New approach reduces significant errors from about one in three to about one in 10.
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New Technique to Improve HbA1c Accuracy by More Than 50 Percent
Interview with Dr. John Higgins, M.D., and Steve Freed, Publisher of www.diabetesincontrol.com. John Higgins, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School, Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital.
Read More »Can Our Economic Insecurity Really Increase Our Risk for Diabetes And Heart Disease?
Job insecurity found to prompt 19% increase in diabetes, myocardial infarction or coronary death risk.
Read More »Head to Head Study: Insulin vs. GLP-1 Receptor Agonists
Study focuses on differences in clinical outcomes between initiating glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RAs) vs. insulin treatment in patients with type 2 treated with oral glucose-lowering medications (OGLM).
Read More »Medical Professionals Not Providing Weight-Loss Education to Low Income Adults
Study finds clinicians less likely to counsel less educated, and younger and older patients.
Read More »Question 856
This oral drug class focuses on the incretin system and its use leads to increased postprandial GLP-1 and G1P levels: 1. Bile Acid sequestrants 2. DPP-4 inhibitors 3. Dopamine-2 agonists 4. Alpha-glucosidase inhibitors Did you get it right? Follow the link to find out!
Read More »High Cost of Insulin
What do you feel is the primary reason for the high cost of insulin? 1) Greed 2) Research and Development 3) Corporate Salaries 4) Stockholders Needing a Return on Investment 5) Other Follow the link to share your opinion -- and see what others think!
Read More »DietSensor App
Introducing the new DietSensor app for iOS and Google devices. This App will allow you to scan your food and drinks and get accurate counts to better judge how much insulin to use.
Read More »Endocrinologist
Danville Regional Medical Center Location : VA US Busy employed IM outpatient practice is currently seeking an awesome Endocrinologist. So…What is a Gland?… More >> jobs by
Read More »Pharmacist
U.S. Army Medicine Civilian Corps Location : Tacoma WA US As a Pharmacist, you will:. Serve as a professional pharmacist in an in-patient or out-patient pharmacies…. More >> jobs by
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