Vivian Fonseca From Tulane University: Great Progress Made In Diabetes Treatment

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When diabetes first became a concern in the medical community the numbers were lower, but the consequences were much more severe. Today, many more people are diagnosed with types one and two diabetes but the treatment options are much safer and more effective.

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When diabetes first became a concern in the medical community the numbers were lower, but the consequences were much more severe. Today, many more people are diagnosed with types one and two diabetes but the treatment options are much safer and more effective.

Vivian A. Fonseca, MD, who specializes in diabetes at Tulane University said a considerable amount of work has been done at the Louisiana institution to help treat this condition but that more work remains to be done. Fonseca noted that while amputation was at one time a common treatment practice it has been used much less regularly in recent years.

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