A 62-year-old woman is evaluated during a routine examination. She feels well and has no exercise limitations. Medical history is significant for…
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How diabetes education programs can help busy primary care physicians
by Karen Kemmis CDE April 26, 2019Busy primary care physicians have a lot on their plates. But when it comes to helping people with diabetes learn how to…
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A wife who couldn’t fully accept her spouse’s health problems
by Amy McVay Abbott March 19, 2019My husband, who’s had type 2 diabetes for 20 years, had been struggling for a long while to lower his hemoglobin A1C…
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The hidden curriculum of medical school can be overwhelming and unforgiving
by Prerana Chatty March 10, 2019I met Mr. B during my week on the endocrine service of my internal medicine rotation. My attending told me we were…
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A 40-year-old man is evaluated for a new skin rash of 10 days’ duration. The rash appeared abruptly and is not tender…
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“We pass through the present with our eyes blindfolded … Only later when the cloth is untied can we glance at the…
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Last summer, I published a post called “Alternative Medicine is Kicking Our Ass.” In it, I focused on one particularly slick alt-thyroid…
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MKSAP: 60-year-old man with a variable 2-hour postprandial blood glucose
by mksap December 22, 2018A 60-year-old man variable 2-hour postprandial blood glucose is evaluated during a routine follow-up examination. He has type 2 diabetes mellitus. Review…