Medicina clinica
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Letter Case Reports
[Polyglandular autoimmune syndrome type 1. Different onset forms].
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Weight loss can improve metabolic control in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus but the results of conventional therapy in this respect have been discouraging. Besides achieving significant and sustained weight loss, bariatric surgery can improve or resolve type 2 diabetes mellitus in the majority of patients. ⋯ Currently, bariatric surgery offers a therapeutic alternative for type 2 diabetes patients with severe obesity and poor metabolic control under conventional therapy. Ongoing research will provide insights regarding the effect of intestinal hormones, new surgery techniques and the possible benefits of bariatric surgery in non-obese patients.
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The aim of this study was to validate the ability of the Finnish Diabetes Risk Score (FINDRISC) to predict the risk of DM2 in a population of south-eastern Spain (Pizarra Study). ⋯ The results of our study show that FINDRISC can be a useful tool to detect subjects at high risk of diabetes in this population.
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Letter Case Reports
[Topiramate-induced bilateral acute angle closure glaucoma and myopia].