We sometimes think that if our patients are told what to do they will do it. We tend to forget that there is much more to managing diabetes with insulin than with pills. Patients who are very persistent in taking their oral meds can be completely turned off to taking …

In this week’s Homerun Slides, we continue our discussion of incretins and then examine the benefits of adding SGLT-2 inhibitors to patient medication regimens…. To download these slides in PowerPoint (.ppt) format, use this link: Diabetes Mellitus 101 for Cardiologists, Part 12 Other sets in this series: Diabetes Mellitus 101 for Cardiologists, Part …

Rudy Bilous, MD, FRCP Richard Donnelly, MD, PHD, FRCP, FRACP Particular groups of patients with diabetes are at risk of different psychological problems (Table 25.1). Many chil­dren show remarkable resilience to the diagnosis of diabetes, but about one-third have some temporary psychological distress, mostly ‘adjustment disorders’ such as difficulty in sleeping, depression, …

Combining assessments of a liver enzyme with fasting glucose levels may be a simple, inexpensive method to identify people at risk of developing diabetes, say a team of doctors at the India Diabetes Research Foundation and the A. Ramachandran’s Diabetes Hospital, Chennai,and researchers at the Imperial College, London. Their study …

The researchers found that although more than 90% of research participants owned a computer or had daily internet access, just 18% used applications on this technology to help manage their diabetes. While almost half owned smartphones, only 5% used them to manage their disease. “There was a strong association between …

A new study examined data on 4,657 adult men and women, of whom 579 were current marijuana users and 1,975 of whom had previously used marijuana. The data, reaped from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey conducted between 2005 and 2010, showed that current marijuana use was associated with …

Metformin was linked to reduced food intake, decreased hunger ratings, and increased fullness ratings… For obese hyperinsulinemic children, metformin seems to decrease perceived hunger and increase perceived fullness, according to a published study. Mopelola A. Adeyemo, M.P.H., from the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md., and colleagues examined the …

Researchers reported that the “artificial pancreas” improved glycemic control and led to less hypoglycemia in type 1 diabetes patients involved in a 5-day outpatient trial…

Long-term registry shows impact similar to single-vessel obstruction…

The result might seem surprising, since type 2 diabetes is highly prevalent and O is the most common blood type…. However, Dr. Guy Fagherazzi added that, “Our work has been based on previous findings regarding stroke, where people with the O blood group had a lower risk of developing the …