Every time we hear of a patient with DKA we think “Trip to the Emergency Room,” and “Insulin Drip Immediately.” However starting insulin without doing certain labs first can make things worse not better. This week’s Disaster Averted points out why not doing these labs can do worse harm than …

In this week’s Homerun Slides, we provide you with Part 2 of A Teaching Resource Guide from Novo Nordisk to give your patients the tools they need to keep on track with their diabetes management. Topics covered include: Getting Rid of Diabetes Suppies, Planning Healthy Meals, and Using Exchange List for …

By Richard S. Beaser, M.D., and Richard Jackson, MD   If an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) is done and a diagnosis of diabetes is confirmed, do you need to perform another test? Do you know the procedures to perform an OGTT?….  

Each week I see insulin using patients who are not in control. It doesn’t seem to matter if they are type 1 or type 2, old or young, rich or poor, they all have high A1c’s and wide swings in blood glucose levels. When we look carefully we find that …

FDA Approves Two Generics of Clopidogrel (Plavix) The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved 2 generic versions of the ubiquitous anticoagulant clopidogrel (Plavix, Bristol-Meyers Squibb/Sanofi). It is one of the best-selling drugs indicated for patients who have had a recent heart attack or stroke or who have peripheral …

These clarifications include but are not limited to: Use may be associated with hyperglycemia and elevated A1c; Use may be associated with the potential for cognitive adverse effects; Periodic monitoring of liver function tests is no longer required. Lovastatin labeling was revised to include contraindications and dose limitations for certain …

Americans should exercise about twice as much as the 2 hours a week they report, researchers said, after analyzing current data on more than 100,000 respondents of all ages. The CDC recommends adults ages 18-64 get about 4 hours of physical activity each week by exercising moderately for 2.5 hours …

Drinking water with meals could be one of the easiest ways to avoid obesity and its accompanying ills, according to new published research. T. Cornwell of University of Oregon and R. McAlister of Michigan State University detailed two studies in their paper. In one, researchers repeatedly watched 75 preschoolers as …

If finally approved by the FDA, they will be the first diet pills to reach the market in 13 years….

Patients with type 2 diabetes are usually advised to keep a low-fat diet. Now, a study shows that….