Endocrinology

Continued Glucose Monitoring

It ahs gradually become recognized that keeping blood sugars low over extended periods of time is beneficial. It lowers the risk of developing heart and vessel disease and eye disease. O the other hands, lower sugars can proceed into hypoglycemia, which is also not desirable. It is difficult to avoid hypoglycemia  without continued monitoring of bllood sugars on insulin. Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) systems use a sensor under the skin to

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SAMSA – A New Drug for Low Sodium

SAMSCA(tolvaptan) is indicated for the treatment of clinically significant hypervolemic and euvolemic hyponatremia (low blood serum sodium <125 mEq/L or less marked hyponatremia that is symptomatic and has resisted correction with fluid restriction), including patients with heart failure, cirrhosis, and Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone (SIADH). The latter condition occurs with lung cancer, especially small lung cancer, and less commonly

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