Examining the complex relationship between incretin hormones and sex hormones in patients undergoing gender transition.
Read More »The Effects of Type 2 Patients Refusing Insulin
There is a strong need to understand the relationship between the refusal of insulin therapy in patients with type 2 diabetes and worsening blood glucose levels.
Read More »Handling Accidental Insulin Injection
I am a diabetes educator and have built a small business helping senior citizens care for their animals with diabetes. It seems that most of the pets I see are small dogs and their owners use insulin to manage their animals' diabetes.
Read More »Medication Adherence and its Effect on Diabetes Outcomes
Is there a benefit to keeping it “simple” when determining appropriate regimens for patients with diabetes?
Read More »Insulin Resistance and the Flu
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....
Read More »Insulin Glargine/Lixisenatide vs. Insulin Glargine for T2DM
A better understanding of clinical characteristics can lead to more effective therapy being implemented earlier, and fewer complications.
Read More »Adjusting Insulin For Dietary Fat
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.
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