Researchers are testing Medtronic’s 670G "hybrid-closed loop" system (insulin pump + Enlite 3 CGM sensor) in people with type 1 diabetes. Based on the Enlite 3 CGM reading every five minutes, the 670G pump’s software automatically increases/decreases insulin delivery to target a blood glucose of 120 mg/dl. The 670G algorithm …

When we were reviewing the data and presentations from the recent ADA Scientific Sessions we were commenting on how often a study comes out at this meeting that lends credibility to what you are already doing. This week we have a new study that talks about using triple therapy in …

Jackie Boucher discusses the complexities of individualizing nutrition and diet advice for diabetic patients including such factors as glycemic control, managing cholesterol and weight, lifestyle, socioeconomic and cultural conditions, and the patient’s readiness for change….  

Jackie Boucher, MS, RD, LD, CDE, gives us an introduction to herself and some of the personal history that informs her approach to diabetes nutrition and diet recommendations for her patients.

Nausea is a common side effect of GLP-1 therapy. Recently a few of my patients took the recommended low starting dose, but got so nauseated they refused treatment beyond that. From this, I’ve learned to start my patients on half the low dose of the daily or twice daily GLP-1’s …

When a new idea comes along in medicine usually the clinician who first came up with the idea is ostracized by his or her less adventerous colleagues. There is nowhere this is more obvious than in the diabetes arena. One of our board members, Dr. Richard Bernstein, turned 81 today. …

This morning I had a new PharmD candidate start a rotation with me. As is customary with all my interns, I spent the first few hours getting them out of "textbook/multiple choice" mode and into "patient care" mode. During the conversation I often pick one drug and we have a …

by Dr. Sheri Colberg, Ph.D., FACSM Prevention of falls is such an important topic that it’s worth revisiting once in a while. Just last week when I was traveling back from the American Diabetes Association meeting, an older woman near me in the airport tripped over a bag and fell …

C-peptide and islet autoantibodies may serve as biomarkers to predict the risk of severe hypo’s during intensification of type 2 diabetes treatment….

Those women who continued to exercise throughout their pregnancy achieved an even higher risk reduction… Gestational diabetes and excessive maternal weight gain are associated with many negative outcomes for both the mother and the baby including: pre-eclampsia, hypertension and preterm birth. Expectant mothers who are diagnosed with gestational diabetes are …