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Sulfonylurea Prescriptions

How often do you prescribe or recommend a sulfonylurea for a new type 2 patient? 1) Often 2) About 50% 3) Almost Never Follow the link to share your opinion!

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Question #848

Test Your Knowledge

Clinicians treating patients with type 2 diabetes should include lifestyle interventions when developing diabetes management plans. Which of the following is NOT appropriate? 1.Weight reduction, if necessary 2. A minimum of 150 minutes/week of moderate-intensity aerobic physical activity, spread over at least 3 days/week with no more than 2 consecutive days without exercise 3. Diabetes Self-Management Education & Support (DSME/DSMS) 4. A calorie fixed ADA diet 5. Individualized plan of calories including recommended amounts carbohydrates, fats, and proteins Do you have the right answer? Follow the link to find out!

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Diabetic Coach

Would you know what to do in a diabetic seizure emergency situation? There are simple solutions to ensuring you have what it takes to help a family member, co-worker, child, or stranger in need of emergency first aid.

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August 23, 2016

Last week, I had a new patient referred to me with adult onset type 1 diabetes. The patient was 63 years old and — although she had been losing weight over the past year — it was a 16 pound loss over the previous 2 weeks that got the physician concerned. An A1c test came …

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When There’s Water, Check the Shoes

People who have diabetes are usually taught to purchase protective soft leather shoes with a wide toe box. That doesn’t mean everybody who has diabetes follows those recommendations. A woman, type 2 diabetes, who is knowledgeable about diabetes and foot complications was wearing cloth shoes with a “corded” bottom and manmade rubber sole. She was caught in the rain. Her shoes were soaked.

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