Issue 444

Chicken Soup for the Cough & Cold: What OTC Product Should I Use?

Chicken Soup for the COUGH & COLD: What OTC Product Should I use? In the pharmacy there are over 75 products for cough and cold, and the aches and pains that go with them. But do our patients need all the different ones? Marisa Boos, Pharm D...

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Test Your Knowledge Issue 444

A 36-year-old woman with type 2 diabetes is seen for a routine follow-up. Gestational diabetes had been diagnosed 4 years ago during her third pregnancy and type 2 diabetes 3 months postpartum when her blood glucose levels...

Finding the Holy Grail of Drug Pricing

Can your patients save money on their prescriptions? Joy Wallace, BSPharm has some methods to help them find

Risks for Drug Induced Pancreatitis

With all the press lately about the incretin mimetics and pancreatitis our current intern, Jennifer Webb, PharmD Candidate, FAMU has taken a look at the facts, and compared the chances of pancreatitis among classes of drugs and how the risk of...

HbA1c variability Predicts Nephropathy, Retinopathy in Type 1 Diabetes

New data from the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial showed that HbA1c variability adds to the mean value in predicting microvascular complications in patients with type 1 diabetes.

Researchers Discover Pure Insulin Cells That Treat Diabetes

A team of Singapore researchers has made a breakthrough in developing an unlimited number of pure insulin-producing cells from mouse embryonic stem cells that are highly effective in treating diabetes.

Two Cancer Drugs Show Promise For Preventing and Reversing Type 1 Diabetes

Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco have reported that two common cancer drugs have been used to block and reverse type 1 diabetes.

Screening Those At Risk Of Developing Diabetes - Cost Effective

A new University of Leicester study reveals that screening people who are at risk of developing diabetes could be a cost-effective health policy and improve the lives of patients.

Eating An Egg A Day Can Raise The Risk Of Developing Diabetes

Eating just one egg every day can substantially raise the risk of developing diabetes, according to researchers.

Type 2 Diabetes Slows Mental Processing Speed

New research shows that among the cognitive abilities that are affected by type 2 diabetes, processing speed appears to be the most severely impaired, particularly in patients with undiagnosed disease.

Antidiabetic Drugs Linked to Lower Prostate Cancer Risk

Antidiabetic drugs, insulin, sulfonylurea and metformin are associated with a decreased risk of prostate cancer, investigators report.

Depression Prevents Glucose Control in Type 2 Diabetes

30 % of patients with Type 2 diabetes have depression and is associated with higher blood glucose levels with time, new research suggests

More Diabetes Means More Dialysis

End stage renal disease is increasing as more people cannot get to blood glucose goals. With less transplant kidneys available, we will see more use of home dialysis being used.

Position of Insulin Pump Can Cause Fluctuations In Insulin Delivery Rates

A new study showed that changes in the position of a conventional insulin pump, relative to its infusion set, can significantly impact expected insulin delivery rates. The rates depending on how the insulin pump was worn varied from 74.5% of the...

Gene Variation For Diabetics Associated With Increased Risk of Coronary Artery Disease

Patients with type 2 diabetes who have poor glycemic control and a certain genetic variation have an increased risk of coronary artery disease, according to a new study.

Genetic Testing No Help in Predicting Type 2 Diabetes

Traditional risk factors, such as obesity, are just as useful, studies find

Garlic Treats Diabetes I And II, Study Suggests

A new study says A drug based on a chemical found in garlic can treat diabetes types I and II when taken as a tablet.

Groundbreaking Data On the Impact of Prediabetes

Consumer Health Sciences, findings demonstrated a significant impact of having prediabetes on the quality of life and work productivity of patients.

Cost of Diabetes Rises to $218 Billion a Year

From just a year ago, the cost for diabetes was $173 billion. For 2007 the cost as risen to $218 billion US dollars. A new study, puts the total at $218 billion last year- the first comprehensive estimate of the financial toll diabetes takes.