Five or six years ago, the widespread advertising of $4 dollar drug programs was in the wheelhouse of every pharmacy, and there were hundreds of drugs on the list. Since then the list has gotten much shorter and the number of pharmacies advertising them has decreased. Part of the reason …

Man, 51 years of age, type 1 diabetes for 32 years. Patient also has history of Class II obesity, CVA, MI and insulin resistance. Patient referred to Obesity Center for weight loss. A1c was 8.2%. Plan was to start Symlin. Symlin was added at 30mcg daily before dinner. I recommended he get a CGM. He did.

Dr. Altamash Shaikh talks with Diabetes in Control Associate Medical Editor Joy Pape at the 2016 AACE Meeting. In part 1 of this Exclusive Interview, Dr. Shaikh explains the current state of diabetes in India and the needs required to help this population to manage this condition.

In this week's Homerun Slides, the vital stats of patients on the placebo and empagliflozin 10- and 25-gram study.

Fuel homeostasis: The peptide hormone insulin is secreted from pancreatic beta cells, and exerts a broad spectrum of anabolic effects in multiple tissues. In response to a meal, insulin stimulates uptake and storage of carbohydrate, fat, and amino acids, while, at the same time, antagonizing the catabolism of these fuel reserves.