Studies focus on whether niacin therapy and new-onset diabetes link is coincidence or something more.

If you have read my last two editor’s desks (Issue 824 and DCMS 284) you know that one of my good friends has a nephew diagnosed with type 1 diabetes and all the consternation this has caused the family. Because they live in Raleigh, NC, Joy Pape, our medical editor, …

Use of degludec/liraglutide vs glargine injections focus of study.

New research shows that patients with type 2 diabetes have a lower risk of having prostate cancer.

Lifestyle change is the new trend for managing a patient’s diabetes, according to research.

Patients with greater disease burden more likely to receive therapy increase.

Will you consider switching to a biosimilar insulin for lantus for reasons of cost savings when it becomes available this year? Follow the link to share your opinion and see what others think!

She jokes that she “just can’t seem to lose that extra baby weight” after giving birth 3 years ago. However, her daughter recently started preschool, so she has been able to go to her new gym several times per week. In fact, one of the added bonuses of her membership is the free, weekly nutrition and exercise support groups. In addition to her routine labs, you order an A1C, which comes back elevated at 7.1%. This measurement is confirmed several days later. Based on Mrs. Hunter’s profile, you encourage lifestyle modifications and start metformin with an A1c target of less than 7%. After four years of good glycemic control with metformin 1500 mg q day, Mrs. Hunter returns for her 6-month follow-up visit. At this time, her office A1C is 8.2% and she has gained 7 pounds. She is very concerned about her weight gain. If weight is a concern, what would be the best antiglycemic drug to add to her regimen? Select one answer: A. A sulfonylurea B. A DPP-4 inhibitor C. A thiazolidinedione D. A GLP-1 receptor agonist Follow the link to see if you're right!

On Tuesday in our DCMS issue, I spoke about a newly diagnosed type 1 patient and the anxiety his family was experiencing. I asked for an Endo in the Raleigh, NC area and many of you offered a suggestion. The family followed the recommendation of our good friend Dr. John Buse. …

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 …