The study evaluated the effects of a combination of bariatric procedure with intensive medical therapy (IMT) versus intensive medical therapy alone based on beta cell function and body composition…. 

What happens to the brain during hyperinsulinemia in overweight patients?… 

Daily doses of metformin improved the metabolism and increased the lifespans of middle-aged male mice….

In a randomized controlled trial researchers also looked at pregnancy and the risk for GDM-related adverse effects….

Procalcitonin, a 116-amino acid peptide of calcitonin, is a new diagnostic marker of bacterial infections…. 

Over the past months there have been a lot of articles about the idea that Alzheimer’s disease may be another form of diabetes. In fact we have covered this information in previous issues of Diabetes In Control. While looking through some recent studies I found one from the Annals of …

Tipirneni Software LLC Free for first 30 days then requires subscription/iOS    A cloud-based HIPAA compliant inpatient rounding list for physicians, Rounds List is a universal iOS app that allows physicians to get rid of their paper rounding list and make a virtual cloud based list that is always updated. …

The most severe potential complication of DKA management is cerebral edema. It accounts for 60 – 90% of all DKA deaths. So if a newly diagnosed or young patient starts to slip into DKA, the proper treatment is very, very important. In addition, diagnosing cerebral edema is hard especially in …

Christina Kanaka-Gantenbein, MD, PhD Acidosis management  Severe acidosis is reversible by fluid and insulin replacement. Insulin stops lipolysis and further ketone production and allows ketoacids to be metabolized, generating bicarbonate.4 Moreover, treatment of hypovolemia improves tissue perfusion and renal function, thereby increasing the excretion of organic acids. Controlled trials have …

This week, we continue our series of Homerun Slides from Dr. Stanley Schwartz focusing on the obesity epidemic. This week’s topics include: Gene Variants and Binge Eating as Predictors of Co-morbidities and Outcome of Treatment in Severe Obesity, Health Benefits of Modest Weight Loss, and a graphic representation of the …