In this week’s set of Homerun Slides, we conclude our four-part series on 1,5-Anhydroglucitol, which shows significant and predictive links to several diabetic complications including retinopathy, cardiovascular disease in both men and women, and neonatal birth weight among others….

A colleague, the director of pharmacy for a large multi-office ACO in our area, called me recently. One of his Clinical MTM pharmacists had heard from some patients who were using Lantus or Levemir as needed. He contacted me to find out if I had ever seen this before. This got …

BMJ Group iOS/Requires membership with BMJ The BMJ iPad app combines the weekly BMJ print journal selection of research, comment, and education (with added interactivity), along with live feeds of the latest news, blogs, podcasts, and videos to appear on bmj.com. Key benefits include: content from the weekly print issue; live feed of …

Comprehensive Diabetic Foot Exam (CDFE) Form and Pocket Chart  From the Australian National Association of Diabetes Centres and the Australasian Podiatry Council comes this CDFE form which adheres to the ADA Task Force document. The Pocket Chart is a good tool to have along with the exam form and was created …

Quantose™  A lab test to find pre-diabetes earlier. The manufacturer Metabolon has discovered a number of significant biochemical markers indicative of risk for type 2 diabetes. These markers are currently being incorporated in the development of the Quantose series of diagnostic products. The first-generation Quantose product is a diagnostic test …

Participants were 60 years old or older, inactive, nonsmoking, with a BMI less than 35 and FBG between 105 and 125 mg dL. They completed three randomly ordered exercise protocols spaced four weeks apart. Post-meal walking was significantly more effective than 45 min of sustained morning or afternoon walking in lowering …

Obese women who skipped breakfast showed greater glucose total AUC and had higher levels of pre-lunch free fatty acids compared with those who ate breakfast, according to a study. Insulin resistance from skipping breakfast could increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, the lead researcher said. Presented at The …

A study found low-income, food-insecure diabetes patients showed higher mean A1c values and had lower fruit and vegetable intake and self-efficacy than their food-secure counterparts. However, researchers noted greater A1c and self-efficacy improvements in food-insecure patients following educational intervention compared with the other group. Diabetes Care, June 2013 

The results continue to show dramatic reductions in complications….

"Smart" device that reduces low blood glucose levels overnight undergoing FDA review….