Tag: diabetes

Clinical Case 047: Not so sweet feet

This week a classic Australian remote area case.  There is so much to discuss on this case!  But I have isolated a few key points...

Life in Broome is sweet, a bit too sweet.

Broome is one of the centres of Aboriginal Health care in Australia.  One of the biggest disease burdens in the Aboriginal population is type 2...

Clinical Case 007: DKA update

This 35 yo man had a 20 year history of well controlled type 1 DM, on tds Novorapid + nocte Lantus.  Never had an episode...

Medical Myths 001: Metformin mythology

Metformin is a good drug.  Has been 1st line oral diabetic agent for years and is effective for other problems – PCOS etc. However, it...