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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
For some people with diabetes, long-term control ?is difficult, if not impossible, to achieve', a consultant has warned.
According to Dr Poochellam Muthalagu, a consultant endocrine physician working in hospitals in Cavan and Monaghan, the treatment of diabetes is complex. It involves a number of oral and injectable medications and patient education and lifestyle modification are key.
However, while huge strides have been made in relation to control of the condition, Dr Muthalagu warned that long-term control is difficult, if not impossible, ?in a sizeable minority of patients, perhaps even a majority'.
http://www.irishhealth.com/article.html?id=22800
According to Dr Poochellam Muthalagu, a consultant endocrine physician working in hospitals in Cavan and Monaghan, the treatment of diabetes is complex. It involves a number of oral and injectable medications and patient education and lifestyle modification are key.
However, while huge strides have been made in relation to control of the condition, Dr Muthalagu warned that long-term control is difficult, if not impossible, ?in a sizeable minority of patients, perhaps even a majority'.
http://www.irishhealth.com/article.html?id=22800