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Often, when a new class of drugs receives FDA approval, we hear from the investigators or medical professionals involved in the original studies and clinical trials and, although they may possess the most knowledge, they are often the least likely to fairly represent the opinions of most medical professionals. For …

  This week, we continue with our Homerun Slides series on quality reporting, with some facts and data to help you in further understanding how Accountable Care Organizations fit into the picture.

Konstantinos Makrilakis, MD, PhD Nikolaos Katsilambros, MD, PhD.  Clinical management The management of HHS is similar to that of DKA. It includes correction of the fluid and electrolyte abnormalities that are typically present and administration of insulin. 1,3,15 Therapy should also aim at simultaneous identification and treatment of the precipitating …

  BUZZY for Pain Free Injections  Buzzy® is simply a small vibrating bee with a unique ice pack. Put it near any sharp, itching or burning pain, and using natural pain relief, Buzzy desensitizes the body’s nerves, dulling or eliminating sharp injection pain. In the same way that rubbing a bumped …

Dr. DeFronzo presented the "Diabetes Update – 2013," focusing on preventing diabetes….

A recent FDA-approved device is proving to be a promising method for detecting neuropathy in patients with diabetes….

Prediabetes patients show similar heart risks as those with diabetes….

Type 1 diabetes patients had lower rates of nocturnal hypoglycemia with once-daily doses of insulin degludec versus similar doses of insulin glargine….

AACE calls for a new guideline based on a tailored approach to treating type 2 diabetes while maintaining the use of an algorithm-based model…. Alan Garber, MD, PhD, of Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, and colleagues reported in Endocrine Practice and at the AACE meeting that, the new recommendations …

Patients with diabetes remain at greatly increased risk for ischemic stroke at all ages, but especially in the under-65 age group….