Editor’s Note, DCMS #104:

We are all aware of the problems which can occur when our patients take too much insulin or sulfonylureas, potentially leading to dangerously low blood glucose levels. But can you imagine that a diabetes patient could end up beaten and in jail because of hypoglycemia caused by a non-diabetes medication? Our Diabetes Disaster this week chronicles the strange sequence of events that resulted in a legally blind diabetes patient being put behind bars, beaten and injured.

Our Homerun Slides are built to explain why diabetes patients are more likely to have infections and which ones are the most common, and our Clinical Text from the JOSLIN’S DIABETES DESKBOOK hones in on which vitamins, minerals and supplements can help with glucose control and how much to use. Our Mastery in Minutes video this week focuses on the issue of high-protein diets and CKD, something many of our patients are concerned about.