Tools for your Practice: Foot Exam Flow Sheet
Foot Exam Flow Sheet
This is a great tool to use as a reminder for you to do a foot exam each time you see a ...
Tethys Bioscience's PreDx™ Diabetes Risk Score(DRS)
Sharon Vacha, Dr of Pharmacy Candidate, 2010
Dave Joffe, Editor
Tethys Bioscience has developed a predictive blood test to evaluate a patient's 5 year risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. This company has articles in...
Effective Dietary Practices of Active People with Diabetes: Part 4 (Importance of Protein and Fat)
Effective Dietary Practices of Active People...
FDA approves new statin drug
Pitavastatin (Livalo, Kowa Pharmaceuticals), a HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, was approved as a primary treatment for hypercholesterolemia and combined dyslipidemia. This new medication has a unique cyclopropyl group on its base structure,...
Letter from the Editor #481
Steve and I spent a busy 4 days at the AADE, learning the value of education and tighter glucose control for the patients. We would like to thank the nearly 1000 AADE members that stopped by our booth and tried the
CGMS Makes Good Blood Sugars Better
For patients with good A1c levels, continuous glucose monitoring will be beneficial, according to a new report.
Diabetes Risk Linked to Sex Hormone Protein
A new study found that people with low blood levels of a protein that regulates sex hormones are at higher risk of diabetes, and genetics may play a role in determining both the levels and the risk.
Metformin Lowers Risk for Pancreatic Cancer
Metformin, one of the most widely used diabetes drugs, may offer patients the added benefit of lowering their odds for pancreatic cancer by 62%, a new study shows.
Women Gain More Benefits Out of Exercise
The analysis of this large Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study found that over a 12 year period, all individuals who increased their exercise by about 180 metabolic units per week (equivalent to an additional hour of mild or 30 minutes...
Kidney Disease Predicts Mortality in Type 1 Diabetes
In patients with Type 1 diabetes, the presence and severity of chronic kidney disease predicts all-cause mortality, according to a new report.
Scientists Alter Pancreatic Cells to Treat Type 1 Diabetes
By activating one gene, researchers can reprogram cells to produce insulin, according to a study in the journal Cell.
Gene Found That Plays a Role in Type 1 Diabetes
The researchers propose that the development of Type 1 diabetes may in part be due to increased levels of this new gene.
Diabetes Makes Children More Susceptible to TB
Children with Type 1 diabetes are at an increased risk of developing tuberculosis, according to a new report. Dr. E. A. Webb, from the Desmond Tutu Tuberculosis Center, Cape Town, South Africa, and colleagues found that almost one in three children...
AADE Issues Position Statement in the Management and Education of Older Persons with Diabetes
The American Association of Diabetes Educators released a new position statement to help guide diabetes educators on how to help older adults with diabetes. The position paper, "Special Considerations in the Management and Education of Older...
New Approach Targets Gut Hormone to Lower Blood Sugars
A research team at the Toronto General Research Institute discovered a novel function of a hormone found in the gut that might potentially lower glucose levels in diabetes.
AADE Survey Reveals Profile of Diabetes Educators
For the first survey of its kind for diabetes educators, they found that the average diabetes educator has a median salary of $64,900 per year, has a bachelor’s degree and is 51 years of age, according to the 2008 Salary Survey released...
Metformin Lowers Risk for Pancreatic Cancer
Metformin, one of the most widely used diabetes drugs, may offer patients the added benefit of lowering their odds for pancreatic cancer by 62%, a new study shows. Lead author Donghui Li, stated that, "It's a very complicated association...
Drug Helps Diabetics Heal Stubborn Wounds
A drug used to remove iron from the body could help doctors fight one of diabetes' cruelest complications -- poor wound healing -- which can lead to infection and amputation.
MRI Can Evaluate Beta-Cell Mass
Noninvasive imaging (MRI) may aid physicians in the early diagnosis, staging and treatment of diabetes, according to a study performed at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts.
Food Additive May Help Control Blood Lipids and Reduce Disease Risk
Scientists have identified a substance in the liver that helps process fat and glucose.
Insufficient Sleep Increases Diabetes Risk
Short sleep times may contribute to the development of insulin resistance and reduced glucose tolerance, which in turn may elevate the risk of diabetes, concludes a new study. To reach the conclusion, researchers subjected a group of healthy...
Eli Lilly To Stop Producing Humulin®50/50 Insulin
After careful consideration, Eli Lilly and Company has decided to stop producing Humulin® 50/50. Use of this insulin has been declining and it is estimated that about 3000 patients nationwide will be impacted by this discontinuation. The insulin...
Women Are Worse Off when it Comes to CVD Risk Factor Profiles
Women with diabetes, especially African American and Hispanic women, have worse cardiovascular risk factor profiles than men with diabetes do, according to a new report.
Immunoglobulin Can Predict Diabetic Complications
Increased excretion of IgM foretells serious cardiovascular issues.
Test Your Knowledge #481: A 56-year-old woman who has Type 2 diabetes asks her physician to refer her for
A 56-year-old woman who has Type 2 diabetes asks her physician to refer her for bariatric surgery. She has had diabetes for 16 years and has been treated with metformin and insulin. She also takes atorvastatin.
