Treating type 2 diabetic patients with pioglitazone, a thiazolidinedione, significantly increased the risk for macular edema….

Portion size as opposed to the frequency of meals has significant impacts on metabolic profiles…. 

Ferritin, uric acid, and Zbed3 are associated with insulin resistance….

Long-term use of Lucentis (ranibizumab) looks safe…. 

Imagic Mobile Free basic version/Android  Visual Anatomy is an interactive reference and education tool which includes a rotational organ 3D overview model, 58 high-resolution images and more than 300 feature points which can be interactively selected. Each feature has its own label and short description. Eight overview images from Gray’s …

This week we have some interesting news about medications for obesity and their effects on diabetes. Our first article looks at the use of orlistat and lorcaserin and how waist circumference is affected while another article from EASD Barcelona examines the use of naltrexone and buproprion. The problem with all of these …

By the time that you read this newsletter we will either be in a funding gridlock or not, but regardless the Affordable Care Act will have started. A lot of attention has been on government programs but private health insurance is also affected by this new program. This week in …

  This week we wrap up our short series of Homerun Slides on the newly implemented Affordable Care Act. This last set covers Medicaid Expansion, ACA Stakeholder Impact, and the Impacts of ACA so far….

Ramsi Ajjan Andrea is a 35-year old solicitor who presents with a 10-day history of constant palpitations, weakness, and irritability….

NYC Dept of Health and Mental Hygiene Free For your diabetic patients who love to cook and are willing to experiment, you can now recommend this app courtesy of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. CalCutter allows them to enter their own recipes and intended number …