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Entries Tagged as 'Diabetes'

AACE Calls For New Standards for Safer Insulin Pump Use

June 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

From the AACE (American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists) Patient Safety Exchange…
AACE Calls For New Standards for Safer Insulin Pump Use
2008-05-24 15:56:18
By: Richard Hellman, MD, FACP, FACE
JACKSONVILLE, FL - “The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists applauds the FDA’s efforts to protect the safety of children and adolescents who are using insulin pumps,” said Dr. Richard Hellman, [...]

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Tags: Diabetes · Guidelines · Patient Safety

Diabulimia - Literature Search

April 29th, 2008 · 6 Comments

While the phrase “diabulimia” may be relatively new, reducing or omitting insulin intake to lose weight is not. I have included review articles, excerpts from books, and other articles.
Books…
Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, 18th ed.
Section 6 - Diabetes Mellitus In Children - Chapter 590 - Diabetes Mellitus
EATING DISORDERS.
Treatment of T1DM involves constant monitoring of food intake. [...]

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Tags: Diabetes · Eating Disorders · Literature Search Results