Insulin Pump and Injections are Comparable in Type 2 Diabetes Control in Older Adults In elderly patients with type 2 diabetes, continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) and multiple daily injections (MDI) of Lantus and Humalog appear to be equally safe and satisfactory.
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Patient-Health Care Provider Contract
“Patients First” Patient-Health Care Provider Contract: This simple easy to use contract is the ultimate chat insert, one copy for the patient and one copy for the chart, Just pull it out at every visit and have the patient reread and initial it.
Read More »A New Risk Factor for Heart Disease
The finding could lead to new ways of preventing heart disease.
Read More »Weight-Loss Surgeries Quadrupled In Five Years
A 900 percent rise in operations on patients between the ages of 55 and 64, from 13,386 to 71,733.
Read More »Lifestyle Biggest Risk Factor for Diabetes
Adult lifestyle has more influence on your chances of developing diabetes than childhood experience, according to new research whose findings contradict previously-held beliefs.
Read More »Low-dose Oral Contraceptives Doubles Risk for Heart Attack or Stroke
Significance for those women taking low-dose oral contraceptives who already are at increased risk for such events because of polycystic ovary syndrome, or metabolic disorder
Read More »AVAILABILITY OF VASCULAR SURGEONS IMPACTS AMPUTATION RATE
Patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) are more likely to have a foot or leg amputated if they live in a region that has few vascular surgeons.
Read More »Diabetes Increases Incontinence for Older Women
More than half of postmenopausal women have had a recent episode of urinary incontinence, according to new research, and the severity of symptoms increases with a history of diabetes.
Read More »Childs Birthweight Tied to Parents’ Heart Risks
A new study has found that the parents of children born at a lower weight may have an increased risk of dying from heart disease or stroke
Read More »Diabetes, Glucose Level, and Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death
Shows how important glucose levels are at every stage of diabetes progression
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