Physicians have long been advised to counsel patients on diet and exercise modifications to help reduce the risk of diabetes and other chronic health conditions but how much of a difference does this make? A population-based prospective cohort study conducted in Sweden over the course of ten years provides fresh …

Higher than normal rates of influenza-like illness are being seen across the U.S. In the week ended Dec. 20, 6.8% of all deaths observed through the agency’s 122 Cities Mortality Reporting System were attributed to pneumonia and flu. That matches the epidemic threshold for week 51 of 2014, calculated to …

Diabetes is the leading cause of kidney failure in the U.S., and more than 35% of diabetics over age 20 are estimated to have chronic kidney disease (CKD). The multi-site cross-sectional study, Awareness, Detection and Drug Therapy in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Chronic Kidney Disease (ADD-CKD), conducted by the …

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  Animas, a division of Johnson & Johnson, has finally won FDA approval for its Vibe insulin pump and continuous glucose monitoring system. The pump is the first to pair with Dexcom’s G4 PLATINUM continuous glucose monitor that samples interstitial fluid every five minutes and provides a trending chart of …

For an easy reference on the latest changes to the ADA's Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes, just download and print out this 1-page summary of the 2015 revisions.

Now that we have jumped into 2015 many of our patients will be trying to live up to their yearly repeated resolution to lose weight. They will look for every shortcut and newfangled device or product that will "guarantee" that this will be the year they finally reach physical health …

We sometimes think that if our patients are told what to do they will do it. We tend to forget that there is much more to managing diabetes with insulin than with pills. Patients who are very persistent in taking their oral meds can be completely turned off to taking …

In this week’s Homerun Slides, we continue our discussion of incretins and then examine the benefits of adding SGLT-2 inhibitors to patient medication regimens…. To download these slides in PowerPoint (.ppt) format, use this link: Diabetes Mellitus 101 for Cardiologists, Part 12 Other sets in this series: Diabetes Mellitus 101 for Cardiologists, Part …

Rudy Bilous, MD, FRCP Richard Donnelly, MD, PHD, FRCP, FRACP Particular groups of patients with diabetes are at risk of different psychological problems (Table 25.1). Many chil­dren show remarkable resilience to the diagnosis of diabetes, but about one-third have some temporary psychological distress, mostly ‘adjustment disorders’ such as difficulty in sleeping, depression, …