Letter From The Editor

This week in Part 3 of our Case Study, Mr. Walker and his wife return for a follow-up visit as his glucose control has not improved as much as expected. Click here to see if you agree with the drug choice. In our analysis of the GLP-1 survey data, we …

This week I picked up my new glasses and was chatting with the optometrist about how many of his patients have diabetes. Dr. Adler sees a good number of them as his population is a little older and what surprises him is that they often make no connection between diabetes and …

Steve and Andrew came home with tons of new information from the recent ADA 71st Scientific Sessions. We are going to be sharing the information with you for the next couple of weeks as we continue to review and evaluate the articles and studies. There are articles on new classes …

Steve and Andrew came back with a ton of new data on GLP-1 Agonist therapies from the 71st Scientific Sessions of the ADA. We turned over these articles, abstracts, posters and presentations to our interns for them to get down to what really matters. They have three articles focusing on …

While I was talking to a large group of employees on the west coast of Florida, I made the comment that if you are over 40 and have a family history of diabetes, overweight, hypertension or have elevated lipids, you should get an A1c test at your next physical. Apparently …

Airfares are at an astronomical level this year, hotels in San Diego cost more to stay in than the national debt of most major countries, and we know that many of you can’t get away for 4 or 5 days anyway to attend the 71st Scientific Sessions of the American …

This week we have the results from our GLP-1 Survey. Thanks to the great number of you who participated, and congratulations to Dr. Donald W., of Southern Pines, North Carolina, the winner of our Kindle/Nook giveaway. As we put together the original survey, our first thoughts were to find out …

Over the past month there have been record high temperatures all over the US. Cities that were at minus 45° Fahrenheit with wind chill in February were at 104° just two weeks ago, and summer just started today. All this heat can have a very negative effect on insulin stability …

We have spent a lot of time over the past few months helping you learn about Shared Medical Appointments and Patient Centered Medical Homes, and most of the time we all think about seniors as the most likely candidates. This week, our current Doctor of Pharmacy candidate, Daniel Schultz, spoke …

This week I had a chance to interview Dr. Vivian Fonseca on the use of GLP-1 agonists, and he shared his thoughts on why these medications are a logical choice. He also gave us a little information on a study using GLP-1 agonists with insulin, and why he thinks the …