Have you ever told your child to do something right one time, and then they did it correctly forever? If you are like most of us, that never happens. Yet this week CMS announced that they were applying this concept to diabetes education for Medicare age patients with an A1c of …

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Which do you feel plays a more important role in the health of your patients with diabetes? 1) Nutrition 2) Exercise 3) Both

Your patient has been taking metformin, glipizide, and a daily basal insulin dose (.85 U/kg/day). While his fasting glucose levels are on target, he has not yet been able to reach his individualized glycemic target of A1C<7%. In your discussion with him about the addition of a prandial insulin dose to his regimen, you compare and contrast his options. Compared to basal insulin alone, premixed insulins: A. tend to lower A1c to a larger degree. B. are associated with less weight gain. C. cause less hypoglycemia. D. are a good option for people with irregular meal schedules. Follow the link to see the right answer.

Dr. Sam Engel is the Associate Vice President, Cardiometabolic and Women’s Health at Merck Research Laboratories. He graduated from New York University School of Medicine. Prior to joining Merck’s team, he was a Clinical Professor at Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

Samuel Engel discusses Merck's VERTIS clinical trial program and recent ertugliflozin research including the VERTIS SITA study and the VERTIS MET study,