Today I watched a news feature on the use of robots as supervisors of humans doing jobs. Last week another show listed jobs that robots would do, and unfortunately pharmacists was one of those jobs. When you add in driverless cars and drone delivery it is not hard to see …

I traveled to Europe, a continent with a lot of history and cobblestone streets. I was aware of the amount of walking I was going to do and reminded myself of what we teach, or should be teaching, our patients: Do not travel with new shoes only. Always bring a pair of tried and true. And when you do buy new shoes, buy them later in the day, make sure they fit well, and break them in before wearing for long periods at a time. Wear them about a half hour a day, then slowly increase the time you wear your shoes to avoid foot problems.

In part 6 of this Exclusive Interview, Dr. Aaron Vinik talks with Diabetes in Control Publisher Steve Freed during the AACE 2017 convention in Austin, Texas about the ability to predict cardiovascular disease.

In this week's Homerun Slides, the technology currently and soon to be helping people to manage their diabetes.

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) encompasses a spectrum of liver disease ranging from simple liver fat accumulation to severe hepatic necro-inflammation (nonalcoholic steatohepatitis or NASH), and eventually cirrhosis.