Last week I started two patients on V-GO devices. For those of you who are not familiar with the device it is a simple mechanical (not electrical) device that can deliver a basal of 20, 30, or 40 units of insulin a day and allow your patients to deliver up …

Sometimes the simplest things can be the hardest to do correctly, and nowhere else could it be more devastating than when a glucagon kit is not used properly. In this week’s Disaster Averted, see what could happen when a medical professional gets ahold of a simple-to-use device and overthinks it. …

Terry Gregg, CEO, Dexcom, talks about the increases in CGM accuracy which Dexcom is working towards, as well as the cooperative efforts they are involved in with working towards an effective artificial pancreas. He says that one of the goals of Dexcom is to “eliminate fingersticks” and they are getting …

  In this week’s series of Homerun Slides, we take a more detailed look at the most recently approved SGLT2 inhibitor, dapagliflozin, and then explore some of the other SGLT2 inhibitors which are on the horizon….

Rudy Bilous MD, FRCP Richard Donnelly MD, PHD, FRCP, FRACP   Islet structure and function Insulin is synthesized in and secreted from the β-cells within the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas. The normal pancreas has about 1 million islets, which constitute about 2-3% of the gland’s mass. All of the islet …

by Dr. Sheri Colberg, Ph.D., FACSM Recently, I had to opportunity to view some of the ongoing trials of one of the many "artificial pancreas" (AP) systems in development, and it was an eye-opening and somewhat disappointing experience. As an exercise physiologist, avid recreational exerciser, and person living with type …

Researchers found that desserts made with added soluble fiber (dextrin) and sucralose in place of added sugar, had positive effects on blood sugar and insulin levels in people with type 2 diabetes. Consumption of desserts made with sucralose and soluble fiber did not raise after-meal levels of glucose, insulin or …

A survey of parents whose children were enrolled at an obesity clinic found that 31.4% believed their child’s health was excellent or very good, and 28% did not see being overweight as a health problem. Parents were more likely to support dietary changes for their child over getting an hour …

Women close to menopause are commonly told to take supplements containing calcium and vitamin D to prevent diseases such as osteoporosis. Carolyn Dean, M.D., N.D., magnesium expert and advisory board member of the Nutritional Magnesium Association, explains: "When people consume too much calcium without sufficient magnesium, not only will it …

But risk for CVD was higher in the prediabetes group than for those who already had diabetes, probably due to increased medication….