Program Director Endocrinology Fellowship @UFMedicineJax, Associate Professor IM/Endo @UFMedicine | @MayoClinic alum | #MedEd | #EndoTwitter | Tweets are my own
Mar 1, 2020 • 9 tweets • 4 min read
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Does knowing type of diabetes matter to clinicians and trainees
Still hear residents/fellows start with 49 yo f with diabetes or insulin dependent diabetes or non insulin dependent diabetes...
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Type 1 diabetes: automimmune, usee to be called juvenile-onset or insulin dependent
Clearly need insulin at diagnosis
Typically lean, onset peaks during teenage years but can occur at later age..
Can check c-peptide with simultaneous glucose, GAD 65 Ab, IA2 Ab.
