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In this week's Homerun Slides, precision medicine - matching the right drug to the right patient.

Is once-daily delayed release metformin better than the other forms of metformin?

In Part 1 of this exclusive interview, Dr. Eckel discusses the new PCSK9 inhibitors, treating complicated patients, and the challenges of type 2.

I’ve been with many a person who has type 1, when the person is told if they would just eat, drink, or rub this potion on their body, or if they would just think a certain way, they would no longer have type 1 diabetes. When I see or hear this, I become very angry and protective. Today, a woman who has had type 1 diabetes for almost 30 years told me she went to an alternative healer for an essential oils treatment. The “healer” told her if she would rub the cinnamon oils on her ankles it would heal her diabetes. She asked me what I thought.

In this week's Homerun Slides, the cardiovascular benefit of the newer diabetes algorithm and treatment process.

Can probiotics improve A1c’s, plus much more?

Does obesity increase or decrease death rate?

In this week's Homerun Slides, debunking the myth that most patients with type 2 will eventually progress to insulin.

ETC-1002 may offer new therapeutic option that does not decrease glycemic control.

Studies suggest aloe vera has antidiabetic properties, but is the research sound?