Editor’s Note: Slides on Newer Medications, Hand-writing Recognition Problems and More

The Labor Day holiday usually signals that the end of summer is here, and this is a good time to consider reviewing medications for diabetes care. If you are thinking about using some of the newer medications and would like to have the background to explain their use then be sure to check out this week’s Homerun Slides.

Our Diabetes Disaster Averted brings out the problems that constantly occur with hand-writing recognition and why electronic prescribing makes more sense every day, while our Case Study focuses on the problems clinicians face dealing with a fear of insulin and lack of diabetes education.