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It is time to wake up and smell the coffee (roses) -- Study finds; by providing free A1c tests at all check-ups we could find most of those with prediabetes.

Diet control and insulin-treated gestational diabetes lead to neonatal hypoglycemia.

Medication reconciliation reduces emergency room visits in patients with diabetes.

Diabetes linked to risk for Parkinson's disease: people with type 2 diabetes may have an increased risk of having a diagnosis of Parkinson's later in life, according to a large study. In addition, the risk may be higher for younger people and those with complications from the disease.

How comfortable are you with prescribing a SGLT-2 inhibitor? Follow the link to see how you and your colleagues compare.

A 72-year-old patient arrives in your office complaining of shakiness and sweating before he went to bed the previous night. He doesn’t recall checking his blood glucose level at the time, however he felt better after a glass of milk and a few graham crackers. His current medications are metformin, pioglitazone, and glyburide. Which one of the following medications is the most likely cause of his symptoms?

A. Metformin
B. Pioglitazone
C. Glyburide

A patient who has had type 1 diabetes became pregnant after nearly 20 years of having type 1 diabetes. She reported her OB-GYN referred her to a specialty clinic for high-risk pregnancy, including diabetes in pregnancy. They worked in tandem to ensure her care was carefully managed throughout the stages of her pregnancy.

In this week's Homerun Slides, the general concept of insulin pump therapy and CGM patterns.

Glucose transport: Activation of the insulin signal transduction system in insulin target tissues stimulates glucose transport via a mechanism that involves translocation of a large intracellular pool of glucose transporters (associated with low-density microsomes) to the plasma membrane and their subsequent activation after insertion into the cell membrane.

Reducing HbA1c may be new goal of therapy to prevent coronary artery disease and other subtypes.