Type 2 Diabetes in Older Adults in Long-Term Care Homes: An Educational Intervention to Improve Diabetes Care.

Objectives: Over 25% of nursing home residents have diabetes. Nurses (registered nurses and registered practical nurses), registered dietitians and personal support workers (PSWs) provide the bulk of diabetes care in long-term care (LTC) homes, but their self-rated diabetes knowledge is poor. In this study, we evaluated the impact of an educational intervention on comfort with, and knowledge of, diabetes management among frontline LTC staff.

A Young Male with Parafibromin-Deficient Parathyroid Carcinoma Due to a Rare Germline HRPT2/CDC73 Mutation.

Hyperparathyroidism, commonly observed in asymptomatic middle-aged women, with mild hypercalcemia, is usually caused by a benign adenoma. Some cases present with more severe manifestation and greater hypercalcemia. Within this spectrum, several familial/genetic associations have been discovered.