This content is machine translated Diabetes The infected diabetic foot – diagnosis and treatment Infections in diabetic foot syndrome are common, cause high morbidity, and often require long hospitalizations with multiple surgical procedures, up to and including loss of a limb. The etiology is…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Diabetes and sport Particularly effective for diabetes: combination of strength and endurance Anyone who, for whatever reason, looks at the list of banned substances in sports will be amazed to find insulin there. For years, this drug – still the gold standard…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Psoriasis - Basics Systemic disease with drastic consequences for psyche and body Psoriasis vulgaris or plaque psoriasis is the most common clinical manifestation of psoriasis. Guttate psoriasis often occurs in adolescents and presents with the appearance of plaques up to the size…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Progressive dyspnea and dry cough Classification and diagnosis of interstitial lung diseases Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a heterogeneous group of disorders with similar clinical, radiological, physiological, and pathological manifestations. A comprehensive medical history is essential. Leading symptoms are progressive dyspnea, (dry)…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Diabetes and eye damage “Eye damage is one of the most common sequelae in diabetics” CARDIOVASC interviewed PD Dr. med. Dr. Daniel Barthelmes, Senior Physician at the Eye Clinic at the University Hospital Zurich, on the topic of diabetic eye diseases. The focus was on…
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated An impossibility? Weight reduction in patients with type 2 diabetes Increased body weight and diabetes mellitus often go hand in hand. Even if the topic of weight reduction in patients with diabetes is often difficult and difficult to implement, it…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Tips and trends Insulin therapy for type 2 diabetics Progressive diabetes mellitus type 2 is characterized by a continuous decrease in endogenous insulin secretion. Insulin remains a proven and very effective antidiabetic drug. The choice of insulin therapy is…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Diabetes mellitus Therapy of diabetes mellitus in elderly patients – how to proceed? Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a common disease in elderly patients with increasing prevalence. In addition to aspects typical of diabetes, specific geriatric syndromes such as dementia or increased risk…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated SGIM Congress in Basel Diabetes update – what do you need to know about the different agents? A lot has happened in the field of diabetes therapy in recent years. Many new active ingredients have appeared on the market. However, metformin and lifestyle modifications are still considered…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Immunological and molecular biological aspects MALT type gastric lymphoma MALT lymphomas most commonly affect the stomach. Causally, there is a strong association with Helicobacter pylori (Hp) gastritis (over 90% of patients). With adequate antibiosis, Hp can be eradicated, leading…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Type 2 diabetes SGLT-2 inhibitors: a new oral therapy option Dapagliflozin, a potent new selective SGLT-2 inhibitor, is available in many countries for use in type 2 diabetes patients either as add-on combination therapy when other glucose-lowering medical agents together…
