Browsing by Subject "Diabetes mellitus"

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    Intensive glycemic control in Type 2 diabetes mellitus has both benefits and risks: a review of the VADT study
    (2010-07-22) Stendahl, John
    Intensive glycemic control (A1c ~ 7%) in patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus has no significant effect on the rates of major cardiovascular events, death, peripheral neuropathy, and retinopathy compared with standard therapy (A1c ~ 8.5%) when measured within a mean 5.6 year treatment period. Intensive glycemic control does decrease the progression of albuminuria (P= 0.01) in this treatment window, but is associated with higher overall rates of adverse events (P = 0.05), including hypoglycemia (P < 0.001) and dyspnea (P = 0.006).
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    Prevention of Type II Diabetes in Honduras: El Cacao as a Case Study
    (2016) Gracza, Rose
    Honduras is one of the poorest and most densely populated countries in the Western Hemisphere. Poverty affects access to quality healthcare and education, making it hard to manage chronic illness, specifically diabetes. Type II diabetes is on the rise in Honduras; it is estimated that currently up to 10% of adults are affected. This project will focus on reducing the prevalence of type II diabetes in Honduras, highlighting strategies for the prevention of the disease with a strong focus on education. El Cacao, a small village on the northern coast of Honduras, will be used as a case study, where I spent much of last summer as a medical volunteer. I will use much of my exposure to healthcare and the management of diabetes there as evidence to support some proposed strategies for diabetes prevention.