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Adolescents with type 2 diabetes are at risk of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease early on in life…. 

Richard S. Beaser, MD This week’s excerpt covers the following topics: What drugs block glucose absorption How to titrate this class of drugs Learn the contraindications and precautions for the glucose blocking drugs Discover which other drugs can cause serious side effects when used with drugs that block glucose absorption   …

Just 2 or more servings a day can pack on the pounds…. 

Eating pistachio nuts and almonds could help protect against developing type 2 diabetes in individuals who are already at high risk…. 

Analysis of DNA data reveals important information in largest diabetes genetic study to date…. 

Richard S. Beaser, MD This week’s excerpt covers the following topics: Drug interactions with potential for clinical significance for metformin Contraindications and precautions for metformin Class contraindications and precautions for TZD’s Which TZD interactions are serious and how it is metabolized  

Women with diabetes were at 40% to 50% greater risk for developing and dying from coronary heart disease than diabetic men, and sex disparities in pharmacotherapy didn’t appear to explain the excess risk…. 

Dapagliflozin as an add-on therapy to glimepiride, pioglitazone, or sitagliptin significantly reduces postprandial plasma glucose in type 2 diabetes patients…. 

Targeted interventions based on genetic risk may not be the best approach for preventing type 2 diabetes and instead universal strategies to prevent obesity should be prioritized…. 

Richard S. Beaser, MD This week’s excerpt covers the following topics: The disadvantages of triple therapy Which abnormality of the metabolic syndrome to treat first When to start triple therapy Why we need to be more aggressive in treating type 2 diabetes Achieving a Proper Balance When initiating and titrating …