Overtreated diabetes raises hypoglycemia risk in nursing homes, investigators say
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 24, 2022
Fully 40% of residents with type 2 diabetes in a large VA nursing home study continued to receive insulin and other medications that increase hypoglycemia risk, even after their blood tests suggested overtreatment.
Testing our patience, er, patients with too many medical procedures
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 04, 2012
A few years ago, I got sick and didn’t get better, and eventually landed in the ER for being dehydrated. That begat weeks of X-rays, an endoscopy and countless tests, including one that revealed...