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Revista de la Facultad de Medicina
versão impressa ISSN 0120-0011
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MENDEZ-FLOREZ, Jainer e GARCIA-MUNOZ, Laura. Diarrhea in patients with diabetes mellitus. rev.fac.med. [online]. 2015, vol.63, n.4, pp.727-732. ISSN 0120-0011. https://doi.org/10.15446/revfacmed.v63.n4.48120.
Diabetes mellitus is a highly prevalent disease worldwide leading to many complications of which gastrointestinal ones are largely neglected by physicians. Up to 22% of the patients suffering diabetes mellitus may have diarrhea, and this may be caused by multiple factors, including neuropathy, adverse effects of anti-diabetic therapy, intestinal miocrobiota increase, among other factors. The most effective treatment against these complications consists of a strict glycemic control, however, some medicines have been used in these patients achieving some benefits for them.
Palavras-chave : Diarrhea; Diabetes Mellitus; Diabetes Complications; Gastrointestinal Diseases; Therapeutics.