A 62-year-old Asian-American female arrives at your office for a new patient appointment. Her current medications are metformin, pioglitazone, enalapril, lovastatin, alendronate, calcium supplements and vitamin D. Her A1C is on target at 6.9%, however you decide to replace her pioglitazone with a different antihyperglycemic medication. Why would you make this decision? A. Pioglitazone increases the risk of hypertriglyceridemia B. Pioglitazone increases the risk for cardiovascular events C. Pioglitazone increases the risk for fractures D. Pioglitazone increases the risk for hypoglycemia Follow the link to see the right answer.
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SGLT-2 as 2nd Drug
Are you open to recommending an SGLT-2 inhibitor as a second drug for a patient with type 2 diabetes who is overweight and has not met their goal? Follow the link to see how you compare to your colleagues.
Read More »R. Keith Campbell Recognized with Lifetime Achievement Award
Pharmacy innovator Keith Campbell, B.Pharm, MBA, CDE, who sits on our board of advisors at Diabetes in Control, is one of the first pharmacists to become a certified diabetes educator and the inspiration for hundreds of other pharmacists and nurses who since followed in his footsteps, received the Lifetime Achievement Award on Friday, Oct. 20, 2017 at the Washington State University College of Pharmacy Crimson Gala.
Read More »Albuminuria: A Lot More Than Just a Little Protein in the Urine Part 11
In this week's Homerun Slides, liraglutide's effects on and action in diabetes, and therapeutic ways to treat chronic kidney disease in people with type 2.
Read More »International Textbook of Diabetes Mellitus, 4th Ed., Excerpt #97: Metabolomics: Applications in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Insulin Resistance Part 3
Altered metabolites and their potential origins in type 2 diabetes and insulin resistance: In recent years, a large number of cross-sectional and prospective studies have revealed specific metabolites and pathways that are altered by, or predictive of, T2DM and insulin resistance.
Read More »Risk Of Mortality In Patients with Type 2 and Prior CV Event
New study finds that adults with type 2 diabetes and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease have increased risk of mortality with a prior nonfatal cardiovascular (CV) event.
Read More »Pre-Pregnancy Vitamin D Intake Reduces Gestational Diabetes Risk
Large cohort suggests supplement increase beneficial in women of reproductive age.
Read More »Safety And Efficacy Of New Long-Acting Exenatide Formulation
Once-weekly exenatide formulation can provide as much benefit as the traditional twice-daily dosing.
Read More »Long-Term Benefits of Linoleic Acid In Type 2 Diabetes
High linoleic acid level could reduce type 2 risk by 43 percent, new study found.
Read More »Can Vaccinations Increase Or Decrease Risk for Type 1 Diabetes?
Flu shot, Pandemrix®, might reduce diabetes risk in children, study found.
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