Resources

For men with sexual dysfunction, IFG is linked with severe ED, overt hypogonadism….

 By Richard S. Beaser, M.D.   Chapter 3: Monitoring Diabetes: The Importance of Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose and Glycohemoglobin Measurements (Overview)  

  In this week’s Homerun Slides selection, we continue our series on hospital safety with topics including "Never" Events, Responsibility for Maintaining Hospital Safety, and some of the Major Safety Organizations which can provide valuable resources.

  By Sheri R. Colberg, PhD   Just the other day I heard someone who was kidding around facetiously say to his colleague, "Help, I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!" That phrase is actually a registered trademark of Life Alert Emergency Response and commonly joked about, but it’s no …

  People with diabetes invest a lot of time and effort managing their condition including not only monitoring the level of sugar in their blood, organizing their medication and following a restrictive diet, but also social challenges such as negotiating relatives’ input and gaining access to doctors when they need …

Eating foods at breakfast that have a low glycemic index may help prevent a spike in blood sugar throughout the morning and after the next meal of the day….

Serum levels of phthalate metabolites are linked with the development of type 2 diabetes in the elderly….

According to Catherine Cornu, MD, of the Clinical Investigation Centre in Lyon, France, and colleagues, a meta-analysis showed that the glucose-lowering agent had no effect on all-cause or cardiovascular mortality in people with diabetes….

Patients with advanced heart failure who were also diabetic had better two-year survival if their baseline HbA1c levels were more than 7.3%….

Short sleep on a disrupted schedule — common in shift work — significantly increases blood sugar, setting the stage for obesity and diabetes….