Diet and Nutritional Strategies During Sport and Exercise in Type 1 Diabetes Elaine Hibbert-Jones and Gill Regan   What should the target level of blood glucose be before exercise?

  In this week’s Homerun Slides, we examine the use of eAG which is not always just confusing to patients.

Silva A. Arslanian, MD, talks about the particular challenges of type 2 diabetes in adolescence and the role parents should but often do not play in helping to manage their children’s diabetes….

Dr. Arslanian confirms that she is seeing a higher incidence of type 2 diabetes in children in lower socio-economic classes, where there is also a higher obesity rate. More videos with Dr. Arslanian: Silva A. Arslanian, MD, Introduction T2DM in Children – Earlier co-morbidities? What drugs can be prescribed to …

Silva A. Arslanian, MD, explains the rigorous process for gaining approval for new diabetes drugs for children, and points out that the type 2 rate is not yet at epidemic proportions in children (as it is in adults)….

With all of the discussion in the medical community and beyond regarding new drug approvals for diabetes, it is easy to forget that many of these drugs are not approved for children and adolescents. Silva A. Arslanian, MD, Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, explains why this is and describes …

Dr. Arslanian talks about the earlier incidence rate of ESRD of people who have type 2 in childhood as well as her own team’s studies on cardiovascular markers, and the premature “aging” of the CV system seen in these individuals. She also discusses the challenges of children growing up in …

Dr. Arslanian introduces herself and describes her recent research and the “sobering reality” of researching type 2 in children and adolescents.  More videos with Dr. Arslanian: T2DM in Children – Earlier co-morbidities? What drugs can be prescribed to children with diabetes? How does the drug approval process differ for children? …

Dr. Langer tells us exactly what he wants his A1c to be. More videos with Dr. Langer: Oded Langer, MD, PhD, Introduction Pregnancy and the Safety of Oral Diabetes Medications  What Diabetes Drugs Can Be Used by Pregnant Women with Diabetes?  What Is the Best Test for Blood Glucose Levels …