Every time I look in the endocrinology journals and magazines, the last 4 or 5 pages are always chock full of employment opportunities for endocrinologists all over the country. Many of these ads are the same month after month, giving the indication of just how hard it is to find …
Read More »Daily Archives: Aug 7, 2018
The Specialty of Diabetes Care During Pregnancy
A patient who has had type 1 diabetes became pregnant after nearly 20 years of having type 1 diabetes. She reported her OB-GYN referred her to a specialty clinic for high-risk pregnancy, including diabetes in pregnancy. They worked in tandem to ensure her care was carefully managed throughout the stages of her pregnancy.
Read More »Pathophysiology of Type 1 Diabetes Part 3
In this week's Homerun Slides, the general concept of insulin pump therapy and CGM patterns.
Read More »International Textbook of Diabetes Mellitus, 4th Ed., Excerpt #137: Pathogenesis of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Part 8
Glucose transport: Activation of the insulin signal transduction system in insulin target tissues stimulates glucose transport via a mechanism that involves translocation of a large intracellular pool of glucose transporters (associated with low-density microsomes) to the plasma membrane and their subsequent activation after insertion into the cell membrane.
Read More »Thyroid Dysfunction Linked to Gestational Diabetes
fT3 and fT3-to-fT4 ratio correlated positively with gestational diabetes at the first and second trimester
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