Resources

We are always on the lookout for ways to motivate patients and our publisher had a chance to ask Farhad Zangeneh, MD, FACP, FACE, Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at George Washington University School of Medicine, about his work on the BloodSugarBasics.com website for patients and how the site works to help patients meet …

Dr. Vinik discusses how the “best” A1c is different for different populations and cultures, his own preference for A1c, and lets us know what the best sport to reduce A1c is.  

Dr. Vinik explains exactly how GLP-1’s work and also discusses his studies on the cardiovascular benefits of bromocriptine.   

Dr. Vinik talks about the use of metformin and the problems of B12 deficiency, but also explains how metformin may be able to slow down the proliferation of cancer cells.  

Aaron I. Vinik, MD, PhD, FCP, MACP, talks about when the circumstances are best for initiating intensive therapy and when they are not, giving the specific risk factors that should be taken into account according to the most recent studies….  

Dr. Vinik breaks down the hard lessons of the ACCORD study, including the identification of those particularly at cardiovascular risk, and discusses the importance of treating to avoid macrovascular complications rather than achieving a specific A1c.  

Dr. Thrasher lets us know what his A1c is, and why just having one A1c reading is not enough.  More videos with Dr. Thrasher: James R. Thrasher, MD, Introduction Education, Nutrition, Physical Activity Patient Type for DPP-4 What Do You Do to Help Your Patients with Type 2 Diabetes? Difficulties …

Dr. Thrasher outlines the difficulties of getting patients to exercise even just for a few minutes.  More videos with Dr. Thrasher: James R. Thrasher, MD, Introduction Education, Nutrition, Physical Activity Patient Type for DPP-4 What Do You Do to Help Your Patients with Type 2 Diabetes? What Do You Want …

Dr. Thrasher emphasizes the importance of spending time counseling patients especially in the first visit after diagnosis. More videos with Dr. Thrasher: James R. Thrasher, MD, Introduction Education, Nutrition, Physical Activity Patient Type for DPP-4 Difficulties with Getting Patients to Exercise What Do You Want Your A1c to Be?  

Dr. Thrasher discusses the recent ADA and AACE guidelines for treating patients, and the benefits of a DPP-4 for patients. More videos with Dr. Thrasher: James R. Thrasher, MD, Introduction Education, Nutrition, Physical Activity What Do You Do to Help Your Patients with Type 2 Diabetes? Difficulties with Getting Patients …