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Konstantinos Makrilakis, Nikolaos Katsilambros A 28-year-old man with Type 1 diabetes for 12 years is under treatment with long-lasting insulin (e.g., insulin glargine) 26 IU at bedtime and a rapid-acting insulin analog (e.g., insulin lispro) three times a day before each meal (the dose determined depending on the carbohydrate content …

  In this week’s Homerun Slides series, we go over why there is so much interest in the relatively new class of drugs known as incretins, and also talk about why insulin is used for type 2 diabetes and some of the potential barriers to this use.

 Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), which is maternal hyperglycemia that arises primarily during the third trimester of pregnancy, is usually diagnosed at 24 to 28 weeks of gestation with an oral glucose challenge. Women who have risk factors for gestational diabetes, however, may have this test earlier in the pregnancy. Using …

FDA Approves Insulet’s New OmniPod Diabetes Management System    Insulet has announced FDA approval of the new version of its new OmniPod insulin delivery system. The system comprises an insulin pump, which has been made 34% smaller and 25% lighter over its predecessor, and a Personal Diabetes Manager (PDM) glucometer …

Coronary artery calcium (CAC) is an independent predictor of future stroke events in the general population….

Sugar intake linked to high diabetes prevalence, not obesity….

A diet high in nuts or extra virgin olive oil can reduce cardiovascular events in high risk patients by 30%….

Reprogramming alpha cells into insulin producing beta cells can be used to treat diabetes….

Getting a urine test can be done at home for as little as 99 cents and a smartphone….

Americans eating less and getting fatter….