In order for a patient to obtain maximum benefit from an insulin pump, uniform training programs must be developed…. 

Way back in July 2011 we reviewed some of the emerging data showing that the GLP-1 RA class might have some value in improving cardiovascular outcomes. As newer entities in this class have been researched the cardiovascular studies required for approval and aftermarket monitoring continue to show the value of …

The cardiovascular morbidity and mortality associated with diabetes are well established, so much so that type 2 diabetes has been described as a cardiovascular disease presenting as a metabolic disorder. Patients with type 2 diabetes are particularly at risk for atherosclerosis; so medications with ancillary vascular benefits are particularly useful, …

  This week we begin a short series of Homerun Slides on the role of the kidney. Topics covered this week include SGLT2 Inhibition, The Ominous Octet, and the Renal Handling of Glucose….

Richard S. Beaser, MD This week’s excerpt covers the following topics: The disadvantages of triple therapy Which abnormality of the metabolic syndrome to treat first When to start triple therapy Why we need to be more aggressive in treating type 2 diabetes Achieving a Proper Balance When initiating and titrating …

Last month I worked with Bruce Biundo, RPh, FACA, and Jerry D. Meece, RPh, FACA, FAADE, CDM, CDE, to develop a CE program on testosterone for pharmacists. This CE, The Management of Androgen Deficiency: The Pharmacists’ Role in Providing Appropriate Patient Care, has had a large response due to the …

NovoPen Echo   NovoPen Echo® is a new electronic insulin pen from Novo, and the first and only pen with a memory function and half‑unit dosing. The Echo records dose and time since last injection and comes with half-unit dosing from 0.5 up to 30 units. It has very short plunger movement …

And 50% take at least one prescription. In 2007-2010, 10% of Americans reported taking five or more prescription drugs in the past 30 days, up from 4% in 1988-1994, the National Center for Health Statistics said in its "Health, United States, 2013" report released May 14. By 2007-2010, close to …

For patients with type 2 diabetes, two large meals (breakfast and lunch) may be better than six small meals with the same total calories. Hana Kahleová from the Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine in Prague, Czech Republic said, "Eating only breakfast and lunch reduced body weight, liver fat content, …

The results come from a multi-year medical research study released last week that examined health issues among U.S. Hispanic/Latino groups. "As a group, approximately one-third of Hispanics with the disease do not know they have diabetes," stated Larissa Aviles-Santa, the study’s project director and Medical Officer with the National Heart, …