Schweizerische Rundschau für Medizin Praxis = Revue suisse de médecine Praxis
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Schweiz. Rundsch. Med. Prax. · Jan 1994
[Strategies in insulin treatment in insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus].
Late diabetic sequelae can be largely prevented by striving for near normoglycemic blood glucose control. In type-1 diabetes this can in most of the cases only be achieved by some sort of intensified insulin regimen. In this article the principle, advantages and drawbacks as well as the consequences for the patients' education are reviewed with respect to conventional, intensified 'conventional' and functional insulin treatment.
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Hyperthyroidism may result from excessive synthesis for thyroid hormones, from leaking of stored hormones in inflammatory thyroid disease, or from the inappropriate ingestion of thyroid hormones or iodine containing drugs. An overview of the clinical picture and the different types of hyperthyroidism as well as the various approaches used in the diagnostic work-up and in the therapy of hyperthyroidism is presented.