I was watching a commercial for a new whitening tooth paste and the whole focus of the commercial was that it made your teeth whiter and everyone liked you better. There was not a single thing mentioned about cavity prevention or gum care. At first I felt the whole premise …

56-year-old man, type 2 diabetes, had been prescribed SGLT-2 to lower his glucose levels. He had been taking an SGLT-2 for the past two years. His A1C, blood pressure and weight were elevated since the last visit 3 months ago. When asked if he was doing anything different, he said he had read articles and seen on TV about these types of medications causing heart disease, so he stopped taking his.

In part 4 of this exclusive video, Dr. Bakris contemplates the rate of potential false positives in an at-home kidney test for microalbuminuria, the possible causes of false positives and the need for patient education in the use of such tests.

In this week's Homerun Slides, therapeutic strategies to fight periodontal disease.

What makes a beta cell? The insulin-producing beta cell is perhaps the most intensely studied endocrine cell type, largely because of the implications for understanding the pathogenesis and treatment of diabetes.