Polls

What do you recommend to your patients as the first choice to treat hypoglycemia? 1. Glucose tablets 2. Glucose gel or liquid 3. Juice, soda or milk 4. Honey or cake gel 5. Hard Candy (Smarties) 6. Other Follow the link to share your opinion and see what your colleagues think!

Do you follow the ADA Guidelines and exercise at least 150 minutes a week or 75 minutes of vigorous activity per week? Follow the link to see how you and your colleagues compare!

Which party do you believe will be a champion for diabetes research, prevention, and treatment? 1) Democrats 2) Republicans 3) Independents 4) None of the above 5) Not sure Follow the link to share your opinion and see what your colleagues think.

What do you feel is the primary reason for the high cost of insulin? 1) Greed 2) Research and Development 3) Corporate Salaries 4) Stockholders Needing a Return on Investment 5) Other Follow the link to share your opinion -- and see what others think!

The FDA-approved artificial pancreas will probably be available the first quarter of 2017 from Medtronic. Will you recommend it now or will you wait for at least 1-2 years? Follow the link to share your response!

Should we be more aggressive for people with prediabetes and use more of the drugs we have available, rather than waiting until they progress to diabetes? Follow the link to share your opinion!

Will you use the combination of insulin and a GLP-1 (when it becomes available) sooner than you would recommend insulin alone for people with type 2 diabetes? Follow the link to share your opinion!

When Lilly’s new Bio-Similar insulin for Lantus becomes available for maybe 20% less, will you let your patients know? Follow the link to share your opinion!

Do you agree that CGMS will eventually replace glucose monitors? Follow the link to share your opinion!

If the FDA approved, and if it would cause their diabetes to go into remission for 1 or 2 years — giving them time to use lifestyle changes to delay or prevent having diabetes return – would you recommend to your newly diagnosed patients with type 2 diabetes, a 2- or 3-week treatment with insulin twice a day? Follow the link to share your opinion!