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Editor’s Note, DCMS #124: Diabetes and Testosterone
Did you know that men with diabetes often have low free testosterone levels? If they are obese, this risk increases: about 50% of obese men with diabetes have low levels. Other factors influence levels also and in part two of our Homerun Slides series on Diabetes and Testosterone, we examine these concepts in …
Read More »Janis Roszler, MSFT, RD, CDE, LD/N
Janis Roszler, MSFT, RD, CDE, LD/N, gives us a brief introduction to herself, and a detailed overview of her 2012 AADE talk on Diabetes and Self-Esteem. She has some terrific tips on how to better motivate your patients including “strength-based questioning,” and helping patients to “externalize” their problems. She also reviews …
Read More »Joslin’s Diabetes Deskbook, Updated 2nd Ed., Excerpt #27: Physical Activity for Fitness, Part 4
Richard S. Beaser, MD, Edward S. Horton, MD and Catherine A. Mullooly, MS, RCEP, CDE The week’s excerpt answers the following questions: How much resistance training is needed to improve insulin sensitivity Frequency, duration and intensity levels required Self-care skills applied to physical exertion Individualized physical activity for type 2 …
Read More »Testosterone and Diabetes, Part 2 of 3
In this week’s Homerun Slides series put together for you by Sara Dempsey, Doctor of Pharmacy Candidate, LECOM School of Pharmacy, we continue with our discussion of diabetes and low testosterone, reviewing the effects on testosterone levels of food, drugs, and exercise….
Read More »Letter from the Editor, #664: The Glucocard Expression
Every week our publisher and production editor give me a deadline to have my "Letter from the Editor" to them. It seems no matter how early I get started, I barely get it to them in time. This delay in doing my part causes all of us extra stress. However …
Read More »Possible Type 1 Cure Normalizes Blood Sugars
After a single gene therapy session, the dogs recover their health and no longer show symptoms of the disease for over 4 years….
Read More »Higher Risk of Diabetes with Diet Drinks
A study with more than 66,000 women confirms a link between….
Read More »Testing More Often Leads to Better Control
Frequent blood sugar testing was strongly associated with better diabetes control….
Read More »FDA Turns Down Novo’s Long-Acting Insulins
Degludec not approved until….
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