“Case of the Week” Series

This case illustrates how and where to use insulin pump thearapy.

This case study describes a patient  who presented with a foot ulcer and  was found to be in diabetic keto-acidosis.

This case illustrates how to optimally manage newly diagnosed diabetic patient in year 2000.

Diabetes and Coronary Heart Disease:

This case study is about a patient who had long standing Type 2 diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, obesity and severe coronary artery disease. The patient had undergone four angioplasties in about 2 years.  Aggressive treatment with new drugs not only helped to achieve much better control in this patient, but also led to a significant improvement in his coronary artery disease.

How to Convert insulin therapy to oral agents:

This case study is about a patient with long standing Type 2 diabetes who was on insulin therapy. She had developed CAD, diabetic nephropathy and diabetic peripheral neuropathy. She also had dyslipidemia and hypothyroidism. This case illustrates how to manage these conditions optimally and how insulin can be switched to oral agents.

This case study deals with the subject of  diabetic nephropathy. This patient also had CAD and dyslipidemia.

This case study illustrates how a Type 2 diabetic patient can be switched from insulin therapy to oral agents. It also shows how a diabetic patient can be categorized as Type 1 or Type 2.

This case study deals with the management of a newly diagnosed, severely uncontrolled Type 2 diabetes. The patient also was found to have hypertension and dyslipidemia.

This case study deals with the management of a Type 2 diabetic patient whose diabetes was uncontrolled on a Sulfonylurea and Metformin combination therapy. The patient also had a history of hypertension and dyslipidemia.

This case illustrates the common pitfalls and  delays in the diagnosis of hyperthyroidism. A detailed discussion about symptoms, causes, diagnosis and treatment options of hyperthyroidism is included.

This case illustrates the significance of suspecting Addison’s disease in patients with unexplained fatigue. Diagnosis and management of Addison’s disease is discussed.