With regard to biopathology, diabetes- induced foot ulcers caused by nerve pathology and artery and vessel lesions. The foot’s lesions was often easy to treat because they were small and secondly surinfection. The nerve pathology caused deformation and sensation disorders. The ulcer’s position arranged in gradual decreased order: fingers, skin area opposite the tip of foot bone, middle area of foot and heel. S.aureus and Streptococcus sp. were the two most common bacteria in surface infections. Inversely, in deep infections, bacteria often changed and combined strains. Local care had an important role in the treatment.
Diabetes Complications ; Foot Ulcer ; Clinical Medicine ; Diagnosis

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Colitis/*complications/virology ; Cytomegalovirus Infections/*complications/diagnosis ; *Diabetes Complications ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 ; complications ; diagnosis ; therapy ; Humans ; Liver Diseases ; complications ; diagnosis ; therapy

Phaeochromocytomas are rare neuroendocrine tumours with variable clinical signs and symptoms. Hypertension, tachycardia, sweating and headaches are cardinal manifestations. Although nausea and abdominal pain are the more common gastrointestinal features, rare gastrointestinal spectrums have been reported that can mimic abdominal emergencies. Metabolic effects of hypercatecholaminaemia are vast and one such rare presentation is lactic acidosis. We describe a case of phaeochromocytoma presenting with both intestinal pseudo-obstruction as well as lactic acidosis. This case report highlights the importance of having a high index of suspicion for and early recognition of the gastrointestinal and metabolic manifestations of phaeochromocytomas.
Abdominal Pain ; Acidosis, Lactic ; complications ; Adrenal Gland Neoplasms ; complications ; diagnosis ; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 ; complications ; Dyslipidemias ; complications ; Female ; Humans ; Hypertension ; complications ; Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction ; complications ; Middle Aged ; Neuroendocrine Tumors ; complications ; diagnosis ; Pheochromocytoma ; complications ; diagnosis ; Radiography, Abdominal

Artificial intelligence is expected to be applied to various fields in industry and is also introducing a new era in the field of medicine. Artificial intelligence, which is called machine learning or deep learning, analyzes big data, identifies patterns, and performs a task according to an analysis result or pattern. In the medical field, artificial intelligence could be used for such things as disease diagnosis, prediction of complications, or correction of user behavior using big digital data collected from many sources and populations across the world. For diabetes, various studies to predict glycemic response or diabetic complications or to calculate insulin dose are being carried out. In the new era of artificial intelligence, diabetologists need to use the new system to obtain information more actively, explain it to patients in more detail, and support them based on evidence and data.
Artificial Intelligence* ; Diabetes Complications ; Diagnosis ; Humans ; Insulin ; Learning ; Machine Learning

To investigate the clinical features of the recurrence of idiopathic benign paroxysmal positional vertigo(IBPPV)patients.Patients with IBPPV were enrolled and were followed-up for 36 months after being well controlled.The data of the patients including age,gender,and co-morbidities(hypertension,diabetes,hyperlipidemia)were analyzed.Characteristics of the patients with recurrent BPPV were compared with those without recurrence.Two hundred and one patients were enrolled and twenty-two(10.9%)patients presented recurrent IBPPV within 36 months.Among them,about 16% showed changes in the involved semicircular canals.50% recurrence occurred within 6 months after the first treatment.The recurrence rate of BPPV in 50-60 years old patients(50%)is higher than other patients(P=0.04).No significant difference in terms of gender or co-morbidities(hypertension,diabetes,hyperlipidemia)was observed between the two groups.The incidence of recurrence in idiopathic BPPV patients was 10.9%in the present study.The mean period of 50% recurrence after a symptom-free interval was about 6 months.Furthermore,different semicircular canals were involved in about 50% of patients during recurrence.BPPV recurrence was not correlated with age,gender or co-morbiditie.
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo ; complications ; diagnosis ; Comorbidity ; Diabetes Complications ; Diabetes Mellitus ; Humans ; Hyperlipidemias ; complications ; Hypertension ; complications ; Recurrence ; Retrospective Studies ; Semicircular Canals

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Abscess/complications/*diagnosis ; Adenocarcinoma/complications/*diagnosis ; Adult ; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/complications ; Diabetic Ketoacidosis/*etiology ; Fatal Outcome ; Female ; Humans ; Pancreatic Neoplasms/complications/*diagnosis

Deafness ; Diabetes Complications ; diagnosis ; epidemiology ; Diabetes Mellitus ; epidemiology ; Hearing Loss ; diagnosis ; etiology ; Humans

INTRODUCTIONTo review the definitions of the metabolic syndrome according to various expert groups and assess their relevance to clinical practice.

MATERIALS AND METHODSMedline searches were conducted to identify studies which addressed: (i) the utility of the metabolic syndrome compared to multivariable predictive functions for the identification of individuals at high risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and cardiovascular disease (CVD), (ii) the importance and definition of obesity in the definition of the metabolic syndrome and (iii) the impact of lifestyle and pharmacological interventions designed to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease in those with and without the metabolic syndrome.

RESULTSAlthough inferior to multivariable risk scores in predicting T2DM and CVD, the metabolic syndrome represents a simple clinical tool, particularly for the prediction of T2DM. Obesity is not a critical component of the metabolic syndrome for identifying those at increased risk of CVD but may be important for predicting T2DM. If anything, pharmacological therapy, especially lipid lowering is as, if not more, effective in those with the metabolic syndrome than in those without.

CONCLUSIONSAlthough the metabolic syndrome appears to have limited utility for the identification of individuals at increased risk of T2DM or CVD, the diagnosis of the metabolic syndrome presents an opportunity to rationalise health services to deliver coordinated care to those with metabolic syndrome.

Cardiovascular Diseases ; etiology ; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 ; etiology ; Humans ; Metabolic Syndrome ; complications ; diagnosis ; Obesity ; complications

BACKGROUND/AIMS: Pancreatic cancer is fatal with a dismal 6-month median survival from diagnosis. Diabetes mellitus is reported to be present up to 33.3 percent of patients with pancreatic cancer. The reason for the high frequency of diabetes is unknown. We studied the prevalence and duration of diabetes in patients with pancreatic cancer and the relationship between the two diseases. METHODS: A total of 152 patients with pancreatic cancer diagnosed at Yeungnam University Hospital from January 1999 to December 2001 were enrolled in this study. Clinical features, family history, smoking history, and characteristics of the tumor were compared between diabetic and non-diabetic groups. RESULTS: Among 152 patients with pancreatic cancer, 43 patients (28.3%) had diabetes. In diabetic group, mean age of diagnosis was significantly younger than non- diabetic group (62.0 +/- 7.2 vs. 65.0 +/- 8.8, p<0.05). Most of the patients with diabetes had non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) and did not have family history. Diabetes was diagnosed within 2 years after the diagnosis of pancreatic cancer in 35 patients (74.3%) of the diabetic group. There were no differences in the location and stage of tumor, chief complaints, presence of weight loss, and body mass index between the two groups. CONCLUSIONS: Diabetes mellitus occurs frequently in patients with pancreatic cancer and does not influence clinical features of pancreatic cancer. Pancreatic cancer should be suspected in patients with recent onset diabetes, especially in patients without family history of diabetes and with type of NIDDM.
*Diabetes Complications ; English Abstract ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Pancreatic Neoplasms/*complications/diagnosis