Is the use of continuous glucose monitoring alone superior versus its use with the blood glucose monitoring?
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Valsartan Delays the Incidence of Microalbuminuria in Prediabetes Patients
Valsartan associated with reduction in new onset diabetes in patients with impaired glucose tolerance
Read More »Joint Health Is Critical to Staying Active
Without properly functioning joints, our bodies would be unable to bend, flex, or even move. A joint is wherever two bones come together, held in place by tendons that cross the joint and attach muscles to a bone on the other side and ligaments that attach to bones on both sides of the joint to stabilize it.
Read More »Question #875
A 34-year-old female presents to your office for a new patient visit. Her medical history is positive for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). The Diabetes Prevention Program Research Group found that implementing intensive lifestyle modifications and prescribing metformin resulted in an equivalent risk reduction of developing diabetes by: a) 15% b) 25% c) 50% d) 65% Follow the link to see the correct answer!
Read More »Testing for Prediabetes
In your practice, how do you test for prediabetes? 1) OGTT 2) A1c 3) Fasting blood sugar 4) Random blood sugar Follow the link to see how your answer compares!
Read More »Feb. 28, 2017
I am willing to guess that if Pharma did not produce tools for patients, we would all have a harder time delivering information. When I look back at some of the handouts from the ’90s, it is amazing how much better the current ones are. There is much more focus …
Read More »Sometimes You’ve Got to Get in Their Face
Woman, 86 years of age, very active, history of type 2 diabetes, but does not check glucose or even admit she has diabetes. She has refused to take any medications at all for the last 20+ years I’ve known her. Had gastroenteritis for 3 days. Even when well, she does not drink anything but coffee, and sometimes sugar-sweetened beverages, but only a few ounces of that at a time.
Read More »Blandine Lacroix Part 2, Weight Loss Tools
In part 2 of this Exclusive Interview, Blandine Lacroix shares the tools that Novo Nordisk provides to help practitioners as well as patients with the disease of obesity, including websites that share the science of obesity and weight loss.
Read More »SGLT-2 Part 3
In this week's Homerun Slides, understanding the need for cultural competence and the strategies to overcome cultural barriers.
Read More »International Textbook of Diabetes Mellitus, 4th Ed., Excerpt #64: Mechanisms of Insulin Signal Transduction Part 8 of 8
Suppressor of cytokine signaling-3: Observations pertaining to suppressor of cytokine signaling-3 (SOCS-3) point to a new mechanism for insulin signal modulation. The SOCS family of proteins (CIS and SOCS 1 – 7) were originally described as a negative feedback loop for cytokine receptor signaling through Janus kinase (JaK).
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