Symptoms of anxiety found to be independent of symptoms of depression

Dental practices should focus on patients with severe periodontitis for screening of prediabetes

Safety and effectiveness of FreeStyle Libre glucose-monitoring system

In a survey with medical professionals, 78% got this wrong. Can you do better? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, what percentage of patients who have diabetes and are older than 65 y will die of heart disease? A. 58% B. 68% C. 78% D. 88% Follow the link to see if you got the right answer!

Do you use the NovoFine Autocover disposable safety needle system in your hospital or practice? (If so, see this week's Did You Know.)

Woman, 62 years of age, musician, travels often, type 2 diabetes, obesity, hyperlipidemia, fatty liver. Was traveling for two months straight on the road. Late nights/parties and a lot of drinking. Admitted not having taken her GLP-1 or really following any meal or healthy life plan/schedule she was following before leaving. Since last office visit 3 months ago, weight up 10 pounds, fasting glucose 170 in office.

Blandine Lacroix talks with Diabetes in Control Publisher Steve Freed at the 2016 AACE Meeting. In part 4 of this Exclusive Interview, Blandine Lacroix explains the motivational interview process.

In this week's Homerun Slides, the mechanism of Glycocalyx degradation and defining albuminuria.

Hepatic glucose production: Typical lean humans spend more than half of their lives in the post-absorptive state, with less than 5 g of glucose circulating in their blood to support life. Many tissues rely on glucose as their primary fuel source. Notable examples are brain, which has limited access to fatty acids, and erythrocytes which do not possess mitochondria and, therefore, rely on glycolysis to meet energy requirements. Even during rest the body uses roughly 8 g of glucose per hour, and during exercise this rate can increase more than twofold. The body would deplete circulating glucose in less than 30 min, resulting in severe hypoglycemia, loss of neurologic function and death, if not for a constant endogenous supply of glucose.

Improvements in assessment and treatment of diabetic retinopathy position statement