The results show that salsalate is effective in improving glycemic control in newly diagnosed naive patients with type 2 diabetes.…

Novo Nordisk has filed for regulatory approval of the ultra-long-acting insulins Degludec and DegludecPlus in Europe. According to their press release Novo will also be submitting both drugs to the FDA within two weeks. Both drugs will be available with a pen delivery system.

More and more of our patients are developing diabetes, many of them at a much earlier age, so treatment has to be more focused and intense: the sooner this starts the better. This Special Edition brings you the background and basis for starting insulin therapy earlier. Two leading endocrinologists, Dr. …

Diabetes In Control staff contacted several physicians all across the US to find out what they had to say about early insulin initiation. What they said may surprise you….

The advantages of insulin pens may reduce resistance to initiating and adhering to insulin therapy. Many patients resist insulin initiation due to concerns about complexity or a general resistance to injections; many patients’ concerns about insulin initiation may stem from perceptions about the pain and inconvenience of using vials and …

Stanley Schwartz, MD, FACP, FACE, shares his views on early insulin initiation. Insulin is the most effective agent available for lowering glycemia. If given in appropriate doses, insulin may decrease any elevated HbA1c to, or close to, the therapeutic goal. However, insulin therapy is associated with weight gain of 2 …

One of the leading diabetes researchers in the world, Dr. Aaron I. Vinik, Director of Research and Neuroendocrine Unit, EVMS Strelitz Diabetes Research Center, shares his views on early insulin initiation. The natural history of type 2 Diabetes (T2DM) is a progressive worsening of glycemic control as a consequence of …

This week marks one year since we started delivering our Diabetes Clinical Mastery Series newsletter, and Steve, Andrew, Heather and I appreciate the great support you have given us. According to your emails, the Homerun Slides have provided great materials for your talks, and there have been enough comments about …

By David Joffe, BSPharm, CDE; Steve Freed, BSPharm CPT; Brandon Flohr, PharmD, and Vanessa Cepero, PharmD, CVS Pharmacy Type 2 diabetes is a heterogeneous disorder, characterized by glucotoxicity, beta cell dysfunction and decreased insulin sensitivity. Presence of amyloid deposits in the islets and decreased beta cell mass are the pathological hallmark …

Edited by Trisha Dunning AM, RN, MEd, PhD, CDE, FRCNA and Glenn Ward MBBS, BSc, DPhil (Oxon), FRACP, FRCPath Jade, an 11-year-old girl, was admitted via the emergency department with hyperglycemia, ketonuria and a weight loss of 6 kg over the past 4 weeks. The only history of diabetes in …