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Oct. 15, 2016

I am sure you have heard of the driverless Uber cars that will shortly populate the highways delivering food, passengers, and most likely, Amazon packages. This morning I heard that long haul trucks will run on the same autopilot system, except there will be a driver in the cab for when the system can’t handle the narrow …

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Reclassifying Diabetes: is it Time for an Expanded Definition?

For those healthcare providers who treat diabetes with any kind of regularity, it has become increasingly obvious that several of our patients fall outside the current diabetes classification system. With individualization of patient care being the new focus, it can be challenging to accomplish this, when certain diabetic individuals don’t “conform” to the current definitions.

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Artificial Pancreas Recommendations

The FDA-approved artificial pancreas will probably be available the first quarter of 2017 from Medtronic. Will you recommend it now or will you wait for at least 1-2 years? Follow the link to share your response!

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Question 855

Test Your Knowledge

Please select the drug class that best fits the description. This oral drug class slows the intestinal digestion and absorption of carbohydrates: 1. Sulfonylureas 2. DPP-4 Inhibitors 3. Alpha-glucosidase inhibitors 4. Bile Acid sequestrates Did you get it right? Follow the link to find out!

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Oct. 11, 2016

“You can’t cure me, ’cause there ain’t nothing wrong with me!!” If I only had a dollar for every time one of my patients told me this. What makes these ridiculous statements even harder to believe is that many patients will do everything properly to take care of themselves, and …

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