Many of you sent some great feedback in on last week’s Homerun Slides on Leveraging Weight Loss in the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes, Part 1, and we are glad to bring you part 2 this week. Our Clinical Text from Joslin’s Diabetes Deskbook — A Guide for Primary Care …

Amy P. Campbell, MS, RD, CDE, and Richard S. Beaser, M.D. The weeks excerpt answers the following questions Does fiber have any caloric value? The current recommendation for fiber intake is? The recommended daily allowance (RDA) for protein is? What percentage of calories should protein constitute? The different pathways fat …

  In this week’s set of Homerun Slides, we delve into more strategies to help our type 2 patients lose weight, including examining the Look AHEAD trial results as well as some of the weight gain side effects of some oral agents. In addition we look at some of the …

Artificial Life, Inc. iOS/$0.99 Video Link: https://www.glucomo.com/site/en/faq  From the developer: GluCoMo™ is an electronic diary and reminder system for diabetes patients to keep track of diabetes-related activities, such as blood sugar levels and insulin intake.

iHealth Ventures LLC iOS/Free and Android/$1.99     Blood Glucose Tracker (iDiabetes) is an easy to use app to help patients control their blood glucose levels.

e-Agent iOS/$1.99 This is an updated version of Glucose Charter which allows patients to closely monitor and analyze their glucose levels.

Gnoso, Inc. iOS/$9.00/month Trying to keep track of glucose levels while on the go can be a hassle.

BHI Technologies, Inc. iOS/Free Previously called "Diabetes Buddy Lite," this app allows you to record and monitor glucose levels, insulin injections, medications, physical activity, and water consumption.

David Calder, M.D. iOs/ $3.99 This app has two chief functions: a daily diabetes log and an educational resource.

dLife iOS/Free Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8q4qpBirQsU  From our friends at dLife, this application tracks carbohydrate intake, blood glucose recording, and insulin units used.