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Fuel homeostasis: The peptide hormone insulin is secreted from pancreatic beta cells, and exerts a broad spectrum of anabolic effects in multiple tissues. In response to a meal, insulin stimulates uptake and storage of carbohydrate, fat, and amino acids, while, at the same time, antagonizing the catabolism of these fuel reserves.

What do we need to tell our patients about preventing the risk for death?

Psychological health, access to care, expanded and personalized treatment options and the tracking of hypoglycemia emphasized.

New recommendation based on results from two large clinical trials for patients with diabetes and CVD.

Clinically significant hypoglycemia redefined, bariatric surgery renamed.

Guest Post by David Kliff, Diabetic Investor
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by Sheri Colberg, Ph.D., FACSM
My last article focused on why glucose was the best short-term treatment for hypoglycemia, but this time I want to switch gears and talk about why treating lows is not as straight-forward as you would think. It mainly stems from the fact that sometimes hypoglycemia can be very difficult to treat effectively and even hard to prevent in many cases, particularly related to physical activity.

What physiological feature puts East Asians at increased risk for type 2 diabetes? 1. Greater insulin resistance 2. Lower levels of endogenous incretins 3. Increased beta-cell dysfunction 4. Increased incidence of dyslipidemias Did you get it right? Follow the link to see the correct answer!

What percentage of your patients have a difficult time following their diabetes treatment regimen? 1) Greater than 75% 2) Greater than 50% 3) Less than 50% 4) Less than 25% Follow the link to share your opinion!

Yes, it’s that time of year again when your phone/email/computer is busy with patients wanting appointments and making commitments to make their New Year’s Resolutions. Often at this time of the year, my patients come in wanting to change just about everything about what they eat, when they eat, how much they eat, and the same for being physically active. So many of these patients have told me they have tried and tried and tried and failed in the past, but now it’s the New Year and it’s going to be different.