Insulin Therapy Center

Is there a benefit to keeping it “simple” when determining appropriate regimens for patients with diabetes?  

A patient called to report that they had the flu, were vomiting and had diarrhea. The patient was not eating and so assumed, because of this, that they should not be taking their insulin. I had the patient check their blood sugars which were found to be over 340mg/dL....

A better understanding of clinical characteristics can lead to more effective therapy being implemented earlier, and fewer complications. 

It may be time to start counting fat in addition to carbs to lower A1c effectively. 

An interview with Oramed Pharmaceuticals CEO and Principal Investigator about a Phase 2b study of its oral insulin and the latest clinical results.

This approval is an example of artificial intelligence being used to improve the health of our patients with diabetes and will get us closer to a true artificial pancreas.

When hospitals do not employ best practices in glucose control, patients with diabetes experience worse outcomes at greater costs.

A man with type 1 diabetes started an exercise program to help him manage his early morning highs. He exercised every evening, at which time his glucose levels would drop during and after exercise. Thinking that exercise would lower his early morning highs, he did not take his insulin before exercise. He was surprised to see his glucose would go up after exercise rather than go down.

A systematic review to investigate the impact of intrauterine exposure to metformin on neonatal growth vs. insulin

In regards to pharmacotherapy, patients with type 1 diabetes end up solely relying on insulin therapy for their diabetes management: what if there is an add on option?