Phuong Nguyen, Doctor of Pharmacy Candidate, LECOM, College of Pharmacy Studies investigating both mice and humans have shown that chronic hyperglycemia may shift the balance of B-cell proliferation and apoptosis toward cell death, consequently resulting in B-cell deficiency and impaired insulin secretion. Idris and Donnelly (2009) studied the effect of …

This past Saturday I was working with 11 patients in an interactive education class at a progressive doctor’s office in Palmetto, Florida. This office takes a very unique approach to diabetes and provides every patient who has an A1c of 5.7 or greater with education at no charge. None of …

With this week’s Homerun Slides, we have one more example of a PCMH (Patient-Centere Medical Home) Case Study for you, and then we explore Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) with an examination of the basic system and a look at the NCQA ACO Standards and Measures….

Barbara J. Anderson, PhD, CDE and Abigail K. Mansfield Marcaccio, PhD The week’s excerpt answers the following questions: What is "Miscarried Helping"? What are the steps in preventing "Miscarried Helping"? How can you foster an open provider-patient relationship? What are the steps to preventing diabetes "burnout"? How can primary care …

iApp Creative LLC $.99 iOS Certified by Surescripts, iPrescribe is the first standalone electronic prescribing app. It’s as portable as your prescription pad, much more secure, saves time and offers incredible convenience. It’s preloaded with the specific drug info that will enable you to write prescriptions quickly, whether in the …

When you look up alpha-1 antitrypsin you find out that it is a protease inhibitor belonging to the serpin superfamily, and a deficiency leads to a condition in which the body does not make enough of a protein that protects the lungs and liver from damage. This condition can lead …

CheckPoints  Give this nutrition handout to your patients for an overview of healthy eating principles, including portion size, carbohydrate types, and nutrition principles. CheckPoints includes a one-week food journal, and a trend tracker, and keeps nutrition simple while also being educational. CheckPoints (pdf)  

ViSi Mobile System  Sotera Wireless, Inc. has announced that the FDA has cleared its patented continuous non-invasive blood pressure (cNIBP) technology. The ViSi Mobile System is the first wrist-worn monitor to measure core patient vital signs: cNIBP, heart rate, electrocardiogram, blood oxygenation level, respiration rate, and skin temperature. Through ViSi …

Analysis in the Annals of Internal Medicine revealed undergoing comprehensive lifestyle interventions may help stem the odds of type 2 diabetes in high-risk patients. However, lifestyle initiatives did not appear to cut the risk of all-cause mortality in those who had diabetes, researchers noted. Annals of Internal Medicine, Oct 15, …

There should be little difference between the lifestyle advice given to diabetics and that given to the general public, results of a large, prospective study suggested. Although diabetics in the study had a 62% higher risk of dying than people without a diabetes diagnosis, diabetes status did not substantially influence …