Dr. Aaron Vinik discusses a very simple and quick device that can effectively detect neuropathy but also comments that it’s success is tied in to many other factors….

In our main newsletter last week we had an item about the effects of TZD’s on metabolism and the MEK/ERK pathway. Further research shows that there is also a lot of evidence that pioglitazone is cardioprotective. This week, in our Homerun Slides, Dr. Stanley Schwartz discusses how this TZD has been …

In this week’s Homerun Slides, Dr. Stanley Schwartz continues his review of pioglitazone as a therapy for both diabetes and cardiovascular issues. He shows how this medication is cardioprotective and that patients on this plus metformin do much better after hospitalization…. To download these slides in PowerPoint (.ppt) format, use this link: Diabetes …

Rudy Bilous, MD, FRCP Richard Donnelly, MD, PHD, FRCP, FRACP Symptoms of sexual dysfunction affect both men and women with diabetes. The most common problem among men is erectile dysfunction (ED), which is defined as ‘the inability to achieve or maintain an erection sufficient for sexual intercourse’. ED occurs 10–15 years earlier …

A patient of mine was newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. He started on insulin and I taught him about glucose targets; insulin administration, including the signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia; and how to prevent, recognize, and treat hypoglycemia. I also taught him about the “honeymoon period,” which, I told …

As we close out another year in diabetes care there is a lot to look back at. GLP-1 analogs are continuing to grow in both use and choices, and the different options available to prescribers have meant more and more patients are getting a chance to try these medications. Even …

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Women who have a sedentary lifestyle are at risk for several conditions, including high blood pressure, anxiety, depression and certain cancers. Between 2012-2013, the researchers interviewed 1,891 women. After adjusting for potential confounders, they found that, compared with women who spent 30 minutes or less of daily sedentary time at …

Bariatric surgery patients who exercised for 120 minutes per week for 24 weeks showed improvements in insulin sensitivity, glucose metabolism and other health measures, compared with those who participated in an education program. According to the study’s senior investigator Dr. Bret Goodpaster, director of the Exercise Metabolism Core at the …

A new study indicated that diabetes patients with severe artery disease were 10 times as likely to suffer cardiac events, while those with mild artery disease had fivefold increased odds compared to those without blockage. The researchers analyzed data on 1,823 diabetic patients who underwent CCTA to detect and determine …