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By Sheri Colberg, PhD
In late 2017, one of my columns addressed whether you can determine if your joint issues are related to being active, normal aging, or diabetes. The answer was that you really couldn't determine the exact cause(s), but any or all of them may be contributors. Does it matter more if you know the underlying cause if you can figure out the best treatment?

We were asked to consult on a case involving BK, a 74-year-old man with type 2 diabetes (T2D) of 12 years duration. He was a retired restaurant manager who lived with his wife of 52 years. BK had a positive history of tobacco smoking (2 packs per day for 35 years), but he quit ten years ago following his grandson's birth. He monitors his blood glucose level two to three times daily....

A small pilot study investigates how modest hyperglycemia, not hyperinsulinemia, is better for people with type 1 diabetes during exercise.

Canaglifozin reduced risk of cardiovascular death and hospitalizations due to heart failure by 31%.

Are you doing everything you can to ensure your patient has the best quality of life possible with type 2 diabetes?

SGLT-2 inhibitors show additional benefits besides lowering blood glucose.

Can an increase in waist circumference determine cardiovascular risk, separate from weight loss or gain?

Study of the Danish national register suggests that family members’ age at onset of diabetes could be an essential factor that is overlooked in determining type 2 risk.

Continuous glucose monitoring systems can enable pregnant women to monitor blood glucose more effectively. 

Can exposure to particulate matter in air pollution increase an individual’s risk for type 2 diabetes?