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A patient with diabetes gets her meds, prescribed by a nurse practitioner, from a national chain pharmacy in New York. She was planning travel to Hawaii. Patient did not refill her meds at home in New York before leaving for her travel in Hawaii because it was too early. Insurance would not pay until closer to the refill date. She thought she could wait until the time insurance would cover, go to a location where she was traveling and pick it up there. She’d done that during her travels in the past. It did not work in Hawaii.

Obesity and weight gain have consistently been shown to be the one of the strongest modifiable risk factors for diabetes. The ratio of a person’s weight in kilograms divided by the square of their height in meters called the body mass index (BMI) has been used in numerous studies as a surrogate for obesity. In a representative sample of the US population, each unit increase in BMI was associated with a 12% increased risk of T2DM. Compared to people with BMI less than 22 kg/m2 those with BMI of 25–27 kg/m2 had 2.75 times the risk of diabetes, and each kilogram increase in body weight over 10 years was associated with a 4.5% increase in diabetes risk.

In this week's Homerun Slides, an investigation of the contribution of periodontal disease to insulin resistance.

In part 1 of this exclusive video, DIC publisher Steve Freed once again visits with Dr. George Bakris to discuss the many blood pressure guidelines and what they should be for adults and those with diabetes.

Studies focus on whether niacin therapy and new-onset diabetes link is coincidence or something more.

Use of degludec/liraglutide vs glargine injections focus of study.

New research shows that patients with type 2 diabetes have a lower risk of having prostate cancer.

Lifestyle change is the new trend for managing a patient’s diabetes, according to research.

Patients with greater disease burden more likely to receive therapy increase.

Will you consider switching to a biosimilar insulin for lantus for reasons of cost savings when it becomes available this year? Follow the link to share your opinion and see what others think!