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Don’t assume your patient’s diabetes is type 2

According to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 90% to 95% of all diabetes cases are type 2, 5% are type 1 (autoimmune), and the rest (about 1% to 5%) are “other types” of diabetes. Due to these disproportionate statistics, clinicians often overlook the possibility of a more unusual diagnosis—say Cushing syndrome or hemochromatosis—especially when a patient is overweight. To read the full article, go to Clinician Reviews: http://www.clinicianreviews.com/specialty-focus/diabetes/article/be-sure-to-look-for-secondary-diabetes/7ddfc1620dd220036863c760904bb840.html.

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According to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 90% to 95% of all diabetes cases are type 2, 5% are type 1 (autoimmune), and the rest (about 1% to 5%) are “other types” of diabetes. Due to these disproportionate statistics, clinicians often overlook the possibility of a more unusual diagnosis—say Cushing syndrome or hemochromatosis—especially when a patient is overweight. To read the full article, go to Clinician Reviews: http://www.clinicianreviews.com/specialty-focus/diabetes/article/be-sure-to-look-for-secondary-diabetes/7ddfc1620dd220036863c760904bb840.html.

According to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 90% to 95% of all diabetes cases are type 2, 5% are type 1 (autoimmune), and the rest (about 1% to 5%) are “other types” of diabetes. Due to these disproportionate statistics, clinicians often overlook the possibility of a more unusual diagnosis—say Cushing syndrome or hemochromatosis—especially when a patient is overweight. To read the full article, go to Clinician Reviews: http://www.clinicianreviews.com/specialty-focus/diabetes/article/be-sure-to-look-for-secondary-diabetes/7ddfc1620dd220036863c760904bb840.html.

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