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Toxin produced by Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus), a common skin bacteria, caused glucose intolerance in rabbit cells… Bacteria and viruses have an obvious role in causing infectious diseases, but microbes have also been identified as the surprising cause of other illnesses, including cervical cancer (Human papilloma virus) and stomach ulcers …

Sotagliflozin, a dual SGLT1 and SGLT2 inhibitor, is a promising option as adjunct therapy for type 1 diabetes patients… In a randomized double blind phase 2 study, 33 type 1 diabetic patients were treated with either sotagliflozin or placebo. Researchers assessed safety, glycemic control, bolus insulin dose reduction which was …

Inactivity seems to compromise the cardiometabolic system…. The study with 4,600 children found that children who engage in daily physical exercise reap the health benefits as early as their teens. They found that those who were more active in late childhood had a lower body weight and lower risk factors for …

Measurement of neck proves additional indicator of upper-body subcutaneous fat, metabolic risk… In the study of 138 obesity-clinic patients, neck circumference cutoffs of 36 cm or greater in females and 39 cm or more in males correlated with criteria for the metabolic syndrome. In women more than men, neck circumference …

Risk for developing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis associated with diabetes type, age of diagnosis… Type 2 diabetes, but not type 1 diabetes, may be associated with a reduced risk for developing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Researchers also found that both the age of diabetes diagnosis and the age of diagnosis of amyotrophic …

Help your patients prevent type 2 diabetes. Your patients who have prediabetes or are at risk for type 2 diabetes could benefit from the National Diabetes Prevention Program. Participants work with lifestyle coaches in a group setting to lose 5%-7% of their body weight and increase physical activity to at …

In this week’s Homerun Slides, we talk about some of the Potential Adjunctive Treatments for Type 1 Diabetes including: Incretins, SGLT-2 Inhibitors, and Insulin Sensitizers…. 

In this week’s Homerun Slides, we focus exclusively on Pramlintide as a treatment therapy for type 1 diabetes including topics on how Pramlintide Reduces Postprandial Glucagon; Clinical Effects; and the Safety and Tolerability in Type 1 Diabetes….

In this week’s Homerun Slides, we cover topics including: The Basal/Bolus Insulin Concept; The Insulin Pump as Adjunctive Therapy; and Addressing the Alpha Cell in Type 1 Diabetes….

In this week’s Homerun Slides, we continue our discussion of type 1 treatment options and intensive insulin management, tying in the factors of glucose variability, and the possibility of a different style of classification to increase treatment efficacy… To download the complete set of these Homerun Slides in PowerPoint (.ppt), just …