SPMC - Morne

DIABETES GUIDELINES Dr Angela Murphy replies : Doctors, or other health care providers, will use their academic knowledge, clinical experience and consensus when making that all important decision of how to treat the patient in front of them.  Today many of fields of medicine use guidelines as well.  Guidelines are released after careful [...]

DIABETES Dr Angela Murphy continues. The International Diabetes Federation estimate 1 in 11 people globally have diabetes. Over 90% will have Type 2 diabetes – this occurs because of both resistance to insulin action and decreasing secretion of insulin over the years. Type 2 diabetes is commonly associated with obesity and although still [...]