Do you refer or provide education for all of your newly diagnosed prediabetes patients? Follow the link to share your response.
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First-in-Class Treatments
How many new “first-in-class” treatments for diabetes are in the diabetes pipeline as of May 2018? A. 7 B. 28 C. 56 D. 107 E. 152 Follow the link for the answer.
Read More »Klara – Medical Communication
Centralize all your medical communication in one beautiful, HIPAA compliant, cloud-based app. It's so simple, you'll love it! Communicate directly with patients, teams & colleagues; secure real time messaging & file sharing, and more.
Read More »Fx Risk Should Be Monitored in Bisphosphonate Drug Holiday
Lower femoral neck bone mineral density and T scores for fracture versus non-fracture group
Read More »May 10, 2018
The use of SGLT-2 inhibitors has grown over the past couple of years as more information is released about them. Many of you reading this special edition have had great successes with these drugs, and there seems to be more data to show why they are so important. However, when …
Read More »FDA Targets Clinics Offering Unapproved Stem Cell Therapies
Clinics claim unapproved therapies can treat number of diseases and conditions, including ALS and cancer
Read More »Gestational Diabetes May Indicate Future Subclinical Renal Issues
Women who had gestational diabetes more likely to show increased eGFR levels many years postpartum
Read More »Lesbian, Bi Women More Likely to Develop T2DM at Younger Age
Correlation between sexual orientation and type 2 diabetes is mediated by body mass index
Read More »May 8, 2018
About a month ago, I got an email from 23&Me asking if I would participate in a food trial. They were looking to link genetics to the best way to lose weight. I had three choices to follow. I could eat low fat and exercise, eat low carb and exercise, …
Read More »Weight Loss After Travel: When Should We Be Concerned?
Since I am a diabetes educator who also specializes in obesity medicine, I see a lot of different responses to travel. For all, I see both weight loss and weight gain after travel. The interesting thing is for people with obesity, I see both. What I also find interesting is a lot of my patients who go to Europe tell me they eat pasta, more bread and other carbs, but when they lose weight, glucose levels improve. Why? Usually because they also tell me they are more active.
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