-making to achieve and maintain control of blood glucose as well as other risk factors. The blueprint…
2 Challenges to glycaemic control Achieving and maintaining adequate glycaemic control remains a challenge in many people with type 2 diabetes. The most recent National Institute for Health and Care…
4 Advantages and disadvantages of new therapies Efficacy based on haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) lowering and tolerability are no longer the only criteria for the success of a new drug for…
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7 Organisation of diabetes care ROLE OF THE PRIMARY CARE TEAM IN MULTI-PROFESSIONAL CARE An important consequence of a chronic condition such as type 2 diabetes is that it is…
Fig. 2.1 Steroid biosynthetic pathways in the human adrenal cortex. Shown are enzymes (underlined) and intermediates in the biosynthesis of adrenal steroid hormones. 17α-Hydroxypregnenolone is the preferred substrate for the…
Aldosterone-producing adenoma (APA)—30% of cases Bilateral idiopathic hyperplasia (IHA)—60% of cases Primary (unilateral) adrenal hyperplasia—2% of cases Aldosterone-producing adrenocortical carcinoma—<1% of cases Familial hyperaldosteronism (FH) Glucocorticoid-remediable aldosteronism (FH type 1)—<1%…
Symptoms Frequency Signs Frequency Headache ++++ Hypertension ++++ Palpitations +++ – Sustained ++ Sweating +++ – Paroxysmal ++ Anxiety/nervousness ++ Tachycardia or reflex bradycardia +++ Abdominal/chest pain ++ Sweating/diaphoresis +++ Nausea ++…
