To help prevent errors when prescribing or dispensing the Humulin-R 500 insulin, this handout will help to determine the correct dosage whether using a tuberculin syringe or an insulin u-100 syringe. Click here to download the Humulin-R 500 Conversion Chart (pdf).     For a complete list of all of …

Sharps Compliance Complete Needle Collection & Disposal System™ This innovative solution is designed for consumers with medications requiring self-injection. The Complete Needle Collection & Disposal System™ is available exclusively at Walgreens until December, provides individuals a convenient and cost-effective means to properly contain, return and dispose of their needles without …

Children get fatter the more time their mothers spend at work, research has suggested. The Scottish government study said part of the reason could be because busy moms may serve up more ready meals and fast food. The Millennium Cohort study found that seven-year-olds whose moms worked were less likely …

Children with Type 1 diabetes mellitus showed sustained improvements in parent-reported behavior, but not in self reports of behavior or in metabolic control 2 years after commencement of continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion. Children with Type 1 diabetes mellitus (n=27, 8-18years old) who had been assessed previously prior to commencing continuous …

Researchers said they have confirmed a link between Type 2 diabetes and pesticides known as persistent organic pollutants. The study is not the first to show a link between the disease and the pollutants, also known as POPs, but it found that patients with the highest exposure to such chemicals …

The presence of calcium in coronary arteries is a much better predictor of heart attack and stroke than C-reactive protein among people with normal levels of LDL cholesterol, according to this study….

Changes in cabin pressure during flights may cause insulin pumps to deliver too much or too little of the medication — possibly putting sensitive diabetes patients at risk, researchers report.…

The minimal amount of physical activity to reduce mortality risk is 15 minutes a day of moderate-intensity exercise, according to the results of a prospective cohort study. Each additional 15 minutes was associated with a further reduction in all-cause mortality risk by 4% and in all-cancer mortality risk by 1%.…

When early type 2 diabetes is detected by screening, intensive management doesn’t seem to cut the risk of certain complications later on, a Danish study indicates.…

ACOG agrees on the approach to screening and diagnosis for GDM in the continued absence of an international consensus on whether the benefits of some screening approaches outweigh the costs.…