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Often we get so busy working with patients that we forget about the business of diabetes. David Kliff, Publisher, Diabetes investor brings us information on Making the case for insulin – the Battle for type 2 patients isn’t limited to oral agents and GLP-1’s. He lays it on the line …

The next president of the United States will be trying to pass legislation that will effect your medical costs and also your patients costs. This week item #4 tries to explain each of their approaches to changing our healthcare system, and since it seems all politicians think that prescription benefits …

Dr. Sheri Colberg, Ph.D., FACSM, gives us more Abdominal and lower-back resistance exercises: Chair sit-ups and low back strengthener. These are great for our patients who can not get down on the floor because they can be done in a chair or on a bed or couch

Two weeks ago I wrote about the most promising new diabetes therapies and many of you wanted to know more so this week, Skott Lant, Doctor of Pharmacy Candidate UF College of Pharmacy has prepared a report on What Gpr119 is And How Compound Psn821 Might Work. This is a …

Many times you click on a publication about diabetes and you find out that most of the people involved have no real relation to diabetes. Everyone knows that Steve and I have been involved in patient care for years. We have taken it one step further with Andrew Young, coming …

Dr. Sheri Colberg, Ph.D., FACSM, knows what parts of the body need the most help and the parts that most people want to fix this week she focuses on a major concern to all of us with Abdominal and lower-back resistance exercises: Crunches and the Waist Worker

Every time I try to tell a patient to exercise they moan and complain, but when I say get more physical activity they all ask “what’s that. This week Gwen Stubenhofer, RN, BSN, ACLS-Instructor explains what that means and how she encourages patients to get more of it. You can …

In case you’ve escaped the sensationalist media reports about the Byetta-pancreatitis issue, this week the FDA issued a new warning after six cases of necrotizing pancreatitis in Byetta users came to light. Overall, the numbers are small. The annual rate of pancreatitis among people not on Byetta is about 17 …

Dr. Sheri Colberg, Ph.D., FACSM, begins talking about The Importance Of Building Your Core Muscles, and sets the stage for learning how.

Janesha O. Womack, Doctor of Pharmacy Candidate, FAMU College of Pharmacy has used the new Nutritional Concepts Meal Planning software and now knows exactly how to get glucose under control. She shares her experience with us. To read the feature on this product and get a free 30 day trial: …