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Diabetic Myonecrosis (Diabetic Muscle Infarction)
 • Spontaneous ischemic necrosis of skeletal muscle (anterior thigh or calf)
Diabetic Myonecrosis ... (Diabetic Muscle ... muscle swelling & pain ... analgesia (low dose ... weeks with above treatment
Metformin - First Line Treatment for Diabetes Type 2
• Start with initial dose of 500 mg
Metformin - First Line Treatment ... for Diabetes Type ... than stopping medication ... #Titration #Pharmacology ... #Diabetes #DM2
Assessment of diabetic control:
 - Any episodes of hypoglycaemia, diabetic ketoacidosis, hospital admission? 
 - Is
Assessment of diabetic ... hypoglycaemia, diabetic ... supportive of diabetes ... Correction bolus doses ... vaccination #diabetes
Metformin: Biguanide
Metformin is the first-line medication for treatment of type 2 diabetes. It is very effective
the first-line medication ... for treatment of ... type 2 diabetes ... #Metformin #Pharmacology ... #Mechanism #Diabetes
Lyrica (Pregabalin) 
Indications: Neuropathy (diabetic, postherpetic neuralgia, fibromyalgia, & spinal cord injury), Adjunctive therapy for partial-onset
: Neuropathy (diabetic ... and for nerve pain ... (including diabetic ... to be renally dose ... Lyrica #Pregabalin #Pharmacology
GLP-1 Agonists

Adlyxin (Lixisenatide) Daily
Bydureon (Exenatide ER) Weekly 
Ozempic (Semaglutide) Weekly 
Trulicity (Dulaglutide) Weekly 
Victoza (Liraglutide) Daily
commonly used medications ... to treat Type 2 Diabetes ... site pain. --- ... GLP1 #Agonists #Pharmacology ... #Dosing #Diabetes
DKA DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA:
1. Serum glucose >250 mg/dL
2. Arterial pH <7.3
3. Serum bicarbonate <18 mEq/L
4. At least
DKA DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA ... patients with type 2 diabetes ... have new-onset diabetes ... previously established diabetes ... are Euglycemic Diabetic
Causes of Fatigue - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Endocrine
 • Hypo/Hyperthyroidism
 • Diabetes
 • Pituitary Insufficiency
 • Adrenal
- Differential Diagnosis ... Hyperthyroidism • Diabetes ... • Malignancy Infectious ... Epstein-Barr Virus ... Myasthenia Gravis Pharmacologic
GLP-1 Medications: Ozempic vs. Trulicib (semaglutide vs. dulaglutide) 

From my experience, Ozempic and Trulicity are the
GLP-1 Medications ... injections. ... only for type 2 diabetes ... #dulaglutide #Pharmacology ... #Diabetes #Comparison
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
• Nephrogenic diabetes ... Lithium-induced nephrogenic diabetes ... DDAVP) • Central diabetes ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment ... #Medications #Table