The SA Journal Diabetes & Vascular Disease Vol 7 No 4 (November 2010)

Table of Contents

EDITORIALS 5

Recent advances in the pharmacological management of painful diabetic neuropathy: a South African perspective and comment

5

An historic event: non-communicable diseases in sub-Saharan Africa acknowledged at last?

8

CURRENT TOPICS 9

Recent advances in the pharmacological management of painful diabetic neuropathy

9

REVIEW 13

Cognitive decline: the relevance of diabetes, hyperlipidaemia and hypertension

13

RESEARCH ARTICLE 19

Comparison of HLA class II antigens between three type 1 diabetes groups in the central region of Algeria

19

DISEASE FOCUS 24

Postural hypotension

24

AFRICAN FOCUS 26

African Diabetes Leadership Forum calls for activism around non-communicable diseases

26

ACHIEVING BEST PRACTISE 30

Incretin mimetics: where will they make a difference?

30

DIABETES PERSONALITIES 35

Making a difference among disadvantaged diabetic children in the southern Cape

35

EASD WATCH 37

2010 update from Stockholm

37

YOU AND YOUR PATIENT 43

Diabetes, insulin and cancer risk

43

JOURNAL UPDATE 44

Focus on neuropathy

44

DRUG TRENDS IN DIABETES 46

Once-daily duloxetine reduces pain symptoms over and above antidepressant action

46

Lilly supports development of diabetes youth leaders

46

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