Resources

Walnut consumption can reduce risk for type 2 diabetes in women….

Increased sitting during the day increases risk for type 2 diabetes as well as other cardiovascular diseases….

Men who are experiencing permanent or chronic stress have a 45 percent higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes….

An artificial pancreas, AKA a closed-loop delivery system, significantly improves overnight glycemic control and reduces nocturnal hypoglycemic episodes in type 1 diabetic patients compared with standard insulin pump therapy….

Doubling the physician-patient encounter time can increase median time to target A1c, blood pressure, and LDL goals….

PaQ(TM) can help type 2 diabetic patients increase compliance as well as provide better and safer glycemic management….

  In this week’s Homerun Slides, we have an update on the state of diabetes in the U.S, courtesy of the Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Wayne State University Medical School, in Detroit, Michigan. This is a great overview to either share with your colleagues or even show your patients …

Richard S. Beaser, MD, Edward S. Horton, MD and Catherine A. Mullooly, MS, RCEP, CDE   The weeks excerpt answers the following questions: How to adjust insulin for activity What is the "lag effect" Which snack foods are best for exercise

                  Don’t just monitor diabetes… manage it!  

A new study finds that those using incretin mimetics have a 2-fold increased risk of acute pancreatitis….