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Diabetic Malingering: Part One

In corrections, we see an awful lot of malingering, symptom magnification, and outright medical deception.  This comes in many forms, from

Staged medical clinic at the Bonneville County Jail, Idaho Falls, Idaho.  (The "patient" is actually one of the medical staff)

Thoughts on an Untreated Type 2 Diabetic

We recently had a 46-year-old male patient booked into our jail who reported a history of diabetes but who had not seen a physician or taken

White-bread

Rethinking Bedtime Snacks for Type 2 Diabetics

I had an obese Type 2 diabetic patient at one of my jails recently who wrote a long grievance about not receiving a bedtime snack.  He argu

Blood sugar

Insulin Dosing Made Simple

I have found, in my years of practicing correctional medicine, that few practitioners who come to corrections are comfortable with insulin d