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By Richard S. Beaser, M.D. Can insulin injections make you fat…? Find out when you read our latest excerpt from the Joslin Diabetes Deskbook:
Read More »Joslin’s Diabetes Deskbook, Updated 2nd Ed, Excerpt #5: The Body’s Fuels
Exercise and Sport in Diabetes, 2nd Ed., Part 5
by Jean-Jacques Grimm 2.5 Hyperglycemia Exercise can cause a rise in blood glucose in two situations when…
Read More »Joslin’s Diabetes Deskbook, 2nd Ed, Excerpt #4: Do Your Patients Self-Monitor Their Blood Glucose Enough?
By Richard S. Beaser, M.D. Chapter 3: Monitoring Diabetes: The Importance of Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose and Glycohemoglobin Measurements (Overview)
Read More »Exercise and Sport in Diabetes, 2nd Ed., Part 4
by Jean-Jacques Grimm 2.3 Insulin Absorption The importance of changing the injection site when doing sports or being physically active continues to be actively debated.
Read More »Joslin’s Diabetes Deskbook, 2nd Ed., Excerpt 3: Definition and Pathophysiology
By Richard S. Beaser, M.D. Can you answer this question? If a person without diabetes were to be given a slow intravenous infusion of a 5% glucose solution into the right arm, what would the glucose levels be from blood drawn from the left arm? Find out what the …
Read More »Exercise and Sport in Diabetes, 2nd Ed., Part 3: Exercise in Type 1 Diabetes
Jean-Jacques Grimm 2.1 Introduction Regular exercise in people with diabetes does not necessarily lead to improved control. Indeed, the metabolic disturbances associated with sustained exercise may lead to worsening control unless great care is taken to adjust carbohydrate intake and the insulin dosage.
Read More »Joslin’s Diabetes Deskbook, A Guide for Primary Care Providers, Updated 2nd Ed., Excerpt 2: Do You Know the Conditions that May Cause Inaccurate Results from the A1C Test?
By Richard S. Beaser, M.D. Chapter 3: Monitoring Diabetes The Importance of Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose and Glycohemoglobin Measurements The Glycohemoglobin Measurement (A1C) One of the functions of the red blood cells is to carry oxygen to the cells throughout the body. Hemoglobin within the red blood cells is …
Read More »Exercise and Sport in Diabetes, 2nd Ed.: Fluid Intake Before Exercise
Dinesh Nagi, Editor Drinking before exercise helps to delay the onset of severe dehydration, but the type of fluid taken should be chosen with care. Water empties from the stomach quickly but crosses the walls of the small intestine only slowly.
Read More »Joslin’s Diabetes Deskbook, A Guide for Primary Care Providers, Updated 2nd Ed., Excerpt 1: What Are the Five Steps to Patient Adherence?
By Richard S. Beaser, M.D. and Richard Jackson, MD The Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment: Collaboration is Key to Adherence The gap in meeting clinical targets is in large part due to the gap that presently exists between actual and optimal treatment goals and strategies for patients and physicians. Even when …
Read More »Psychology in Diabetes Care, 2nd Ed, PART 17
Edited by Frank J. Snoek and T. Chas Skinner Diabetes in Older Adults Physical disability Diabetes is also associated with greater risks of disabilities related to mobility and daily tasks among older adults.58,59
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