Type 2 diabetes patients with a BMI between 18.5 and 24.9 kg/m2 had the lowest mortality rate, while those in the 14.4 to 18.5 BMI range had an increased rate….

Survival rates similar for those with looser glucose limits…. Some previous research has suggested that high blood sugar after bypass and other types of heart surgery was associated with increased risk of health problems and death, but more recent research has found that might not be the case. This new …

When we were kids, we used to play a game called Red Light/Green Light, and the goal was to sneak up on the "it" person without them catching your moves. In this week’s Homerun Slides series, we bring you a way to use this game to help your patients get …

This week, we wrap up our short series of Type 1 Diabetes and Psychoeducation covering topics such as: Psychotherapeutic Interventions; the Role of Healthcare Providers; and Creating a Plan of Action. We’ve also included a list of resources for further research…. To download this slide set in PowerPoint format, just …

Rudy Bilous, MD, FRCP Richard Donnelly, MD, PHD, FRCP, FRACP   Etiology and clinical presentation Hypoglycemia is a common side effect of treatment with insulin and oral antidiabetic drugs, especially sulphonylureas, and is a major factor preventing patients with type 1 and 2 diabetes from achieving near normoglycemia. The brain is dependent …

Medicare Cracks Down on Hospitals with High 30 Day Readmission Rates A total of 2,610 hospitals in the U.S. will see their Medicare payments docked in fiscal 2015 for having excessive numbers of patients return to the hospital within 30 days of discharge. Some of the hospitals will lose 3% of their income …

Standing Desks for Students: Could Standing Desks Combat Childhood Obesity? By changing the desks in our schools, we could impact the health of our nation.Obesity is a big concern and some adults are opting to use standing desks rather than office chairs to avoid long hours of sitting at work. Is …

Currently, Medtronic offers glucose monitoring systems that deliver information including glucose levels, trends and warnings to either an integrated insulin pump or a separate receiver. However, the company would like to take advantage of the ease and convenience of smart phone technology. Medtronic is not offering any forecast on when …

An analysis revealed type 1 diabetes patients on long-acting insulin attained better A1C, gained less weight and had a reduced risk of severe hypoglycemia than those on immediate-acting insulin. Long-acting insulin was more costly but significantly more effective than immediate-acting insulin, long-acting insulin analogs are probably superior to intermediate acting …

And fatal cardiovascular disease risk is 43% lower for type 1 diabetes patients using insulin pumps over multiple daily injections….  Dr. Gudbjörnsdottir and colleagues in Sweden conducted an observational study using patient data from the Swedish National Diabetes Registry from 1996 till 2014. The data included more than 95% of …