Season 2: Episode 2 | Diabetes and the vestibular system

Join us for season 2, episode 2 where we give you the run down on diabetes and the vestibular system! Follow us on instagram @adoseofdizzypodcast References: Piker, E. G., & Romero, D. J. (2019, November). Diabetes and the vestibular system. In Seminars in hearing (Vol. 40, No. 04, pp. 300-307). Thieme Medical Publishers. Piker, E. G., Spankovich, C., Romero, D. J., Memering, C. E., & Pierantoni, J. A. (2020)....

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