Alfio Edoardo Giuffrida

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6. Conclusions Most of the studies reported in our review show an association between advanced age and higher copper levels in patients with diabetes, while in the younger population the risk of developing T1DM still increases 15-fold for one standard deviation of copper levels.

A 45-year-old man presented to our department with a 5-month history of foamy urine and swollen legs. Previously, the patient had epilepsy, seronegative rheumatoid arthritis, and thyroid carcinoma. He was being prescribed the following medications: carbamazepine, levothyroxine, ezetimibe combined with simvastatin, calcitriol, ramipril, furosemide, and mesoglycan.