Female, 76 years of age, type 2 diabetes, well managed, A1C 6%, on metformin 500mg daily. Patient also has well-managed hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and osteoporosis. She lives alone. Wants tighter diabetes control. Was having hypoglycemia when on 500mg twice daily. Requests, almost begs me, to increase her medication. States she’s afraid she’s going to have kidney problems.
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Dr. Yehuda Handelsman, Part 4 – Low Carb or Low Calorie?
Dr. Yehuda Handelsman talks with Diabetes in Control Publisher Steve Freed at the 2016 AACE Meeting. In part 4 of this Exclusive Interview, is it low carb or is it reduced calories? Dr. Handelsman explains when he recommends one over the other.
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In this week's Homerun Slides, the effect of GLP-1 within the human system.
Read More »International Textbook of Diabetes Mellitus, 4th Ed., Excerpt #46: Neuropeptides and Islet Hormone Secretion Part 5 of 5
Summary of present-day knowledge: We know today that the pancreatic islets are innervated by parasympathetic, sympathetic, and sensory nerves. The parasympathetic nerves stimulate insulin and glucagon secretion whereas sympathetic nerves inhibit insulin secretion and stimulate glucagon secretion; the net influence of the sensory nerves is not yet clearly established.
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