Optimizing Type 2 Diabetes Management in a Medically Complex Patient: A Case Report of a Patient with Type 2 Diabetes and HIV.

Background: The prevalence of diabetes is rapidly escalating, with projections indicating that 783 million individuals aged 20-79 years worldwide will be affected by diabetes. This rise is concurrent with a persistent prevalence of HIV in developing nations, while conventional risk factors such as sedentary lifestyle and unhealthy diet may account for this trend, HIV and its treatment have emerged as potential contributing factors. Achieving optimal diabetes control in patients with HIV necessitates a profound understanding of the intricate interplay between the two diseases and their respective treatments.

Case Series of U-500 Insulin Use in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes and Severe Insulin Resistance.

Objectives: Severe insulin resistance results in large volumes of insulin to achieve glycemic control. These large volumes can result in patient discomfort and decreased satisfaction. Using the more concentrated U-500 insulin provides a solution to this problem.

Evaluation of the International Association of the Diabetes In Pregnancy Study Group new criteria: gestational diabetes project.

Objective: To examine the diagnostic rates of gestational diabetes (GDM) and maternal/fetal outcomes before and after replacement of the Carpenter and Coustan (C&C) criteria with the International Association Diabetes Pregnancy Study Group (IADPSG) criteria.

Methods: A retrospective analysis of all pregnancies in 2 separate 6-month cohorts in the province of British Columbia. The first C&C cohort was defined as a 6-month period prior to the introduction of the IADPSG 75 g glucose tolerance test on October 1, 2010.

Insulin pump use in pregnancy is associated with lower HbA1c without increasing the rate of severe hypoglycaemia or diabetic ketoacidosis in women with type 1 diabetes.

Aims/hypothesis: The aim of this study was to compare glycaemic control and maternal-fetal outcomes in women with type 1 diabetes managed on insulin pumps compared with multiple daily injections of insulin (MDI).

Methods: In a retrospective study, glycaemic control and outcomes of 387 consecutive pregnancies in women with type 1 diabetes who attended specialised clinics at three centres 2006-2010 were assessed.

Results: Women using insulin pumps (129/387) were older and had a longer duration of diabetes, more retinopathy, smoked less in pregnancy, and had more preconception care (p < 0.

The prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus and glucose abnormalities in pregnant women with hepatitis C virus infection in British Columbia.

Objective: There is evidence to support an association between diabetes mellitus (DM) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. The insulin resistant state of pregnancy suggests a predisposition to developing gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in women infected with HCV. The aim of this study was to compare the prevalence of GDM and impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) of pregnancy between women infected with HCV and the general population of British Columbia screened for GDM.