Over the past couple of weeks in our main newsletter, Steve has introduced you to the idea of using software that includes considerations for insurance coverage and cost to pinpoint diabetes care. However, we all know that patients with diabetes have multiple disease states and we need to maximize therapy …

In part 4 of this Exclusive Interview, Dr. Ray Kausik talks with Diabetes in Control Publisher Steve Freed during the ADA 2017 convention in San Diego, CA about the joint effects of SGLT-2 and PCSK9 inhibitors.

In this week's Homerun Slides, inflammation and immune issues.

Links between diabetes and cancer: common risk factors

Epidemiologic studies demonstrate that those with diabetes are more likely to develop cancer, but the mechanisms through which this may occur are incompletely understood. The American Diabetes Association and the American Cancer Society published a consensus report in 2010, with the aim of examining the knowledge regarding the association between diabetes and cancer, exploring the risk factors for both conditions, to examine their possible biologic links and to determine whether certain treatments for diabetes modify cancer risk.

We have continued to add new and more effective medications for diabetes focusing on different defects in metabolism. These additions have actually put the drugs in the weird position of competing with each other and working together at the same time. This week, our newsletter is full of examples of …

Battle between two GLP-1 receptor agonists proves semaglutide achieves favorable HbA1c levels, decreased mean body weight.

Patients who skipped initial treatment with metformin and were instead started on second-line antihyperglycemic medication more likely to need dual therapy or insulin to control T2.

Patient specific considerations have to be taken into account prior to choosing GLP-1 agonist or SGLT2 inhibitor as second-line anti-hyperglycemic agent.

Patients projected to have increase in body mass index also likely to develop increased plasma glucose levels and have diminished insulin response.

Researchers use data from large ongoing cohort study to look for connection. In a recent study, researchers concluded that sugar and artificially sweetened beverage intake have been linked to cardiometabolic risk factors, which increase the risk of cerebrovascular disease and dementia. The study examined whether sugar or artificially sweetened beverage …