Insulin Therapy Center

A century after the discovery of insulin, new insulins, new devices, and other innovations may again change the future of treatment for type 1 diabetes.

The pancreas secretes both insulin and amylin, so should an artificial pancreas system provide insulin and pramlintide?

Intensive insulin therapy may speed up the development of diabetic retinopathy, placing some patients at a higher risk for blindness. 

I asked a patient with erratic glucose levels where he usually gave his insulin injections to which he responded, "In my arms." I asked, "Could you show me where?" The patient promptly rolled up his sleeves and pointed to the vein in his antecubital space.

The FDA cleared The Bigfoot Unity AI Diabetes Management System by Bigfoot Biomedical for T1D & T2D management in patients of 12 or older.  

The use of insulin to treat type 2 diabetes patients is growing, but does its risk for hypoglycemia impact cardiovascular health?

A woman in her 60s, extremely insulin-sensitive with type 1 diabetes, came for a review of carb counting and blood sugar logs.  Pt had been running blood sugars above the target range. When asking pt why she thought her blood sugars were running high, she stated she was fearful of having low blood sugars....

Long-acting insulins seem to be the best choice for elderly patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.

 Over the years, I have had many patients come into the pharmacy requesting a replacement bottle of insulin because they’ve accidentally dropped a bottle. Recently, a patient shared one such experience....

A small pilot study investigates how modest hyperglycemia, not hyperinsulinemia, is better for people with type 1 diabetes during exercise.