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The risk of diabetes may be different for people from different racial and ethnic backgrounds…. 

Prepared by Margarita Stanosyan, Doctor of Pharmacy Candidiate, LECOM College of Pharmacy, this terrific collection of Homerun Slides will give you everything you need to know about GLP-1 Analogs and how they help promote and work with the lifestyle changes your patients need to be addressing. Link to download (.ppt format): GLP-1 …

Cierra Harden PharmD Candidate 2013 LECOM School of Pharmacy, Bradenton Obesity is a major risk factor for the development of diabetes as well as predisposing individuals to hypertension and dyslipidemia. In the United States, 54.8% of persons with diabetes are obese, and 85.2% are overweight or obese1. All of these …

Alan Mathis PharmD Candidate 2013 University of Florida GLP-1 analogs not only improve plasma glucose levels and reduce HbA1c, but also improve metabolic effects such as reduction in BMI, waist circumference, and improve cardiovascular health. Diabetic patients, especially with type 2 diabetes, tend to have poor diets and sedentary lifestyle …

Andre McMahon, PharmD Candidate UF College of Pharmacy Achieving glycemic control is a critical goal in the management of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). Hyperglycemia contributes to the progression of DM by adversely affecting both the body’s sensitivity to insulin and beta-cell function. Type 2 DM results from …

Amy P. Campbell, MS, RD, CDE, and Richard S. Beaser, M.D. The weeks excerpt answers the following questions Does fiber have any caloric value? The current recommendation for fiber intake is? The recommended daily allowance (RDA) for protein is? What percentage of calories should protein constitute? The different pathways fat …

  In this week’s set of Homerun Slides, we delve into more strategies to help our type 2 patients lose weight, including examining the Look AHEAD trial results as well as some of the weight gain side effects of some oral agents. In addition we look at some of the …

Sensor-equipped Bathmat Detects Ulcers  A new kind of bathmat is being developed that would monitor the feet of people with diabetes, collecting data about blood flow and using algorithms to predict patterns that might signal ulcer development. The device would also notify the patient and care provider when pre-ulcer conditions …