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Adults with prediabetes assigned aloe vera supplements saw improvement in fasting plasma glucose, type 2 patients saw improvement in HbA1c.

Mr. Huang achieves good glycemic control with his lifestyle modifications, metformin and linagliptin and returns every 6 months for follow-up visits. Three years after initiating this treatment plan, he returns to your clinic for his 6-month check-up. When asked how his diabetes management is going at home, he shares that recently he has been “unable to really get out and get as much exercise as he knows he should due to his creaky, old knees acting up.” His current office A1C is 8.8%. You discuss with him what the next management steps may be to achieve his individualized glycemic goal. A long-acting insulin analogue was added to his treatment. What is the best advice you can give Mr. Huang regarding exercise? A. He really needs to find a way to perform 150 min/week of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise. B. At his age, exercise doesn’t make a significant difference any more. C. He should do his best to be active and get as close to 150 min/week as he can. D. He should be as physically active as possible and introduce resistance training at least 2 times per week to his routine. Do you have the right answer? Follow the link to find out!

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Woman, 42 years of age, class III obesity, type 2 diabetes diagnosed in the past year, binge eating disorder. Very motivated to change lifestyle when first diagnosed. She goes off and on her medication. When off, she binges. As an hcp, I wondered about the severe changes from totally "on" to totally "off." Yes, this patient is receiving counseling, CBT.

When patients ask me where insulin comes from, the automatic answer is the pancreas. I will often show them a drawing of where that is in the body. Most patients note how large the organ appears to be and wonder how they can be losing the ability to make and …

In this week's Homerun Slides, the failure of the current classification of diabetes and a comparison of the definition of each current diabetes type.

In part 1 of this Exclusive Interview, Eran Bashan explains d-Nav, an automated solution for insulin management that tailors the insulin regimen to the individual needs of the patient.

The pancreas is located in the upper abdominal cavity, in close proximity to both the duodenum and spleen. In humans, pancreatic weight ranges from 40–150 g. Embryonically, the pancreas develops from two separate buds of the primitive foregut, yielding duodenal (ventral) and splenic (dorsal) lobes.

This week we find research on two old drugs for hypertension and  diabetes, but the interesting thing is that they may be changing places as to why we are using them. It seems that the old calcium channel blocker, verapamil, may actually be able to save beta cells. Taking an …