Convenient smartphone access to diabetes information.

Last Friday, I had my six interns gather at a local restaurant for an insulin sit-down. We ran some scenarios for converting patients from basal insulin to mixed insulins, and for adding mealtime insulins. As they were offering their answers, it became very apparent that they were not well-versed in …

Always considered the mainstay of dyslipidemia management, significant reductions in LDL levels are difficult to achieve with diet except with long-term adherence to a regimen that most Western people would consider punitive.

Twice I have had patients re-admit to inpatient care after repetition of DKA within 48 hours of last admission. Clearly, the patients were not receiving insulin.

In this week's Homerun Slides, lessons from the ORIGIN Trial and insulin effects on human islet function.

Insulin sensitivity found only in the animal-protein diet group

Short and long sleep duration have negative effect on insulin sensitivity in men, increase in beta-cell function in women

Increased risk due to level of duration and degree of weight gain

A review suggests that added sugar in drinks impacts more than the endocrine system.

Adults aware of their prediabetes status may be more likely to exercise and lose weight.