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One of the leading diabetes researchers in the world, Dr. Aaron I. Vinik, Director of Research and Neuroendocrine Unit, EVMS Strelitz Diabetes Research Center, shares his views on early insulin initiation. The natural history of type 2 Diabetes (T2DM) is a progressive worsening of glycemic control as a consequence of …

By David Joffe, BSPharm, CDE; Steve Freed, BSPharm CPT; Brandon Flohr, PharmD, and Vanessa Cepero, PharmD, CVS Pharmacy Type 2 diabetes is a heterogeneous disorder, characterized by glucotoxicity, beta cell dysfunction and decreased insulin sensitivity. Presence of amyloid deposits in the islets and decreased beta cell mass are the pathological hallmark …

By Sheri Colberg, PhD   Before the advent of blood glucose meters, discovering how much of an effect female hormones have on insulin action was impossible. If you’re female, past puberty, and still young enough to be menstruating, then you’ll want to find out more about factoring your time of …

 A National Randomized Trial Lisa M. Schwartz, MD, MS; Steven Woloshin, MD, MS Background Many new drugs are aggressively promoted. The public may not realize that even with US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval, important uncertainties about the benefits and harms of these drugs remain. We assessed the US …

MPR Mobile App now offers a Drug Interactions Checker on the Apple iOS (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch) and Android platforms. The MPR Drug Interactions Checker includes a database of nearly 7,000 agents with over 3,800 detailed drug-drug, drug-alcohol, drug-food, and drug-herbal interactions. Interactions are classified by severity and also include …

By Brandon Flohr PharmD Candidate, LECOM College of Pharmacy   When the topic of diabetes comes up, the two forms that are discussed the most are type I and type II diabetes (TIIDM). There are nearly “26 million diagnosed and undiagnosed adults” with diabetes in the United States and this …

  Wednesday Fabio Calabria went down in an accident early in the race and was left with a bad road rash and bruising to his upper torso. But unlike his teammate Daniele Callegarin who ended up in the hospital for face and hand surgery he was able to get up …

To help prevent errors when prescribing or dispensing the Humulin-R 500 insulin, this handout will help to determine the correct dosage whether using a tuberculin syringe or an insulin u-100 syringe. Click here to download the Humulin-R 500 Conversion Chart (pdf).     For a complete list of all of …

By Sheri Colberg, PhD   People with diabetes are constantly being inundated with news about new supplements that supposedly they should be taking to improve blood sugar control and prevent complications, including chromium, vitamin D, alpha-lipoic acid, vinegar, cinnamon, and more….

As more practices adopt the patient-centered medical home concept, diabetes educators will become even more integral to delivering effective, compassionate and evidence-based health care.…