Recently added articles from Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa:
Acute bilateral cataracts in diabetes mellitus--a report on two cases.(Case study)
Jun 01, 2007; ... Two patients, an adult female with newly diagnosed diabetes and an adolescent female with type 1 diabetes of 3 years' duration, presented with acute-onset bilateral cataracts. Normal vision was restored to both eyes after the cataracts had been extracted successfully. Although ...
Positron emission tomography (PET) in endocrine tumours.(REVIEW ARTICLE)
Jun 01, 2007; ... Positron emission tomography (PET) has many clinical applications in oncology, neurology and cardiology. PET is widely available in developed countries, and has also become available in a number of middle-income countries, including South Africa. Commonly used PET radionuclides include ...
Diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa on increase.(NEWS)(Brief article)(Statistical data)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Epidemiological data on diabetes mellitus in sub-Saharan Africa are still limited, but the prevalence and incidence of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes are increasing with the persistent rural-to-urban migration, according to Jean-Claude Mbanya, from the Endocrine and Diabetes Unit in the ...
New consensus on prevention of diabetes launched.(NEWS)
Jun 01, 2007 ... A new consensus statement on diabetes prevention based on controlling modifiable risk factors has been launched by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF). The statement, which was published in the May 2007 issue of Diabetic Medicine, is aimed at two target groups, people at ...
Treatment of type 2 diabetes: advances, challenges and opportunities.(ABSTRACTS: 42nd SEMDSA Congress and 10th DESSA Workshop: 30 June - 2 July 2007, Bloemfontein)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2007; ... The prevalence of type 2 diabetes is increasing at an alarming rate throughout the world. The number of medications available to treat this condition has also increased over the past decade. Despite this the majority of people with type 2 diabetes are not achieving therapeutic goals for ...