Letter From The Editor

When we talk to diabetes experts they all say that GLP-1 agonists will continue to change the way we treat diabetes now and in the future. They also comment on the slow but growing acceptance of this class as the "go to" drug for type 2 diabetes. In last month’s …

As the national healthcare landscape changes with the integration of the recent government laws and expansion of medical information technology, more emphasis has been placed on patient-centered care. I believe that if patient engagement were a drug, it would be the blockbuster drug of the century. Mobile healthcare technologies, a …

Now that there is a second SGLT-2 inhibitor on the market, prescribers will be approached even more often with information on this new class of drugs. These medications are likely to be big competitors with the DPP-4 inhibitors because they are similarly priced and have almost the same place in …

Most of us who treat diabetes patients know that the hardest part is getting patients to make positive changes. We often set the targets so high that patients just give up. If you take a careful look at our Homerun Slides from Dr. Stanley Schwartz, you will see how small …

According to an article in the Consumer Electronics Association newsletter this week, the shipments of wearable bands including smart watches and fitness trackers are forecast to exceed more than 17 million units this year. The smart band segment will account for 8 million of those units in 2014 with its shipments …

Most of you are very familiar with Dr. Sheri Colberg. She has been sharing her wisdom with us for many years and just last Saturday she shared some secrets on how to motivate your patients to exercise more and eat less. This week, in our Clinical Text from the ADA/JDRF …

Many times our patients will say "just give me a book I can read that will fix all my problems and I will do it," and we know full well that it will most likely never happen. Over the years I have recommended a few but the patients could really …

While I was enjoying the 80 degree weather in Florida, our publisher kept wishing the thermometer would get up to zero in Chicago. Even though it is bitterly cold in those northern places, patients still bundle up, put on their warmest boots and trudge to their doctors’ offices for appointments. …

This week was not a good one in our area for getting an appointment with an endocrinologist. Most of our endo’s are over 60 years old and we have only had two new endocrinologists come into the area in the past four years. What makes it harder is that two …

We often hear about the idea of a medical care plan. My interns come to me all full of vim and vigor, and ready to do a plan on any person who presents with diabetes. However, this is hard when you have to take into account insurance plans, patient ability …