Case Studies

Allison S. Rembert, PharmD Candidate 2024 Adrian K. Baker, PharmD Candidate 2024 Joshua J. Neumiller, PharmD, CDCES, FADCES, FASCP Department of Pharmacotherapy College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Washington State University A 55-year-old female with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) presented to the ambulatory care clinic. …

A 29-year-old woman with insulin-dependent diabetes noted a painful erosion at the site of the tattoo which she had gotten 7 days before. A culture isolated staphylococcus aureus confirming the clinical impression of staph. This diagnosis was not entirely unexpected, since patients with diabetes mellitus are predisposed to staphylococcal infection.

There have been many studies that have been conducted meant to access the effect of alcohol consumption on diabetes - some suggesting that a moderate intake contributes to the risk for diabetes, and others suggesting moderate alcohol is a protective for type 2 diabetes.

Even though metformin delayed release resides in gut, it still maintains glucose-lowering effect… Metformin has been known to be the first line treatment for type 2 diabetes if the side effects are tolerable. According to new study published by Diabetes Care, metformin delayed release (metformin DR) primary effect is in …

An African-American male was diagnosed with heart failure at age 38 due to severe hypertension. At age 40, patient weighed 166lbs and he had normal glucose tolerance test. Three years later, patient weighed 275 lbs due to unknown reason and he was diagnosed with type I diabetes based on a …

A 59 YOF is recently discharged from hospital after an allergic reaction to an anesthesia induction agent. She was placed on high-dose steroid for the reaction while she was in the hospital. Patient had completed her steroid tapering dose 2 months prior to her visit to endocrinology clinic today due to high blood glucose (a1c 8.9%). Past medical history included: hypertension, hyperlipidemia, atrial fibrillation, obesity and diabetes for 7 years. She was well controlled on metformin 1000mg BID before...

Increased risk for prostate and pancreatic cancer associated with use of drug… A recent study published in JAMA looked at long-term data from nearly 200,000 diabetes patients to revisit the debate of whether pioglitazone significantly increases the risk of bladder cancer in patients or not. In the process, researchers also …

The recent study “Diet Soda Intake Is Associated with Long-Term Increases in Waist Circumference in a Biethnic Cohort of Older Adults: The San Antonio Longitudinal Study of Aging (SALSA)”1 suffers from several limitations, which likely confound the study’s conclusions. The authors note that the waist circumference (abdominal fat) findings were not …

The prevalence of obesity, diabetes, and new onset diabetes continue to grow…

Targeted strategies needed to prevent obesity in women of childbearing age, says the DORIAN consortium… The Developmental ORIgins of healthy and unhealthy AgeiNg: the role of maternal obesity (DORIAN) consortium, funded by the European Commission’s Framework Programme 7, has released results gathered from its 3 year research programme which began …