Sometimes, when we want to impress our patients with the importance of their disease, we will list all the possible effects of the disease. These include blindness, kidney failure, and amputations. But what do we tell our patients that have pre-diabetes or impaired glucose tolerance? This week, we have an …

A study in Diabetes Care showed that 74.7% of deaths among patients with impaired glucose tolerance happened after progression to type 2 diabetes.

Adopting a Mediterranean diet in patients with diabetes helps improve glucose levels.

Is pioglitazone a viable option for patients with insulin resistance and recent stroke or myocardial infarction?

Can DPP-4 inhibitors and GLP-1 analogues cause bile duct and gallbladder complications?

A team of researchers at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health has identified the genetic cause for a rare syndrome in children with poorly controlled type 1 diabetes.

In part 3 of this exclusive interview, Dr. Faustman discusses how a cure based on the inexpensive BCG vaccine could permanently change type 1 treatment, and whether results could also apply to type 2.

In part 2 of this exclusive interview, Dr. Faustman discusses the challenges of dosing BCG correctly, and the difficulties of defeating autoimmunity in humans.

In part 1 of this exclusive interview, Dr. Faustman discusses her research and why an old tuberculosis vaccine may lead us to a cure for type 1.

When the Biosimilar insulin to Lantus becomes available for about 10-15% less cost, will you recommend it to your patients? Follow the link to share your opinion!