There are a lot of great things we can do for our patients to make their lives healthier and more livable. The problem is they all take time to accomplish and our current healthcare system does not allow prescribers enough time to even try to help. That is why nurses, …

Woman, 57 years of age, prediabetes, hyperlipidemia, class I obesity and history of gestational diabetes. I’ve been working with her for the past two years. The first year she was very motivated because of her new diagnosis of prediabetes and her weight being what it was. Her son was getting married and she wanted to lose weight for the wedding. We discussed a plan for her.

Blandine Lacroix talks with Diabetes in Control Publisher Steve Freed at the 2016 AACE Meeting. In part 5, the conclusion of this Exclusive Interview, Blandine Lacroix charges the medical community with understanding obesity and being of support to those with the disease.

In this week's Homerun Slides, the results of the HOPE trial and the assessment of albuminuria to predict cardiovascular risk.

Regulation of glycogenolysis: Glycogen metabolism is regulated by reciprocal changes in the activities of glycogen synthase and glycogen phosphorylase. Net glucose production from glycogen occurs when phosphorylase activity is higher than synthase activity. Activation of glycogen phosphorylase is the culmination of a “glycogenolytic cascade” that is initiated by the binding of glucagon or beta-adrenergic agonists to their receptors in liver cells.