This 30-page printable pdf includes Rapid-Acting, Short-Acting, Intermediate-Acting, Long-Acting, and Pre-Mixed or Combination Insulins. Detailed information on these insulins includes: Indications, Pharmacology, Dosage and Administration, Adverse Effects, and Precautions and Contraindications.   Just click on this link for the 30-page PDF of the Comprehensive List of Insulins (updated October 30, 2015) …

This week, our special text is our Comprehensive List of Insulins. The most comprehensive and up-to-date list available, this 22-page printable pdf includes Rapid-Acting, Short-Acting, Intermediate-Acting, Long-Acting, and Pre-Mixed or Combination Insulins. Our Disaster Averted looks at how hemoglobin variants can make an A1c test inaccurate, and our Homerun Slides focus …

  This week we continue our Homerun Slides series on the Role of the Kidney with topics including: The Quintessential Quintet, The Setaceous Sextet, and the Septicidal Septet….

by Dr. Sheri Colberg, Ph.D., FACSM The potential health benefits of other types of physical activities frequently are overlooked.

It is interesting to listen to PCP’s and other prescribers talk about their reluctance to use GLP-1 analogs in their practice. This class of drugs had a great presence at this year’s ADA Scientific Sessions and many of the posters and presentations were focused on the practical use of these …

FDA Approves Inhaled Insulin Afrezza for Diabetes. MannKind Corporation today announced that the FDA has approved AFREZZA® (insulin human) Inhalation Powder to improve glycemic control in adult patients with diabetes mellitus. More news to come. Bionic Pancreas Effective for Type 1’s. See this week’s Item #9.

A Simple Trick to Reduce Pain from Needle Injections, Pump Sites, and CGM Sensors  Using this "tool" can reduce the pain from needle injections, finger sticks, pump sites, and all of the sensors. Follow this link to see a short video demonstration of "The Rock."  

  VBLOC® – Vagal Blocking Therapy for Weight Reduction  VBLOC® is a first-in-class weight loss treatment designed to treat a range of gastrointestinal and metabolic diseases. Delivered by a pacemaker-like device called the Maestro® Rechargeable System,VBLOC Therapy is designed to block vagal nerve signaling between the brain and stomach believed to …

A study of 509 type 2 diabetes patients found that lorcaserin was more effective than diet and exercise alone in reducing A1C levels regardless of whether the patients lost weight. The patients, randomly assigned to either lorcaserin or placebo along with diet and exercise, had A1c levels between 7% and …

Most adults exercising on a treadmill correctly identified light effort but underestimated how much added intensity would be needed to push their workout to a moderate or intense level. Also, only 24% of study participants correctly gauged how much to increase their pace to what would be considered a brisk …