About Leonardo Tortolero

Dr. Tortolero is a surgeon specializing in Clinical Angiology (ASCARDIO).

Fellow in comprehensive and interventional ultrasonography (UNEFM) and biomedical researcher. Member of the Venezuelan Association for the Advancement of Science, Venezuelan Society of General Medicine, former member of Junior Chamber Internationational. Considered the researcher of the year 2007 by UNEXPO Venezuela, lecturer and collaborator of several ONGs for the development of medicine and society such as Médicos Unidos and the Venezuelan Red Cross. He is currently a medical writer for SB Medical.

Leonardo Tortolero has written 1 posts on Diabetes Blog

Neonatal diabetes is defined as the appearance of hyperglycemia in need of insulin treatment for at least two weeks and that occurs in the first month of life, most commonly in the first two weeks, although several authors extend this period until the third month.

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