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Irene E. and Michael M. Karl Professor of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Expertise: Diabetes/hypoglycemia and other complications
Bio: The Karl Professor of Endocrinology and Metabolsim, Cryer is a world-renowned expert on diabetes complications and treatment, particularly the problems caused by low blood sugar (hypoglycemia), a common side effect of insulin therapy.
Education:
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B.A. at Northwestern University
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M.D. at Northwestern University Medical School
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Hypoglycemia linked to dementia
Science News Web edition
April 14,
2009 -- A single episode of low blood sugar severe enough to require prompt medical attention increases a person's risk of developing dementia in old age, a study in people with diabetes suggests. "This is a worrisome association," says WUSTL endocrinologist Philip Cryer. But he cautions that an association doesn't prove that one factor causes the other.
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Additional Background: Cryer has made important contributions to understanding how the body protects itself against hypoglycemia (low blood sugar), and how those protective mechanisms fail in patients with insulin-dependent diabetes. Having identified the physiological mechanisms that prevent hypoglycemia in healthy people, Cryer and his colleagues continue to look for ways to minimize the frequency of such episodes in people with type 1 diabetes. Hypoglycemia is a side-effect of insulin replacement therapy, and it has potentially devastating effects on the brain.
The Irene E. and Michael M. Karl Professor of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Cryer served as director of the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism from 1985 throug 2002. He also has been the program director for the School of Medicine's General Clinical Research Center since 1978. And he served as president of the American Diabetes Associaiton in 1996.
Affiliated with Barnes-Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children's Hospital, members of BJC HealthCare.
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