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Yearly Archives: 2016

Primary Care Physician

Perlman Clinic Location : San Diego CA US At Perlman Clinic we have created a plan and established an atmosphere to practice primary healthcare support preventative medicine, rather than to focus our… More >> jobs by

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Health Educator – Asthma

John Muir Health Location : Walnut Creek CA US Health Educator – Asthma. Asthma, COPD, Diabetes, CHF). Promote, maintain, and improve individual and community health by assisting individuals and communities… More >> jobs by

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Oct. 25, 2016

Glucagon gets a lot of mentions when we talk about diabetes. We take metformin to stop glucagon release; we inject glucagon when a patient is so hypoglycemic they are passed out. We even use glucagon-like peptide to treat diabetes. But exactly what is glucagon, where does it come from, and how …

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2nd Marriage Can Mean Expanded Family Obligations

It’s never too early to start talking about the holidays with our patients. For some, it’s a holiday almost every night. Man, 76 years of age, visits with his wife for obesity and type 2 diabetes management. Despite diabetes education, including medical nutritional therapy and medication, he was not losing weight nor were his glucose levels improving…especially his bedtime glucose levels.

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International Textbook of Diabetes Mellitus, 4th Ed., Excerpt #47: Biosynthesis, secretion, and action of glucagon Part 1 of 4

Glucagon, discovered in 1923 as a contaminant of early insulin preparations, has long been a neglected hormone. Glucagon was among the very first polypeptide hormones to be isolated, purified, sequenced, and synthesized. Thanks to the pioneering work of Unger, it was the first polypeptide hormone to become measurable by radioimmunoassay, almost one year before insulin. It has served two Nobel Prize winners as a unique tool, which permitted Sutherland and his associates to discover cyclic AMP (cAMP), and Rodbell and his coworkers to discover the role of G-proteins in cell-membrane receptors.

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Pharmacist

Blue Osprey, LLC Location : Tampa FL US Pharmacist needed to launch new business model, at initial location, then oversee roll-out of multiple locations. Opportunity for investment/ownership…. More >> jobs by

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Primary Care Physician – FP/IM

Live Well Family Medicine Location : Chandler AZ US Established primary care practice in Chandler, AZ is seeking FP/IM primary care physician to provide comprehensive primary care in a part-time or full-time… More >> jobs by

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Physician – Endocrinology Job

PeaceHealth Location : Bellingham WA US Endocrinology, Endocrinologist, Diabetes, Thyroid, Physician, MD, DO, metabolism, hormones, Bellingham, Biking, Hiking, Mountains, Forest, Fishing, Orca Whales,… More >> jobs by

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