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Can C-peptide help attain adequate glycemic control in diabetes patients?

Can statins provide neuroprotective properties in diabetes patients?

What is the association between obesity and cardiovascular risks?

How can diabetes progression be prevented in patients with nondiabetic hyperglycemia?

At least an hour of physical activity needed to offset risk for several chronic conditions and mortality.

How often do you prescribe or recommend a sulfonylurea for a new type 2 patient? 1) Often 2) About 50% 3) Almost Never Follow the link to share your opinion!

Clinicians treating patients with type 2 diabetes should include lifestyle interventions when developing diabetes management plans. Which of the following is NOT appropriate? 1.Weight reduction, if necessary 2. A minimum of 150 minutes/week of moderate-intensity aerobic physical activity, spread over at least 3 days/week with no more than 2 consecutive days without exercise 3. Diabetes Self-Management Education & Support (DSME/DSMS) 4. A calorie fixed ADA diet 5. Individualized plan of calories including recommended amounts carbohydrates, fats, and proteins Do you have the right answer? Follow the link to find out!

People who have diabetes are usually taught to purchase protective soft leather shoes with a wide toe box. That doesn’t mean everybody who has diabetes follows those recommendations. A woman, type 2 diabetes, who is knowledgeable about diabetes and foot complications was wearing cloth shoes with a “corded” bottom and manmade rubber sole. She was caught in the rain. Her shoes were soaked.

In the conclusion of this Exclusive Interview, Kimberly Ward explains how Roche can help the patient with private insurance to get help obtaining a preferred co-pay for the Accu-Check system.

In this week's Homerun Slides, the call for patient-centered approach to diabetes therapy that factors in the patient's individual cause of metabolic dysregulation.