June 25, 2019 : DCMS #455

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Excessive Needle Bruising Conundrum

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This is the last week that Emma Kammerer, L|E|C|O|M Bradenton School of Pharmacy, PharmD Candidate will be with us on her rotation. One of the topics we discussed was how to preserve beta cell function by starting aggressive management from day one.

Like many pharmacists she was somewhat surprised by this no holds barred method, and I challenged her to find others who have done the same thing.

This week she has a new article that looks at why this aggressive approach has long term effects.

Dave Joffe

Editor-in-chief

A physician asked me to see his patient, a middle-aged woman who was using an insulin pen.  She had extensive bruising at her injection sites, with no simple explanation.  She was not taking any medications associated with increased bleeding, and did not bruise easily otherwise. The physician wondered if there was something else about her injection technique that produced the bruising.

Evidence to help determine proper treatment in youth with obesity and type 2 diabetes. 

Evidence has shown diabetic treatment options to improve beta-cell function and/or insulin sensitivity, but do these effects persist upon treatment withdrawal?

Myocardial flow reserve plays a significant role as a predictor of cardiac death in patients with diabetes.