In a survey among 1,000 adults over 30, one in three said they would rather shorten their life by up to two years than take a daily pill for the rest of their lives to reduce their risk of cardiovascular disease. One in five said they would be willing to …

  Dexcom is creating an app for the soon-to-be-released Apple Watch to receive and display data from its glucose monitors using their Share technology. The smartwatch, which is due out in April, will display readings as an easy-to-read graph. Dexcom has already created apps for iOS devices including the Follow …

Sanofi and MannKind have announced that their inhaled insulin powder, Afrezza, is now available in the U.S. The product is administered via a small, portable inhaler to help boost glucose control in diabetes patients.

When we do a diabetes education program for patients we always talk about food choices. The overwhelming key to success is not to give people impossible goals to follow and try to restrict everything they can have. Having them cut portions down too much will lead to failure over the …

Dexcom Free/iOS   The Dexcom Follow App is part of the Dexcom SHARE System which is part of the Dexcom G4® PLATINUM Continuous Glucose Monitoring System just approved by the FDA. Dexcom SHARE is the perfect companion to the Dexcom CGM. Through secure wireless connections, Dexcom SHARE allows caregivers and a patient’s …

Ten years ago when a patient checked into the hospital for severe hypo- or hyperglycemia we took the attitude that if we could get them back to normal and get them home then our job was done. That was before we knew how many other medications affected glucose levels and how …

David Levy, MD, FRCP INTRODUCTION There has been a recent resurgence of interest in the management of diabetes in hospitalized patients. Guidelines in the USA are well-established, and in the UK the ‘ThinkGlucose’ campaign has highlighted the importance of good diabetes care in hospital. Note that good diabetes care does not …

A patient presented for outpatient diabetes education stating, “I really don’t know why I am here. I know I need to lose weight. I don’t know what else you can tell me.” She was reassured when I told her that there are people who are a perfect weight, exercise regularly, …

With this week’s Homerun Slides, we delve further into the treatment of Diabetic Macular Edema (DME). We look at Macular Laser Therapy and why, although it can be very effective, it isn’t necessarily the best solution available today. Now, with new drugs on the market such as Avastin, Lucentis, and Eylea, …

Glyburide (glibenclamide) should not be used to treat gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) unless insulin and metformin are unavailable, the authors of a new systematic review and meta-analysis conclude…