Editor’s Note, DCMS #199

Sometimes the simplest things can be the hardest to do correctly, and nowhere else could it be more devastating than when a glucagon kit is not used properly. In this week’s Disaster Averted, see what could happen when a medical professional gets ahold of a simple-to-use device and overthinks it.

This week we have the final set of our 10-part Homerun Slides series on how the kidneys affect patients with diabetes and how to manage the effects, and our Clinical Text looks at the normal physiology of insulin secretion and action. Our Mastery In Minutes video features an interview with Dexcom CEO, Terry Gregg, as he talks about how the company is helping in the development of an artificial pancreas.