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Insulin-Pump Therapy + New Types of Insulin Preparations + Complications of Insulin Therapy, Chapter 9 – Part 6 Steve V. Edelman, MD Robert R. Henry, MD Insulin-Pump Therapy Insulin-pump therapy has been traditionally used for people with Type 1 diabetes. People with Type 1 diabetes usually do not have insulin …

Pramlintide Therapy, Chapter 11 – Part 1 Steve V. Edelman, MD Robert R. Henry, MD The discovery of insulin over 80 years ago is one of the great success stories in the history of modern medicine.  Although insulin remains the mainstay of therapy for many patients with diabetes, the greatest …

Pramlintide Therapy Steve V. Edelman, MD Robert R. Henry, MD Mechanisms of Action: Gastric Emptying In healthy individuals, amylin modulates the rate of gastric emptying, most likely via the vagus nerve, to regulate the inflow of nutrients into the small intestine and thereby reduce the postprandial rise in glucose.

Pramlintide Therapy Steve V. Edelman, MD Robert R. Henry, MD Clinical Practice Study In order to assess the efficacy and safety of pramlintide in a typical clinical practice setting, an open-label study was performed in 166 insulin-using patients with Type 2 diabetes who were not able to achieve glycemic control …

Treatment Algorithm Steve V. Edelman, MD Robert R. Henry, MD The primary treatment goals of managing Type 2 diabetes are to: • Eliminate symptoms of hyperglycemia • Recognize the symptoms of hypoglycemia….

Assessment of the Treatment Regimen Steve V. Edelman, MD Robert R. Henry, MD   Certain key clinical and metabolic parameters should be monitored during office visits:

Assessment of the Treatment Regimen, Part 2 Steve V. Edelman, MD Robert R. Henry, MD Measuring Other Glycated Proteins Enhanced glycation of other proteins occurs in diabetes and has been proposed as another method of assessing average glucose control. Because of….  

The BodyMedia(R) FIT System Revisited About three months ago we featured a new product, The BodyMedia(R) FIT System, which measures calories and activity throughout the day. The folks at BodyMedia supplied us with some units to use and we have prepared some information to help you learn how you and …

A new published consensus statement finds that the increasing recognition that beta-cell failure occurs much earlier and severely than commonly believed suggests that regular glycemia screening, early identification of patients at metabolic risk and prompt and aggressive intervention deserves greater emphasis….

Lack of sleep appears to compromise the efficacy of dieting to lose weight, according to new research. Middle-age, overweight patients who slept 8.5 hours burned more fat than those who slept just 5.5 hours. The important message for your patients trying to lose weight should now be, Nutrition-Physical Activity-Plus 8 …