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David Joffe, BSPharm, CDE Tina Burge, PharmD Candidate Florida A&M University Kiet Ngo, Pharm D Candidate Mercer University Abnormalities in incretin hormones such as the glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) contribute to the development of hyperglycemia. GLP-1 was discovered as a peptide encoded by the proglucagon gene and was named glucagon-like because …

Oral Disease TREATMENT Can Help Control High Glycemic Levels San Francisco, CA (June 6, 2008) – Critical links between periodontal (gum) disease and the development of type 2 diabetes, as well as the development and progression of its complications, were reported here today in the first ever symposium presented by …

Maria Emanuel Ryan, DDS, PhD; Oana Carnu, DMD; Angela Kamer, DMD, PhD The pathogenesis of periodontal disease is complex because it reflects a combination of the initiation and maintenance of the chronic inflammatory process by a diverse microbial flora and its numerous bacterial products. The subsequent host response to this infection mediates …

By Richard S. Beaser, M.D., and Richard Jackson, MD What are the goals of therapy? Most people today use the A1C as the primary yardstick of control, using a methodology whereby the range in people who do not have diabetes is 4% to 6%. Glucose goals are theoretically “normal” or …

  This week’s selection of Homerun Slides cover some of the alternative medicines, (such as cinnamon, aloe, ginseng, stevia and tea) that your patients may be asking you about along with some helpful sources to find out more about these Complementary Alternative Medicines (CAMs)….

  By Sheri Colberg, PhD   Individuals with diabetes are frequently deconditioned and live a sedentary lifestyle. The good news is that people starting out on the lowest end of the fitness scale have the most to gain from adding in very little physical activity.

Tandem Diabetes Care has released its long awaited t:slim Insulin Delivery System, a 300 unit insulin pump that looks like it was designed by Apple. The face of the t:slim is the size of a credit card and all functions are controlled through its beautiful touch screen. It’s recharged using a …

Diabetes patients who responded to glucose-lowering treatment also improved their risk of adverse cardiovascular outcomes…. 

Closed-loop insulin delivery, also known as the “artificial pancreas,” may help improve overnight glycemic control in the youngest patients…. 

Empagliflozin reduced HbA1c, fasting plasma glucose and body weight when administered alone or as an add-on to metformin in patients with type 2 diabetes….  Adults with type 2 diabetes who had participated in one of two 12-week studies of empagliflozin (Boehringer Ingelheim, Eli Lilly) were treated for an additional 78 …