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The study looked at the impact of an electronic health record–based diabetes clinical decision support system on control of hemoglobin A1c, blood pressure, and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels in adults with diabetes….

In surgical situations, fluctuation in patients’ blood glucose levels can be harmful, so physicians take frequent measurements using the inexpensive glucose meters approved by the FDA for home use which were found to be off by as much as 32%….

Older patients with diabetes who are not dealing well with the disease are likely to have symptoms of depression, and spouses of older patients also suffer distress related to diabetes and its management….

In the US, 73% of adults are overweight or obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention….

Detemir plus sitagliptin more effective than sitagliptin with metformin with or without a sulfonylurea….

When should aspirin be considered for the prevention of complications….

by Alan L. Graber, Anne W. Brown, Kathleen Wolff          Reviewed by Coleen Hart, PharmD Candidate Graber, Brown, and Wolff’s “A Life of Control: Stories of Living with Diabetes” provides the reader with unbiased, truthful, and endearing visions of how many aspects of life can be affected …

Having both diseases greatly increases the chances of dying….

Portable meters used to gauge blood sugar levels in pregnant women with diabetes gave readings that differed from lab tests by up to 16%….

Consider a GLP-1 plus a long-acting insulin….