Rates for patients with diabetes are two times higher in low-income neighborhoods compared to high-income neighborhoods in California…. 

Sometimes when we prepare this newsletter, the articles, slides and text all seem to go together. That is very evident when we look at the Clinical Text from Drs. Rudy Bilous and Richard Donnelly, as they talk about the epidemiology of type 2 diabetes. This week, they delve into a lot …

Diabetes is a huge and growing problem, and the costs to society are high and escalating. In the Western Pacific, 138 million adults have diabetes – the largest number of any region. The Top 5 countries for prevalence in this region are: China, Indonesia, Japan, Korea (Republic of), and Viet …

In this week’s Homerun Slides set, we look at Dr. Stanley Schwartz’s presentation from this year’s ADA with his groundbreaking proposal to classify diabetes using a ‘Beta-cell Centric’ approach….

Rudy Bilous, MD, FRCP Richard Donnelly, MD, PHD, FRCP, FRACP   Epidemiological studies of diabetes prevalence are often based upon age and self-reported diagnosis. Consequently differentiating type 1 and type 2 patients in population studies is difficult. The most recent authoritative review of global prevalence published by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) …

For years we have had methods for titrating patients with long-acting insulin and there have been very successful patient self-titration algorithms that have proven to work as well as physician-directed dosing. The problem has always been what to do when we need to begin mealtime insulin. Since the use of …

The First Randomized Trial Comparing Two Patient-driven Approaches to Initiate and Titrate Prandial Insulin Lispro in Type 2 Diabetes In this Homerun Slides series, courtesy of Dr. Steven Edelman, on the AUTONOMY Trial we get an inside look at the groundbreaking results and conclusions that can be drawn from the patient driven …

Steve, Andrew and I are at the AADE Annual Meeting in Orlando. This meeting has a different flavor than some of the other meetings that we report on. While there are many clinical studies and new drug discoveries presented at the ADA and IDF Scientific Sessions, the AADE meeting is …

BD AutoShield Duo Pen Needle  The BD AutoShield Duo Pen Needle automatically protects patients from both ends of a pen needle which become contaminated after use. This prevents used needle exposure for anyone who may come into contact after the pen needle is removed from the pen. The small 5mm …

A study found short bursts of fast walking resulted in better blood glucose control than did walking at a steady pace. Data on participants aged 57 to 61 revealed that only the interval walkers achieved a reduction in glucose levels at four months, while the control group and those who …