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by Joey Rio at
2/4/2013 12:47 PM BST
on bmj.com
A persistent reduction in glomerular filtration rate (GFR) to less than 60ml per minute per 1.73 m has usually been the standard definition of chronic kidney disease (CKD). In every c ohort of type 2 diabetics followed-up for several years or decades 25 to 40% will develop CKD, and we don´t know yet all the reasons ... Read More »
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by diabetesMD at
2/4/2013 12:10 PM BST
on bmj.com
Background : For years it had been known that the insulin response to oral glucose was markedly greater that that seen after intravenous glucose even when the glucose concentrations were closely matched. The search for these “Incretins” is one of the most exciting scientific adventures of the late ... Read More »
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by AH Abdelhafiz at
26/3/2013 4:06 PM GMT
on bmj.com
Epidemiologic shift The global population is ageing with increasing comorbidities including type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Concomitantly, there is a demographic shift of the epidemiology of T2DM from a disease of middle age to a disease of older individuals. Such a shift is impacting on the nature of diabetic ... Read More »