Clinical Presentations

The exact mechanism of extracellular matrix accumulation and proteinuria is multifactorial and incompletely understood. Hyperglycemia directly leads to….

Blood glucose levels can be evaluated using one of several measures: random plasma glucose (RPG), fasting plasma glucose (FPG), oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT), postprandial plasma glucose (PPG), glycated hemoglobin (also known as hemoglobin A1c, HbA1c, or A1C), and fructosamine/glycated serum protein….

The slides in this section provide an overview of the classification, etiology, and diagnostic criteria for Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.

Special consideration must be given to the care of elderly patients with diabetes. This week, our slide presentation focuses on this important issue.

Our October Special Edition focused on Uncommon Diabetes Diagnoses. In addition to all the information we were able to bring you in that issue, we now can add this terrific slide presentation, courtesy of the University of Chicago Kovler Diabetes Center. Our thanks go out once again to Dr. Louis …

This week, we’re re-visiting a short set of Homerun Slides we ran a few years ago which will explain what the HOMA is and how you can use it in your practice….

Patients who are overweight or obese with additional risk factors should be assessed for diabetes and pre-diabetes – if a person is found to have pre-diabetes they need to be monitored for disease progression.

Instructions and a simple case study regarding physiological insulin dosing based on pre-meal readings and carb counting….