We have always been very focused here at Diabetes in Control on the value of physical activity for the prevention of diabetes and reduction of obesity. We offer apps for your patients and we even have our own physical activity guru, Dr. Sheri Colberg. The reason that we do all …
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Peter Katzmarzyk, PhD: Focusing on the Health Effects of Sedentary Behavior
Peter T. Katzmarzyk, Ph.D, goes into detail on the nature of his research, explaining that, although we have had around 60 years of research of physical health and we understand the benefits moderate and vigorous physical activity, we seem to know very little about sedentary behavior. With our society becoming increasingly sedentary, it’s …
Read More »Peter Katzmarzyk, PhD, FACSM, FAHA, Introduction
Peter Katzmarzyk, PhD, FACSM, FAHA, gives us a brief introduction to himself and explains that the current focus of his research is on what happens with the human body when it’s not exercising which is most of the rest of the day…. More videos with Dr. Katzmarzyk: Peter Katzmarzyk, PhD, …
Read More »New Insulin Formulations – Umpierrez, Part 2
In this week’s Homerun Slides, we review the properties of insulin glargine including U-300 glargine vs U-100 glargine. With the advent of Toujeo on the market, you may want to review these slides….
Read More »Practical Diabetes Care, 3rd Ed., Excerpt #6: Type 2 Diabetes: General Introduction
David Levy, MD, FRCP Introduction: Type 2 Diabetes as a Progressive Condition Glycemia in type 2 diabetes progressively deteriorates with time, usually thought to be related to progressive beta-cell failure. This was demonstrated dramatically in the United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Study (UKPDS 1998), but the glycemic trends have been less marked …
Read More »Diabetes Care and Education Beyond the Clinical Practice Setting
Years ago I was attending an annual AADE meeting in Washington, DC. It was a hot summer day in August and while running between meetings, I got overheated. One of my fellow attendees, a nurse educator who was also a friend and past president of AADE, put a cool wet …
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