Diabetes

Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), characterised by the triad of acute hyperglycaemia, metabolic acidosis, and ketosis, is an acute life-threatening but preventable complication of diabetes.

With the incidence of diabetes rising annually across the globe to an estimated 537 million adults, healthcare expenditure is also rising.

The incretin effect, an augmented prandial insulin response, is mediated mostly by the hormones glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) and glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide (GIP), which are released from the intestines after meals.

Hypertriglyceridaemia pancreatitis (HGTP) accounts for 1–35% of acute pancreatitis (AP) cases.1 Acute pancreatitis is an acute…

A 55-year-old African American female presented to her primary care physician (PCP), complaining of fatigue, dehydration, decreased…

The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has spread worldwide since…

The last decade has seen a rapid expansion in the use of technology by people living with Type 1 diabetes. But how should the information…

Diabetes complications can lead to multiple comorbidities of the microvasculature and microvasculature including neuropathy…