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VOL 118 / NO 5 / NOVEMBER 2005 / POSTGRADUATE MEDICINE

SYMPOSIUM ON DIABETES

Commentary
METABOLIC SYNDROME AND ITS EVOLVING LINK TO DIABETES
With growing knowledge of genetic factors and lifestyle issues, will prevention be far behind?
R. Cooppan, MBChB, FRCP(C)

TREATMENT OF DIABETES IN THE ELDERLY
Addressing its complexities in this high-risk group
The aggressiveness of therapy must be individualized according to comorbidities, functional status, and preexisting polypharmacy.
Olga V. Sakharova, MD, Silvio E. Inzucchi, MD

TYPE 2 DIABETES IN ADOLESCENTS
How to recognize and treat this growing problem
An integrated approach to help diabetic adolescents with changes in diet and exercise, psychosocial and family adaptations, and drug therapy.
M. Grace Laurencin, MD, MPH, Ronald Goldschmidt, MD, Lawrence Fisher, PhD

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CLINICAL UPDATE

VIRAL INFECTIONS IN THE ELDERLY
The challenges of managing herpes zoster, influenza, and RSV
Treatment of these infections in older adults is complicated by factors that include adverse drug reactions and an infrequency of common signs and symptoms of infection.
Mazen S. Bader, MD, MPH, David S. McKinsey, MD

CONTINUING FEATURE

CURBSIDE CONSULTS
When to monitor fingerstick blood glucose?

PATIENT NOTES
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