This calculator from Verywell Fit tells your patients how many calories they are burning according to the type of exercise they are performing and the length of time.
Read More »Monthly Archives: March 2019
Testosterone Therapy in Hypogonadism Can Prevent Progression to T2DM
Men with prediabetes, hypogonadism achieved normal glucose regulation with TTh
Read More »E-Cigarettes May Threaten Goal of Achieving Tobacco Endgame
Concern increasing that use of newer tobacco products may catalyze transition to tobacco products, drugs
Read More »Resistance Training May Prevent Type 2 Diabetes Progression
Findings based on two-year comparison to aerobic training, no exercise among patients with prediabetes
Read More »March 12, 2019
Years ago, we only had a couple of drugs for diabetes and we wanted more. Then, in the past 10 years, we have had an explosion of drugs and you can bet there are more coming soon. This week, Joy Pape sits down with Jeffery Emmick from Eli Lilly to …
Read More »Probiotics Effects On Insulin Resistance
Probiotic supplements may be considered as an adjunct treatment for glycemic control in women who are pregnant and have gestational diabetes.
Read More »Gestational Diabetes Effects on Childhood Glucose Metabolism
Children of mothers with untreated gestational diabetes mellitus are at risk of insulin resistance and impairment in glucose metabolism.
Read More »Metformin Safety In Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease And Its Benefits
In patients with stage 3 kidney disease, metformin use may be safe and may reduce the risk of mortality and cardiovascular events.
Read More »Jeffrey Emmick 2018 Complete Interview
Jeffrey Emmick MD, Ph.D is the vice president of product development at Eli Lilly and Company. Dr. Emmick has been with the organization for over 20 years in various roles. Currently, he is responsible for late-stage clinical development for the entire Lilly diabetes portfolio.
Read More »International Textbook of Diabetes Mellitus, 4th Ed., Excerpt #168: Molecular Genetics of Type 1 Diabetes Part 5
Linkage studies identify regions of the genome that are shared more frequently than would be expected by chance by relatives affected by a particular disease. Most studies analyze affected sibling pairs and utilize genetic markers that are scattered throughout the genome at moderate density, typically microsatellites. A significant excess of allele sharing identical by-descent (IBD) in affected sibpairs suggests that the region containing the marker locus also contains a disease susceptibility locus. The first linkage scan for T1DM identified 20 chromosomal regions with suggestive evidence of linkage to disease, including the HLA and INS gene regions.
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