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In this special year-end issue, we count down our most popular articles from the first half of 2021.
Letter from the Editor
Happy Holiday from the entire staff at Diabetes in Control!
As we come to the end of the year, it has been a long and hard road as we work our way through the waves of the coronavirus and the workload that these waves presented. The hardest part is the realization that just because Covid is on everybody’s mind, doesn’t mean that all other diseases disappear. This week and next we want to take the time to reflect on everything we have been through, and we at Diabetes in Control want to share our most popular features for each month of the year. This week’s Christmas edition has the top features from January through June, and the New Year’s edition will have the best of the rest of the year.
We encourage you to grab a holiday treat, sit back, and see why these were the most read features the first half of the year.
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We can make a difference!
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Dave Joffe
Editor-in-chief
Best of 2021, Part 1
January
Changes include enhanced emphasis on the role of social and financial determinants in diabetes patient health.
February
A new study shows that resolving iron deficiency and or vitamin B12 deficiency anemia may affect A1c levels. One of the most common tools used to screen for and evaluate a person’s control of diabetes is a glycated hemoglobin (A1c) test. An A1c test is advantageous because it reflects a patient’s average blood glucose levels over …
March
By Sheri Colberg, PhD
Ever since the US Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) multicenter trial was completed nearly two decades ago, we have known that it is possible to prevent, or at least delay, prediabetes (an insulin-resistant state) from progressing into full-blown type 2 diabetes.
April
Long-acting insulins seem to be the best choice for elderly patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.
May
A combined pharmacological therapy showed efficacy in bodyweight reduction without lifestyle, diet, physical activity changes or surgery.
June
Study examines the effect of Mediterranean or low carb diet on weight, waist circumference and blood glucose in patients with obesity.