Resources

By Sheri Colberg, PhD
With the new year upon us and resolutions made, weight loss may be on your mind, and with it, low-carb eating is one possible way to cut back on calories. Before you decide how to go about losing weight, though, you may want to consider how cutting back on your carbohydrate intake may affect your ability to be physically active.

I recently received a text message from a type 1 patient who has been wearing a pump for over ten years. 

"I need your guidance. My blood sugars have been in the high 200s and 300s since Thursday. I woke up with a 398 blood sugar. I've been eating out a lot and drinking too much. I need to follow a rigorous low carb diet and less alcohol." I called the patient and let her know I was sorry to hear she was feeling overwhelmed....

What is the efficiency of web-based interventions for dietary changes and glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes?

The CARDIA study explored the link to the decline in cognitive abilities in diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's in middle-aged populations.

Cardiovascular events and diabetes go hand in hand, but what if there’s already a drug out there to lower the risk of those events?  

An oral medication that does not increase risk of low blood sugar could provide an alternative to insulin. 

Examining the evidence to date on whether sodium-glucose transporter 2 inhibitors reduce mortality. 

Pharmacist-led medication therapy management (MTM) has been shown to improve medication adherence. 

A patient, 62 years of age, with type 2 diabetes, obesity, and an intellectual disability disorder, had been a patient at our clinic for over ten years. Treatment included metformin and insulin. He met regularly with his endocrinologist and diabetes educator. He often spoke about wanting to lose weight....

Study assigned a point system to chronic risk factors that can affect COVID-19 cases, including diabetes, obesity, and cardiometabolic disease.