Resources

Dr. Sheri Colberg gives us a brief introduction to herself and tells us about her recent book, Exercise and Diabetes: A Clinician’s Guide to Prescribing Physical Activity. This new book covers the recommended physical activities that can and should be prescribed to all individuals with any type of diabetes, along with precautions related …

In this special Homerun Slides presentation, details of the CANTATA-D2 study are reviewed comparing the effects and benefits of the SGLT2 inhibitors and DPP-4 inhibitors…. To download in PowerPoint (.ppt) format: SGLT2 Inhibitors for Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes See more SGLT-2 Resources

  In this week’s Homerun Slides, we discuss the Health Benefits of Modest Weight Loss; review some of the causes of the modern obesity crisis; and go over some of the Medical Consequences of Obesity….

Richard S. Beaser, MD This week’s excerpt covers the following questions: Which routine laboratory tests are recommended for type 2 diabetes patients? Which goals need to be established? Why should the word "diet" not be used to treat your type 2 patients? Should the primary focus be on weight loss? …

David Joffe, BSPharm, CDE  Brittany Davis, Pharm D Candidate, Presbyterian College School of Pharmacy The molecular mechanisms linking fatty acids to GLP-1 secretion from gut endocrine cells remain incompletely understood. Hirasawa and colleagues have identified a GPCR, designated GPR120 that serves as a receptor for fatty acids on gut endocrine cells. …

AliveCor® an EKG on Your Smart Phone  With the AliveCor System you can offer cardiac expertise to more of your patients, expanding the scope of your practice and providing valuable information about your patients’ cardiac health. The FDA has granted the company over-the-counter clearance for the AliveCor Heart Monitor, a …

For both healthy patients and those with metabolic impairment, risk decreased when participants took the recommended daily allowance of magnesium….

Brain activity in region responsible for food anticipation increased while exercising upon exposure to healthy food as opposed to unhealthy alternative….

JDRF announces funding of $7 million to help ensure a rapid transition of ViaCyte’s VC-01 encapsulated cell therapy product into the clinical phase of development….

Prediction algorithms could provide the key….