This week we wrap up our short Homerun Slides series on testosterone and diabetes put together by Sara Dempsey, Doctor of Pharmacy Candidate, LECOM School of Pharmacy. Topics covered include treatment options, and the risks and benefits of testosterone therapy.

Konstantinos Makrilakis, Nikolaos Katsilambros In patients taking insulin — either basal only ( ± pills) or a more intensified regimen (insulin mixtures two or three times daily or a basal-bolus regimen) — the “sick-day rules” should be taught and the patient should be provided with urine strips to test for …

This week we have an article on the gaps in knowledge and information that prescribers have when it comes to diabetes care. In addition to these gaps there is also a lot of information on the differences that prescribers have in relation to their fellow professionals. I think there is …

Lixisenatide (Lyxumia) has been accepted for review by the FDA. French drugmaker Sanofi said on Tuesday that its experimental GLP-1 once-daily diabetes drug lixisenatide (Lyxumia) has been accepted for review by the FDA. Sanofi is set to launch the drug in Europe shortly.

Nesina — Kazano — Oseni Alogliptin a DPP-4 inhibitor alone is called Nesina; alogliptin plus metformin is called Kazano,;and alogliptin plus pioglitazone is called Oseni. All are manufactured by Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.

People who drank diet soda did not appear to consume more sugary and fatty foods than did those who chose water. Diet soda drinkers ate fewer desserts at six months compared with their habits before the study started, while those who drank water consumed more fruits and vegetables than they …

Diners using the alternative menus ate fewer calories than those who ordered off standard menus. People who are not health conscious, however, are “precisely the people that menu labeling laws are often trying to influence.” International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, Feb. 2013

Physicians who attended medical schools that restricted industry-provided meals and gifts were less likely to prescribe brand-name drugs than those whose schools did not implement such restrictions. Another study supported the findings, noting lower prescribing of widely promoted, brand-name drugs after gift bans became common. American Medical News

Hazards of a high calcium intake….

Three New DPP-4 formuations approved by the FDA….