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A registry study affirmed that insulin glargine (Lantus) didn’t significantly raise cancer risk compared with "human" insulin…. 

Dr. Bernstein reported that a treatment by a podiatrist probably caused an infection in a known diabetic. He alleges that the DPM used a “pumice” stone to grind it down and therefore caused the infection….

A position statement by controversial low-carb guru Richard Bernstein, MD has been circulating in various forms since August 2012, blaming all foot amputations in patients with diabetes on debridement of calluses. This past April 2013, Diabetes Care, the well-respected journal of the American Diabetes Association, republished the letter. The misinformation in this …

    By Sheri Colberg, PhD   Diabetes-related damage to the central nervous system (autonomic neuropathy) can result in silent ischemia, hyperthermia, or lightheadedness with standing and during exercise.

Some medications used to treat hypertension may lead to an increased occurrence of diabetes….

Christina Kanaka-Gantenbein, MD, PhD First-line management The goals of first-line management of DKA are:4 Correct dehydration Correct acidosis and reverse ketosis Restore blood glucose to near normal values Avoid complications, such as cerebral edema Identify and treat any precipitating event…..

Getting infected with MRSA is more than three times more likely for pregnant women who have diabetes than it is for pregnant women without diabetes….

A small randomized trial showed that statins may be an effective and safe way to treat high LDL cholesterol in children and adolescents….

Comprehensive Diabetic Foot Exam (CDFE) Form and Pocket Chart  From the Australian National Association of Diabetes Centres and the Australasian Podiatry Council comes this CDFE form which adheres to the ADA Task Force document. The Pocket Chart is a good tool to have along with the exam form and was created …

Lifestyle changes in obese patients with type 2 diabetes can decrease some complications and even medical costs, but….