Letter From The Editor

I want to let all of you know that Steve, Andrew and I will be at the AADE 12 Annual Meeting & Exhibition in Indianapolis this coming week. Please stop by our booth (#526) to pick up some freebies and complete our electronic survey for a chance to win some …

This week’s Disaster Averted looks at how, even with the best intentions, patients careful diet strategies can be upset leading to a visit to the Emergency Room. Our Homerun Slides deliver more information on ways to use the eAG to improve diabetes care, and Drs. Beaser Jackson and from the …

Many factors affect our cardiovascular health and these can be magnified when diabetes is involved. One often overlooked factor is Heart Rate Variability (HRV). When I first read this week’s feature from Sheri Colberg, all I could think of was how high my heart rate goes when I get in …

Two years ago there was a great deal of press about the use of the Estimated Average Glucose (eAG) and how this would revolutionize diabetes care, making things easier for our patients to understand their diabetes. However in practice there has not been a big shift in that direction. Now …

Last week in a class, three of my patients informed me that using artificial sweeteners actually caused weight gain and higher glucose levels and that it was better to use real sugar if you have diabetes. When I asked them why, I got a variety of answers that I am …

Elliott Joslin once said that the treatment of diabetes is more like a marathon than a sprint. Every day we see how true this statement is, as we look at the increasing number of patients who are still doing well after living with diabetes for over 50 years. This week …

I had a chance to get back to nature this week by spending a couple of days in a B&B in the mountains outside of Asheville, NC. While we were enjoying a great breakfast made from hormone-free meat and eggs, and pesticide-free fruits, I got into a discussion about how …

Now that ADA is over there has been a lot of press about the use of newer medications for more aggressively treating elevated A1c’s. In addition there were numerous presentations on “not yet approved” treatments in the pipeline. This week our Homerun Slides give you a great overview of these …

This week the FDA approved the new weight loss drug lorcaserin. This is the first new drug for weight loss we have had approved in 13 years and early indications are that we will be seeing a lot of prescriptions in the near future. Although I agree that we need …

Over the past four weeks we have shared some fantastic Homerun Slides on the new ADA-EASD guidelines for diabetes care. This week, Dr. Richard S. Beaser from the Joslin Diabetes Center provides more details on the guidelines and their history — be sure to read his comments in this week’s …