Exercise and cognitive behavioral therapy can improve depression outcomes in adults with type 2 diabetes
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Hip Fracture Linked to Increased Risk for Death in T2DM Patients
Correlation not affected by adjustment for cardiovascular disease, end-stage renal disease
Read More »Recent Plateauing Seen in Prevalence of Diagnosed Diabetes
Following increase from 1990 to 2007, incidence rates significantly decreased since 2007
Read More »May 28, 2019
The use of insulin pens in most hospitals has gone back and forth more times than a tennis ball in a Williams sisters tennis match. It makes sense that having one pen for each patient would reduce errors and chances for cross-contamination, but the cost of throwing out unfinished pens …
Read More »Lifestyle Interventions for Patients with Impaired Glucose Tolerance
Impaired glucose tolerance causes a decrease in quality of life, which can increase morbidity and mortality.
Read More »Time-restricted Eating Controls Glucose Levels
A small study determined if time-restricted eating during the day would help blood glucose levels stay under control.
Read More »CKD Progression with Dementia in Diabetes Linked to Mortality
Can a patient with type 2 diabetes diagnosed with dementia have increased rate of mortality?
Read More »Meds for Weight Management Underutilized Among Veterans
Only 1 percent of veterans enrolled in weight management programs receive medications
Read More »Suboptimal BP, Fasting Glucose Tied to Atrioventricular Block
Two modifiable variables potentially explain more than half of all atrioventricular blocks
Read More »May 25, 2019
We all have patients who suffer from benign prostatic hyperplasia; they are usually seniors and most all of them are on dutasteride or finasteride, both steroidal 5-alpha reductase inhibitors. A lot of these seniors also have diabetes. This week our intern Adam Chalela, B.S. Doctor of Pharmacy Candidate from the …
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