In this week's Homerun Slides, we conclude this series on the latest diabetes advances with a look at a new spin on bikes and diabetes apps.
Read More »Monthly Archives: December 2017
International Textbook of Diabetes Mellitus, 4th Ed., Excerpt #104: Treatment of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Part 2
The effect of dietary intervention alone for the management of NAFLD and NASH has been evaluated extensively over the past 2–3 decades. These studies can be divided into two main types: those that have focused on weight reduction only, and clinical trials that have assessed the role of a particular dietary composition on hepatic steatosis.
Read More »Dec. 16, 2017
My good friend David Kliff always seems to hit the nail on the head when it comes to evaluating diabetes companies and the battles for insurance coverage and pricing. He often discusses the idea that insulin is a commodity, and formulary choices are not based on advertised prices, but on …
Read More »A Summary of ADA’s New 2018 Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes
Comprehensive recommendations feature notable new recommendations for people with cardiovascular disease and diabetes.
Read More »Common Causes of Death Among Patients with Both Diabetes and ASCVD
Identifying causes of death and related risk factors in patients with type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease may help with prevention.
Read More »Greater HbA1c Reduction with DPP4 Inhibitor, AGI Combination
Additive glucose-lowering effect of a dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP4) inhibitor and an alpha-glucosidase inhibitor (AGI) might be beneficial in patients with T2DM.
Read More »Safety and Efficacy of a New Long-Acting Exenatide Formulation: BYDUREON® BCise™
Once-weekly injectable suspension can provide as much benefit as traditional twice-daily dosing.
Read More »Efficacy And Safety When Adding Ertugliflozin to Metformin and Sitagliptin
New SGLT-2 inhibitor can be used as add-on therapy to provide better improvement in HbA1C in patients with type 2 diabetes.
Read More »Maternal Obesity and its Association to Type 1 Diabetes in Children
Obesity, independent of diabetes diagnosis, found to increase diabetes risk.
Read More »Patient Communication
Do you use texting or email to converse with your patients? Follow the link to see how you compare to your colleagues.
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