August 6, 2019 : DCMS #461

DISASTERS AVERTED — Near Miss Case Studies

Beware of Sound- and Look-Alike Names

TOP STORIES — Diabetes News and Research

Work Weeks Greater than 45 Hours Can Increase Risk for Diabetes 

Mechanisms Involved In Beta-cell Dysfunction In Diabetes 

Intensive Lipid Lowering Linked To Neuropathy

MOST POPULAR ARTICLES OF THE MONTH

#1 Updated Consensus Report on Diabetic Nutrition Therapy

#2 The Role of Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Glycemic Control

#3 Low-carb Diet Without Calorie Restriction Favorable on Metabolic Syndrome

If you have ever attended a seminar, CE program or an advanced diabetes training you have to be familiar with one of the most famous diabetes slides. This slide by Drs. Kendall and Bergenstal from the International Diabetes Center is the quintessential slide on the history and development of type 2 diabetes. This slide proves the value of post-prandial glucose testing in the identification of diabetes and sums up the progression of Beta Cell Failure and Insulin Resistance.

The question has been, what are the mechanisms involved in this dysfunction, and can we prevent the development of diabetes?

LECOM School of Pharmacy PharmD. Candidate, Onyi Ibeji, has a very interesting article on these mechanisms and how to reduce their effect.

Dave Joffe

Editor-in-chief

During a recent phone follow-up call to one of my patients a co-worker and I avoided a “Diabetes Disaster.” My patient told me that she had received her mail order refill for “ASPART” but the bottle didn’t look the same and she didn’t understand how to “dilute” it. I asked her to read the label to me. She had to spell it out.

The impact of longer work weeks affects women differently from men.

Preserving beta cell function will maintain glucose homeostasis and may prevent diabetes.

Patients with type 2 diabetes on intensive lipid lowering therapy may be at an increased risk for developing secondary neuropathies, based on the results of a recent study.