Resources

In Part 5 of our special Homerun Slides series on Obesity, we’ll look at how weight gain can lead to prediabetes, the genes are behind some of the conditions related to diabetes, and how impaired glucose tolerance in children could be leading to diabetes in teens….

Elizabeth Blair, MSN, PARN, BC, CDE The week’s excerpt answers the following questions: What different learning styles do children and adults have? How can life experiences be used as part of the learning process? What are the challenges of educating older adults? How can the power of self-confidence be used …

By Sheri Colberg, PhD Anyone with diabetes is more prone to developing overuse injuries with a slower onset that can limit movement around joints. Common injuries associated with a diabetic state are shoulder adhesive capsulitis (“frozen shoulder”), carpal tunnel syndrome (wrist pain), metatarsal fractures (foot bones), and neuropathy-related joint disorders …

The Asante Snap Insulin Pump  This new insulin pump uses prefilled insulin cartridges that take seconds to drop in; automatically fills tubing (autoprime) — saving time; is 25% lighter than the leading pump; and never needs to have the battery changed or charged. Never requires an insulin reservoir to be …

Analysis of data from nearly 30,000 women and 40,000 offspring showed that, individuals born to obese mothers have an increased risk for premature all-cause and cardiovascular death as adults….

A new combination of long-acting insulin plus a GLP-1 compound is in phase 3 trials and the results are outstanding….

The longer patients were treated with metformin after being diagnosed with prostate cancer, the greater their survival rates were, depending on the dose they were given….

Researchers assessed the impact of whole grains on the risk of type 2 diabetes, obesity and body weight measures, and cardiovascular disease in human studies as the basis for establishing an American Society for Nutrition (ASN) position….

A pseudoresistance to enteric-coated aspirin exists and is caused by its altered pharmacokinetics….

The study included 22 obese type 2 diabetic patients taking more than 100 units of insulin per day….