Resources

When starting a patient on insulin, there’s more than just teaching how to give an injection and check glucose levels. Teach insulin’s action and side effects, especially the possibility of hypoglycemia, what it is, how to prevent, recognize and treat it.

In part 5 of this Exclusive Interview, Eran Bashan explains how d-Nav works in conjunction with a doctor's prescription and a patient's insulin adjustment, and working with Blue Cross to reach providers.

In this week's Homerun Slides, changing the current classification of diabetes to reflect the beta-cell-centric approach.

The unique property of the pancreatic beta cell is its ability to secrete insulin to enable circulating glucose levels to be maintained within a narrow physiologic range, despite wide fluctuations in energy intake and expenditure.

In study, 40 percent of adults with type 2 diabetes achieved a fasting glucose level of less than 126mg/dL.(7mmol/L) after eight weeks on a very low-calorie diet.

To combat the negative effects of too much sitting, standing desks have been rising in popularity. But does the science support their supposed benefits?

Electro-acupuncture may be beneficial through different mechanisms: weight loss, anti-inflammatory effects, and improvement of lipid metabolism and adipokines.

Meta-analysis examines the effectiveness of interventions in improving and preventing diabetes depression.

Do you use Diabetes Apps with your patients? Follow the link to let us know and see what others are doing!

Type 2 patients who used saxagliptin or sitagliptin had similar risks for heart failure as those who received other anti-hyperglycemic agents, according to a retrospective cohort study.