Insulin Therapy Center

With this week’s Homerun Slides, we discuss several medication therapies and their effects on insulin resistance including bromocriptine, a "new" drug that has actually been around a long time….

A woman, 59 years of age, was diagnosed with diabetes while in the hospital. She was discharged on basal bolus insulin. The diabetes educator (CDE) was contacted to teach insulin administration via insulin pens upon discharge. The patient was taught, and performed return demonstration correctly. She was sent home with …

Two-year study finds markedly increased C-reactive protein compared to those living in lower traffic areas… Individuals taking oral diabetes medications did not experience increases in CRP concentration. The study builds on the research team’s previous work suggesting that oral diabetes medications may provide a protective effect against inflammation for people …

Study finds type 2 risk in nondiabetic patients decreased… Moderate alcohol consumption can reduce the risk for type 2 diabetes as compared to heavy drinking, and the risk reduction differs between men and women. In a previous study, alcohol consumption of 24 g alcohol/day reduces type 2 diabetes risk by …

With this week’s Homerun Slides, we cover several complex topics including, "The Adipocytokine Syndrome," and the Implications for Therapy of Treating Inflammation, and we start to address the potential therapeutic effects of Treating the Biome…. To download the complete set of slides in PowerPoint (.ppt) format, just use this link: Insulin Resistance …

The newly developed insulin pump system for type 1 diabetes patients is not yet available in the U.S…. The new device, available in Australia, Denmark, and the U.K., is small, about the size of a MP3 player. The system is the first in the world to both automatically suspend insulin …

With this week’s Homerun Slides, we delve into the multiple effects of insulin resistance on the body and how these effects can accumulate causing more problems such as CV issues down the road…. To download the complete set of slides in PowerPoint (.ppt) format, just use this link: Insulin Resistance – A …

Protein activity in female muscles said more efficient… It’s long been known that obese men are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes than obese women, but researchers at McMaster University have discovered it may be related to a difference between the sexes in the activity of a protein in …

Device implantation could be the future in T2DM and weight loss… Weight gain is often a side effect of several different oral antidiabetic drugs (OADs), such as sulfonylureas and thiazolidinedion, along with insulin. Lifestyle modification and weight loss is always recommended in T2DM, but we all know it takes great …

With this week’s Homerun Slides, we look at the current realities of modern life which seem to be encouraging the development of insulin resistance and how Modern Man is "locked" into a "Seasonal Insulin Resistance Syndrome Physiology"…. To download the complete set of slides in PowerPoint (.ppt) format, just use this …