{"id":1600,"date":"2017-08-01T12:18:23","date_gmt":"2017-08-01T10:18:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.modernmedia.co.za\/modernmedicine\/?p=1600"},"modified":"2017-08-01T12:18:23","modified_gmt":"2017-08-01T10:18:23","slug":"monogenic-diabetes-does-making-the-diagnosis-matter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.modernmedia.co.za\/modernmedicine\/?p=1600","title":{"rendered":"Monogenic Diabetes: Does Making the Diagnosis Matter?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.modernmedia.co.za\/modernmedicine\/DigitalEditions\/mm1707-july-2017\/html5\/index.html\">Monogenic Diabetes: Does Making the Diagnosis Matter?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Monogenic diabetes (maturity onset diabetes in the young; MODY) should be considered as a diagnosis<br \/>\nin the young person diagnosed with \u2018atypical\u2019 type 1 or type 2 diabetes. Insulin may be ceased<br \/>\nin patients with certain types of MODY and be replaced by sulfonylurea monotherapy, often to the<br \/>\ngreat relief of patients. Monogenic diabetes due to glucokinase (GCK) gene mutation usually remains<br \/>\nmild and nonprogressive and unless more significant glucose elevation develops may be controlled<br \/>\nby lifestyle measures alone. Patients with gestational diabetes should be referred for specialist review<br \/>\nas treatment of patients with diabetes due to GCK mutation may adversely affect the foetus if the foetus<br \/>\nhas inherited this mutation.<\/p>\n<p><em>Modern Medicine \u2013 July 2017<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Monogenic Diabetes: Does Making the Diagnosis Matter? 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