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Study reveals how implementing occupational therapy strategies can help patients achieve glycemic goals.

Study describes patient characteristics that place patients with type 2 diabetes at increased risk for severe hypoglycemia.

Childhood overweight is associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes in adulthood.

You are concerned about Mr. Carlson’s cigarette use because cigarette smoking has been shown to have multiple physiological impacts on health. Which one of the following statements regarding smoking and type 2 diabetes is true? A. It equally affects all-cause mortality in individuals with and without diabetes B. In individuals with diabetes, it causes more rapid progression to micro- and macroalbuminuria C. It has not been linked to worsening glycemic control D. The use of bupropion in contraindicated in diabetes Follow the link to see the answer,

Would you feel comfortable using a combination treatment of a GLP-1 receptor agonist and a SGLT-2 inhibitor for a patient who has not reached goal? Follow the link to respond.

When prescribed lifestyle changes and or medication(s), patients who have diabetes, obesity, hypertension, or any chronic condition that is easy to monitor, even from home, may agree to these changes at first. They can almost immediately get improvements in their numbers. It can be encouraging. For some, seeing those numbers change for the better encourages them to keep on keeping on. However, others may think they are healed and stop treatment. Their numbers may go back to the same or even "worse" than before the treatment.

Diabetes in Control speaks with top endocrinologists and other medical professionals to bring you the latest in diabetes news and research. This week, we have another exclusive interview from the AACE 2018  in Boston, MA. Dr. Jeffrey Mechanick, MD, FACE, FACR, FACN, ECNU is Professor of Medicine and Medical Director …

In this week's Homerun Slides, asking the question of how to translate knowledge and implications of pathophysiology, progression, and diabetes complications to the prevention, early diagnosis and optimal treatment of diabetes and its complications.

Normal glucose homeostasis: Any discussion of the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) must start with a review of mechanisms involved in the maintenance of normal glucose homeostasis in the basal o postabsorptive state (10–12-h overnight fast) and following ingestion of a typical mixed meal. In the postabsorptive state the great majority of total body glucose disposal takes place in insulin independent tissues.

In this exclusive interview transcript, Dr. Jeffrey Mechanick discusses transcultural endocrinology and the different ways diabetes care can be fashioned based on different cultures and ethnicities.