Stavros Liatis, Nikolaos Katsilambros         Hypoglycemia is defined as blood glucose concentration below the normal range, the lower level of normality being equivocal.

  In this week’s set of Homerun Slides, we continue with our exploration of new insulins with a brief overview of the different treatments for type 1 and type 2 diabetes as well as a comparison of human insulins and insulin analogues, and their timing and effectiveness. (This also ties …

Last week CMS finally issued guidelines temporarily increasing primary-care physician payments from Medicaid. The new Medicaid Rule (click here for the complete PDF) which implements a provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, details the extent and target of the increase, which takes effect in January and lasts through …

  Vitafusion® Fiber Well® – Weight Management Gummies  As an aid to weight loss, fiber can help patients maintain satiety longer so they eat less of other foods. There are 5 grams of soluble fiber in 2 pieces. Soluble fiber has also been associated with lowering LDL levels and decreasing …

Levemir® Label Update Levemir® (insulin detemir [rDNA origin] injection) has been approved for use in combination with metformin and a GLP-1 receptor agonist. In the study, when Levemir® once daily added on to metformin + Victoza, 50% of patients reached A1c goal

The novel basal insulin analog LY2605541 may show advantages over insulin glargine in diabetes patients, according to researchers. Dr. Melvin J. Prince, Eli Lilly and Company, stated, "These Phase II results in basal insulin-treated patients with type 2 diabetes showed that LY2605541 improved glycemic control comparable to that seen with …

Having excess pounds for a longer period replaces the body’s "normal" weight with a higher one. Data showed young obesity-programmed mice that were able to retain a normal weight through dieting were able to prevent excess weight gain in adulthood, while young mice that had early obesity were not able …

A drug used for the medical management of type 2 diabetes could be just as effective in treating drug addiction, including cocaine, researchers have revealed. Gregg Stanwood, PhD, assistant professor of Pharmacology and an investigator within the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center and Vanderbilt Brain Institute, stated, "What we have demonstrated is that a brain …

Adults who gained weight during the first year following their initial diagnosis with type 2 diabetes had a significantly increased risk for cardiovascular-disease death and for all-cause death….

Low estimated glomerular filtration rate and high albuminuria were associated with risk of death and end-stage renal disease regardless of the age of the individuals….