Background: The role of statin therapy in the development of kidney disease in patients with
type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) remains uncertain. We aimed to determine the relationships …

Family medicine physicians manage the highest complexity of conditions in their practices. 1
Family physicians must actively stay up to date on new advances and recent evidence; care …

Methods: We suggest a framework approach that would benefit from postmodernist theory
that explores how ideologies, meanings, and social structures in health care settings shape …

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) remains a devastating disease with significant global
prevalence (1). The disease is challenging for the individual and for health care services …

Objective Using a new database combining primary and specialty care electronic medical
record (EMR) data in Canada, we determined attainment of glycemic targets and associated …

April 2023 issue of Canadian Family Physician on the value of family medicine. 1 It is
regrettable that our paper on diabetes guideline–based target achievement, 2 which was …

abstract Objective: Using a new database combining primary-and specialty-care electronic
medical record (EMR) data in Canada, we determined attainment of glycemic targets and …

Background: The incidence and prevalence of diabetes is increasing in younger individuals
and these individuals are at an increased risk of complications. Laboratory testing is used to …

Type 2 diabetes (90% of all diabetes) is a lifelong chronic disease that requires multifaceted
management, including nutrition and physical activity support, medications, and regular …

We read with interest the commentary by Kolber et al., entitled “The value of family medicine:
an impossible job, done impossibly well”(1). It is regrettable that the paper we recently …