Management of Glycemia During Hospitalization and Surgery    Do you have three minutes to improve your patients’ care? In this week’s Clinical Text excerpt, we begin a new series with The Diabetes Ready Reference for Nurse Practitioners. Please take a few minutes to check out our first selection which provides …

  With this selection of Homerun Slides, we have the latest position statement from the ADA/EASD on the Management of Hyperglycemia in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Topics covered in this set include, A Patient-Centered Approach and Background….

By Wael Diab, RPh, PharmD Candidate University of Colorado College of Pharmacy The pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes mellitus is complex, consisting of far more physiologic defects than simple insulin resistance and beta-cell dysfunction….

Steve, Andrew and I are in Philadelphia at the 21st Annual Scientific Conference of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists this week and we have been going full force to find the most intriguing information for you. In addition to covering the usual presentations and seminars, we have interviewed major …

New Insulin Dosing Software Approved for Pediatrics  Glytec adds pediatric insulin dosing to its IV and subcutaneous use. Glytec’s Glucommander was the first insulin dosing software to be cleared for adult (ages 18+) intravenous use; it is the only company to achieve specific FDA clearance for subcutaneous use, and now …

More than 7,500 physicians and clinicians are involved in a spirited debate over the sensibility of legalizing marijuana for medicinal purposes. Eleven percent of survey participants said they support legalization without reservation and 44% are supportive with reservations; 15% are outright opposed to legalization. While there is sentiment among participating …

The National Journal convened a policy summit to examine the growing national security threat posed by a shrinking pool of Americans lean enough to serve in the military. At a time when U.S. forces are stretched thin overseas, obesity is the leading medical disqualifier for military service. Some 27% of …

That’s an increase of 64% from 2010, researchers have warned. The Diabetes 2025 Model for the U.S. was developed by William Rowley, MD, and Clement Bezold, PhD, Institute for Alternative Futures. “These findings have ironic implications for the future U.S. diabetes burden. Death rates, along with earlier detection of undiagnosed …

Telemedicine has proven to be an acceptable means of providing affordable and accessible care to patients in remote areas where endocrine care is not available….

“Diabetes threatens to destroy the health care system”….