When it comes to well-being, Alaskans nabbed the top spot in the U.S. while West Virginia ranks last for the sixth consecutive year. The report was based on more than 176,000 phone interviews nationwide. Hawaii and South Dakota followed Alaska in spots two and three and Kentucky stayed in the …

Ferumoxytol-MRI provided clear images of ongoing pancreatic inflammation in patients with new-onset type 1 diabetes. Using the technique may help identify patients showing diabetes progression and stratify subgroups that may respond to various treatments. The researchers investigated the possibility of using MRI and ferumoxytol, a coated iron nanoparticle used as …

  Let the American Diabetes Association help you answer some of the many questions your patients have at diagnosis. It all starts with a free booklet for you to give your patients with the information they need on day 1. The booklet also offers them the opportunity to enroll in …

  This vinyl bi-fold medical wallet from Street Smart is a comfortable smaller wallet and the size complements its comfort. Features a hot stamped gold medical symbol and a clear window on the outside, perfect for the Medical Information Card. Inside there are three credit card slots, one zipped coin/key …

We all know the definition of insanity is "doing the same thing over and over again and expecting the same results." Nowhere has this been more true than in medicine. Thirty-five years ago, the "experts" decided that if you ate cholesterol it would raise LDL and Total Cholesterol, and the …

Just Do Inc. Free iOS/Android   This is a very simple, almost simplistic, approach to achieving basic exercise goals for your patients. The workout is extremely short but intense. The developers note that, "All you need now is 10 minutes three times a week, a comfortable spot, and your smartphone." …

This week’s Clinical Mastery Series newsletter is chock full of great information to help with your patients. First we wrap up our killer Homerun Slides series on DME. Next up is Part 1 of the latest in insulin management techniques from Practical Diabetes Care. Our Disaster Averted works quite well with …

David Levy, MD, FRCP Introduction Insulin treatment in type 1 diabetes is substitution/replacement hormone treatment, but replacement is much more variable and difficult to achieve than in other hormone deficiencies (e.g. thyroid, adrenal, gonadal hormones) because of the minute-by-minute variation in insulin secretion by the intact pancreas, which cannot yet be …

About one and a half years ago I was evaluating the educational needs of a mid-30’s, female, hospital in-patient with diabetes mellitus type 2 (DM2). She and her husband both had DM2. Both were slender, active, did carb counting and followed all the prescribed recommendations of living successfully with diabetes. …

A new analysis indicates that people with type 2 diabetes are less likely to suffer myocardial infarctions, strokes, or early mortality when they take blood pressure medications — even if they don’t actually have hypertension…