Prediabetes

Dr. Stanley Schwartz talks about why he doesn’t think that sulfonylureas should be used any longer, emphasizing that although they were useful when there were no alternatives, there are far safer and better drugs available today. More videos in this series with Dr. Schwartz Stanley Schwartz, MD, FACP, FACE: Introduction, …

Dr. Stanley Schwartz talks about the best way to determine beta cell function and says that there are actually several indicators that might need to be used. He suggests that there may be several steps that need to be taken including genotyping patients, looking at both classic markers and newer …

Dr. Stanley Schwartz talks about addressing the epidemic of not only diabetes but the growing numbers of prediabetes patients. He reviews the current policy situation and then talks about how he proceeds in his practice with prediabetes patients.  He points out that several studies have shown that adding certain medications …

  Dr. Stanley Schwartz addresses the question of, “Where do we go from here?” regarding the beta-cell centric approach. He notes that there are two ways to approach the question — grassroots and a top-down approach — and says that both avenues should be pursued. He hopes that his his …

The meta-analysis also showed risks for certain cancers increased 22% with a prediabetes diagnosis…. 

A long-term UK study revealed that in order to prevent poorer health outcomes, changes need to be made to the current way of diagnosing patients with type 2 diabetes…. 

Slow caffeine metabolizers who drink more than three cups a day have the highest risk…. 

  PreDiabetes Screening Test  Finally there’s a test that only focuses on PreDiabetes. At the recent AADE meeting, a new company came our way with a home laboratory test that can demonstrate whether a patient has prediabetes or even diabetes. It’s a mail-away finger-stick test that is 99.9% accurate. Now you can …

HbA1c levels in the elderly rise but not in precise relationship to glucose tolerance….

But risk for CVD was higher in the prediabetes group than for those who already had diabetes, probably due to increased medication….