It may be time to start counting fat in addition to carbs to lower A1c effectively.
Read More »Oral Insulin (ORMD-0801) Close to Reality
An interview with Oramed Pharmaceuticals CEO and Principal Investigator about a Phase 2b study of its oral insulin and the latest clinical results.
Read More »The First Automated Insulin Dosing Controller FDA Approved
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.
Read More »Survey Indicates Inpatient Diabetes Care Must be Reformed NOW!
When hospitals do not employ best practices in glucose control, patients with diabetes experience worse outcomes at greater costs.
Read More »Insulin Before Exercise May Be Needed to Lower Morning Highs
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.
Read More »Intrauterine Exposure to Metformin Can Affect Neonatal Growth
A systematic review to investigate the impact of intrauterine exposure to metformin on neonatal growth vs. insulin
Read More »SGLT Inhibitors as Adjunct Therapy with 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?
Read More »Cost Benefit Analysis of Human and Analog Insulin
Rising insulin costs have created limiting barriers in diabetic therapy plans. A recent study provides data on which insulin types may be the most cost-effective.
Read More »“Smart” Insulin Used to Prevent Hypoglycemia
A new form of insulin working in response to glucose levels.
Read More »A Review of Insulin Errors
As the incidence of diabetes increases, insulin use can reasonably be expected to increase, and the mistakes will no doubt increase as well. Insulin is a very powerful medication, and some of these mistakes will require the ambulance, the hospital, or worse.
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