Results of a recent large epidemiological study suggest that it is amount of dietary calories from sugar that plays the most pivotal role in diabetes risk…. 

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This past week I was in the corporate office of one of the most successful ACO’s in the country meeting with members of their diabetes initiative project. As you know, improvement in A1c’s is a major grading point for 5-star quality ratings and this group has been charged with lowering …

  In this special feature for our series on SGLT2 inhibitors, we are extremely pleased to present this comprehensive slide series from the WorldWIDE Initiative for Diabetes Education. In this subset of their series, the Role of the Kidneys is examined and the effects of SGLT2 inhibitors is explained….

The role of the kidneys are becoming very well known in the Ominous Octet of Diabetes. The SGLT2 receptor on the kidneys is a new target for novel treatments of diabetes. This month we have a set of very well done slides from the Worldwide Initiative for Diabetes Education that …

How would you feel if your 85-year-old mother or grandmother got a call from her hospital that she needed to get an HIV and hepatitis test? This might have happened to her if she was one of over 4,200 patients in a Long Island hospital where they found…. Click here …

Lipid abnormalities The two main lipid molecules in the plasma are triglycerides and cholesterol To make these lipid particles water-soluble, they are bound to phospholipids and lipoproteins in plasma Lipid measurements are best performed on a fasting sample. The following measurements can be done: Total cholesterol (TC) high levels are …

  In this week’s Homerun Slides collection, we go over some of the behavioral modification options that are available for helping patients change their lifestyle habits. In addition, we also review some of the medications available to help with weight control….

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This week the CMS announced that they will start to publish the amount of money that is paid to prescribers for Medicare patients. This goes along with ProPublica’s announcement that they will be releasing complete information on fees paid to physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician’s assistants. Your patients will now …