Diet control and insulin-treated gestational diabetes lead to neonatal hypoglycemia.
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Ambulatory Medication Reconciliation and its Impact on Patients with Diabetes
Medication reconciliation reduces emergency room visits in patients with diabetes.
Read More »Diabetes Linked to Risk for Parkinson’s Disease
Diabetes linked to risk for Parkinson's disease: people with type 2 diabetes may have an increased risk of having a diagnosis of Parkinson's later in life, according to a large study. In addition, the risk may be higher for younger people and those with complications from the disease.
Read More »Prescribing SGLT-2
How comfortable are you with prescribing a SGLT-2 inhibitor? Follow the link to see how you and your colleagues compare.
Read More »Symptom Tracking
A 72-year-old patient arrives in your office complaining of shakiness and sweating before he went to bed the previous night. He doesn’t recall checking his blood glucose level at the time, however he felt better after a glass of milk and a few graham crackers. His current medications are metformin, pioglitazone, and glyburide. Which one of the following medications is the most likely cause of his symptoms?
A. Metformin
B. Pioglitazone
C. Glyburide
Did You Know: Study Claims eBikes Get You As Fit As Non-electrics
Recently I purchased a new eBike, and most people who I talk to have no idea what an eBike is. This new type of bike is going to be the next biggest craze. Using this eBike allows me to go faster and ride longer.
Read More »Sufficient Preconception Vitamin D Tied to Lower Miscarriage Risk
However, increased vitamin D levels in early pregnancy not correlated with reduced pregnancy loss
Read More »Aug 9, 2018
Over the past couple of years we have seen the use of SGLT-2 Inhibitors increase and we now have 3 different molecules to choose from. There have been studies that show the cardiovascular benefits of the class as well as the benefit of combining them with GLP-1 analogs. This year …
Read More »American Heart Association Urges Screen Time Limits for Youth
Increasing screen trends may have negative cardiometabolic impact; panel calls for more research
Read More »Healthy Lifestyle With Diabetes Cuts Cardiovascular Risk
Benefit seen for adoption of healthy lifestyle even after T2DM diagnosis made
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