An experimental two-hormone drug shows promise in diabetes and obesity….
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Type 2 Youths Get Earlier Onset of Complications than Type 1’s
The onset of diabetes complications appear much earlier in youth with….
Read More »HbA1c Variability a Predictor for Macrovascular Complications in Type 2’s
HbA1c variability may not impact CVD….
Read More »Mechanism of Increased Appetite Stimulation in Obese Individuals
Obese individuals often have increased appetite despite normal and lower plasma levels of the main appetite stimulant hormone ghrelin….
Read More »Food Choices Sheet
Hand out this easy-to-understand one-sheet to all your diabetes patients, especially those who are struggling to understand how to get a handle on their food choices. Then use this in your education sessions with them and review the sample food label so that they know exactly what to look …
Read More »Special Edition: Type 2 Diabetes, Issue #1
Recently, a doctor who I used to do diabetes classes for called me. We had stopped the classes because of a lack of funding and he wanted to start them again. Part of his reason was to help his patients but he also knew that he was now being graded …
Read More »Special Insulin Edition #3: Insulin Therapy in Older Adults
I have spent the past couple of weeks preparing a CE webinar for the American Association of Nurse Assessment Coordination. This organization represents long-term care professionals who provide quality care for nursing home residents across the nation. They asked me to prepare a webinar on the current treatment regimens and …
Read More »Editor’s Note, DCMS #161
Over the past few years there has been a decrease in the ability of clinicians to diagnose and treat patients. According to a study in The Lancet, this decrease in diagnostic ability can be partly blamed on the increased use of smartphones and other devices that deliver information to a …
Read More »Provider Evolution, Part 5 of 5
In this week’s Homerun Slides, we wrap up our series on Provier Evolution with a comparison of the PCMH and ACO models and then an example of how the two can be bundled to work within one system….
Read More »Diabetes Clinical Case Series, Excerpt #3, Endocrinology and Diabetes
Ramsi Ajjan John, who is a 61-year-old postman, presents to his GP with a 6-week history of increasing tiredness, polyuria and polydipsia. He has also noticed weight loss over the past 6 months (around 5 kg) and an irritating cough that seems to have coincided with him stopping smoking around …
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