Doenças crónicas Archivi - Médicos com África Cuamm

Tuberculosis and diabetes: current state and future perspectives, in Tropical Medicine and International Health

redazione_adm2016-06-01T11:25:58+02:001 Junho 2016|

Pizzol D., Di Gennaro F., Chhaganlal K.D., Fabrizio C., Monno L., Putoto G., Saracino A.
Tropical Medicine and International Health, 2016 Jun;21(6):694-702

It is not only infectious diseases that are lethal for the African continent; today, diabetes mellitus (DM), too, is threatening communities. A chronic disease caused by defects in insulin secretion, action or both, DM seems to have a severe impact on people suffering from tuberculosis (TB), with dire consequences in terms of the mortality rate [...]

Gestational Diabetes: an overview with attention for developing countries

redazione_adm2016-05-01T11:20:06+02:001 Maio 2016|

Schiavone M., Putoto, G., Laterza F., Pizzol D.
Endocrine Regulations, 2016 May

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is defined as a glucose intolerance that occurs for the first time during pregnancy. It usually presents between 24 and 28 weeks gestation. At first patients have no particular symptoms; later, however, they can be affected by symptoms such as blurry vision, fatigue, skin infections, nausea, vomiting, and weight loss despite [...]