Sunday night I got a call from a good friend and colleague who I have worked with for the past 20 years. She is in the managed markets division of a small pharma company, and she let me know that her 21 y/o nephew had just come back from spring break …

In this week’s Homerun Slides, understanding C-Reactive proteins and the conditions associated with increased and decreased CRP.

Type 2 diabetes was historically a rare occurrence in children but recent studies have reported marked increases in the prevalence of T2DM in children. Type 2 diabetes was first reported in a population-based study in 1979 of American Indian children in Arizona. This American Indian community has one of the highest rates of T2DM in adults and obesity in both adults and children.

In the conclusion of this Exclusive Interview, Dr. Rhinehart explains the necessity of taking the care of individuals into consideration when setting general health guidelines for the management of diabetes.