Blood Glucose Control

Can C-peptide help attain adequate glycemic control in diabetes patients?

In the conclusion of this Exclusive Interview, Kimberly Ward explains how Roche can help the patient with private insurance to get help obtaining a preferred co-pay for the Accu-Check system.

A study in Diabetes Care showed that 74.7% of deaths among patients with impaired glucose tolerance happened after progression to type 2 diabetes.

In part 5 of this Exclusive Interview, Kimberly Ward explains how the Accu-Chek system helps the patient to manage their blood glucose.

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 part 4 of this Exclusive Interview, DIC Publisher Steve Freed asks how does the Roche system differ from other products currently on the market?

When it comes to metformin, when appropriate, I recommend the extended release version. Last week my patient, female, 56 years of age, type 2 diabetes, visited. A1C was elevated, and she gained 5 pounds. She had been on metformin ER for the last 6 months and doing well. She said she recently noticed a bean-looking/pill-looking thing in her stools that seemed to be related to her metformin.

In part 3 of this Exclusive Interview, Kimberly Ward explains how to get busy healthcare providers to use the information provided by the Accu-Chek system.

In part 2 of this Exclusive Interview, Kimberly Ward explains the integration of the Accu-Check system with an Apple app and how the system's features benefit patients and physicians alike.

Is extreme blood glucose control increasing or decreasing mortality rate in hospitalized patients?