Diabetes In Control. A free weekly diabetes newsletter for Medical Professionals. News and information for Medical Professionals.
Dr. Langer tells us exactly what he wants his A1c to be. More videos with Dr. Langer: Oded Langer, MD, PhD, Introduction Pregnancy and the Safety of Oral Diabetes Medications What Diabetes Drugs Can Be Used by Pregnant Women with Diabetes? What Is the Best Test for Blood Glucose Levels …
Read More »Oded Langer, MD, PhD: Do Many of Your GDM Patients Become Type 2?
Dr. Oded Langer, Obstetrician and Gynecologist, Professor at Columbia University, explains that he always tries to follow-up with his GDM patients for the development of type 2 and between 50-80% of them eventually develop the disease. He also stresses the importance of this follow-up for the infant, and that good prevention strategies …
Read More »Oded Langer, MD, PhD, Q3: What Is the Best Test for Blood Glucose Levels in Diabetic Women?
Dr. Langer explains why HbA1c is not a good a test for pregnant women because of the natural changes in a pregnant woman’s blood cells as well as the limited time of the pregnancy (as compared to measuring HbA1c over longer periods of time in a non-pregnant person). He discusses …
Read More »Oded Langer, MD, PhD, Q2: What Diabetes Drugs Can Be Used by Pregnant Women with Diabetes?
Dr. Langer discusses the difficult challenges of researching and introducing new diabetes drugs for pregnant women with either GDM or type 2, including how to determine if a drug can cross the placenta from mother to fetus (giving us some examples), and the importance of monitoring children for potential long-term …
Read More »Oded Langer, MD, PhD: Pregnancy and the Safety of Oral Diabetes Medications
Dr. Oded Langer, Obstetrician and Gynecologist, Professor at Columbia University, gives us an overview on the paper he presented at AACE, the specific drugs — metformin and glyburide — which his team has researched, and some of the results of his studies. More videos with Dr. Langer: Oded Langer, MD, PhD, Introduction …
Read More »Oded Langer, MD, PhD, Introduction
Dr. Langer introduces himself and what he is working on currently. More videos with Dr. Langer: Pregnancy and the Safety of Oral Diabetes Medications What Diabetes Drugs Can Be Used by Pregnant Women with Diabetes? What Is the Best Test for Blood Glucose Levels in Diabetic Women? Do Many of …
Read More »Steven J. Russell MD, PhD, Q3: What Do Your Want Your A1c to Be?
Dr. Russell talks about different ideal A1c’s for patients with type 1 diabetes, without, and with CV complications. More videos from Dr. Russell: Steven J. Russell MD, PhD, Introduction Could CGM Be Used to Educate Type 2’s? How Can CGM Motivate Patients to Better Control?
Read More »Steven J. Russell MD, PhD, Q2: How Can CGM Motivate Patients to Better Control?
Dr. Russell talks about why CGM as a motivator for patient control frequently works better than a pump, and helping patients see how they can actually get better control over their diabetes. More videos from Dr. Russell: Steven J. Russell MD, PhD, Introduction Could CGM Be Used to Educate Type …
Read More »Steven J. Russell MD, PhD, Introduction
Dr. Russell introduces himself and explains that he is working on topics related to automated blood glucose control, bionic pancreas, the accuracy of CGM, and the pharmacokinetics of rapid-acting insulins. More videos from Dr. Russell: Could CGM Be Used to Educate Type 2’s? How Can CGM Motivate Patients to Better …
Read More »Stanley Schwartz, MD, Q4: What Is the Best A1c?
Dr. Schwartz discusses what the best A1c might be for a patient with diabetes, the current ADA guidelines, and how the guidelines have changed over the years taking into account different clinical data and criteria, including measurements of retinopathy and CV health. He also discusses the possibility of getting A1c’s …
Read More »