Insulin for DKA - Not Always a Good Choice!
We recently had a patient who was visiting her daughter in a small town in a Midwestern state....
Practice Balance Exercises to Stay on Your Feet
Letter from the Editor #626:
Each week I see insulin using patients who are not in control. It doesn't seem to matter if they are type 1 or type 2, old or young, rich or poor, they all have high A1c's and wide swings in blood glucose levels. When we look carefully we find that...
Test Your Knowledge #626: The large fluid-filled blister that is most often seen on the hands and the feet of individuals with diabetes is a....
The large fluid-filled blister that is most often seen on the hands and the feet of individuals with diabetes is a....
Devices for Impaired Vision
This table provides the tools for your...
Devices for Impaired Vision
Devices for Impaired Vision
This...
FDA Approves Labeling Changes for All Statins
These clarifications include but are not limited to: Use may be associated with hyperglycemia and elevated A1c; Use may be associated with the potential for cognitive adverse effects; Periodic monitoring of liver function tests is no longer...
US Exercises Half as Much as It Should
Americans should exercise about twice as much as the 2 hours a week they report, researchers said, after analyzing current data on more than 100,000 respondents of all ages. The CDC recommends adults ages 18-64 get about 4 hours of physical...
Drink Water with Meals to Avoid Obesity and Diabetes
Drinking water with meals could be one of the easiest ways to avoid obesity and its accompanying ills, according to new published research. T. Cornwell of University of Oregon and R. McAlister of Michigan State University detailed two studies in...
Two New Weight Loss Drugs Approved by FDA Advisory Committee
If finally approved by the FDA, they will be the first diet pills to reach the market in 13 years....
Questioning Carbohydrate Restriction in Diabetes Management
Patients with type 2 diabetes are usually advised to keep a low-fat diet. Now, a study shows that....
VEGF Trap-Eye Improves Vision in Diabetes Patients
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) Trap-Eye provided a significant benefit to patients with diabetic macular edema in a phase II trial - and updated data now shows the initial improvements were sustained or increased a year...
Keep Your Waist Circumference to Less than Half Your Height
According to new research presented at a scientific meeting, waist to height ratio better is a better predictor of CVD and diabetes than BMI....
New System Automatically Updates Weekly Insulin Dosage for Better Glycemic Control with Fewer Hypoglycemic Events
Newly published results from a clinical study of the Diabetes Insulin Guidance System (DIGS), demonstrate DIGS' potential to improve blood glucose control for insulin-using patients with type 2 or type 1...
Diabetes Misdiagnosed in Asians, Native Hawaiians, and Other Pacific Islanders
Asian Americans have an almost 50% higher risk than other Americans of developing diabetes, especially type 2 diabetes....
WHO Warns of Spread of High Blood Pressure, Diabetes, Obesity
New health data provided the clearest evidence to date of the spread of chronic diseases like diabetes and heart disease from developed nations to poorer regions such as Africa, as lifestyles and diets there change....
New Two-Step Screening Measurement Useful in Predicting Diabetes
The study compared the usefulness of fasting plasma glucose (FPG), or hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), or both in predicting type 2 diabetes....
Bypass Beats Angioplasty for Patients with Diabetes
Patients with diabetes who undergo bypass surgery to open clogged heart arteries may live longer than their counterparts who chose angioplasty....
Changes in the Eye Can Predict Heart Disease for Diabetes Patients
Arterial narrowing in retina seen as independent risk factor with type 1 diabetes....
The Body Clock Paves Way to Obesity
The mismatch between the body's internal clock and our daily schedules not only make us sleepy, but it also contributes to the growing tide of obesity....
Is Daily Exercise Required to Optimize Diabetes Control?
New study shows what is required to reduce the prevalence of hyperglycemia throughout the subsequent day in type 2 diabetic patients....
