Diabetes

Certain modifiable risk factors-ncluding heart rate, smoking status, and antihypertensive medications-affect blood pressure in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. And variability in blood pressure has an important role in progression of organ damage.

Young men who have participated in sports at a high level have reduced disturbances in glucose regulation later in life, and the prevalence of type 2 DM is lower.

New guidelines on gestational diabetes from the American College of Gynecology may be useful for family physicians and others who provide postpartum and primary care for women with GDM.

At-hand reminders to check blood sugar or refill a prescription may be just what the doctor needs to order.

It’s not just what you don’t eat . . . it’s apparently what you do eat that can help reduce diabetes risk. Can you answer 5 questions about diabetes risk, strategies to reduce your work load in the wake of the ACA, masked hypertension, and thyroid nodules?

Consuming yogurt and other low-fat, fermented dairy products can reduce the risk of type 2 DM, according to a new study.

Diminished lung function and low serum potassium levels are important contributors to the racial disparity in diabetes mellitus risk among African Americans, according to a new study.

Could fructosamine and glycated albumin serve as back-up to help confirm a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes made by A1C? Here, some pros and cons of all the current tests.

Poor breakfast habits in adolescence predict the metabolic syndrome in adulthood, according to a recent study.

A 34-year-old woman presents for follow-up of her type 2 diabetes mellitus and starts therapy with lisinopril. She thinks she also may be pregnant. What is the problem?

TENS is shown to be an effective adjunct to medication for many patients with DPN. Will it work for your diabetes patients? Pull it out of the toolbox and find out.

Some interesting take home-points for your practice from recent studies and surveys: learn the details in this 5 question quiz.

A December 2013 joint consensus statement issued by American and European periodontology societies highlights the role of oral health in glycemic control. But not all parties are on the same page.

Mr M's diabetes remained stubbornly uncontrolled despite all appropriate clinical interventions. The day I read his first psychiatric hospital admission history I was stunned to see on paper what we had all missed in the flesh. What value is adherence to treatment in the face of sheer hopelessness?

Recent studies have linked obesity with a number of clinical concerns, ranging from kidney disease to pancreatic cancer to hearing loss in women.

Confusion about multiple insulin products; nonadherence to the prescribed regimen; the patient’s injection technique . . . here: a look at why errors occur when insulin is prescribed-and how to prevent them.

Diabetes has numerous signs, symptoms, comorbidities, and complications. Test your knowledge of this complex condition.

Incretin-based therapies have been in use for nearly a decade now, as add-on agents to conventional therapy and as initial treatment for some patients. Here, a quick brush-up on GLP-1 agonists and DPP-4 inhibitors.

The use of vitamin D decreases pain in women who have type 2 diabetes mellitus and depression, according to a recent study, and more research is in the works.

Move over, islet cell loyalists. A brain-centered theory of diabetes pathogenesis has returned and is looking for cooperation.

They should be the first-line treatment in patients with hypertension who have DM when cost is not a concern, according to a new study.

Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus should be monitored with ABPM if they are at high risk for cardiovascular complications, according to the results of a new study.

Among the disorders in the spotlight this week: intussusception, Celiac disease, sickle cell disease. See how well you do.

Lowering blood sugar levels is a promising strategy for preventing memory problems and cognitive decline as persons age, even for those whose blood sugar levels fall within the normal range.

A new study from Mississippi shows not only a steady increase in ED visits by patients with diabetes mellitus, but also a steady increase in the prevalence of patients with this disease.

A patient no-shows. What's your gut reaction? Be honest. Relief, right? But after the relief is drowned in a flood of walk-ins and emergencies, I wonder about my role in community medicine.

This case focuses on duplicate therapy resulting from the use of prescription medications, which can result in serious adverse effects.

Persons with type 2 diabetes are at risk for asymptomatic atrial fibrillation and subsequent cerebrovascular events.

Incretin drugs, which offer ease of use, very little hypoglycemia, and no weight gain (or even weight loss) seem to be an ideal therapy. But 80% to 90% of patients don’t stay on them. Why not?

Urinary protein levels may be an early marker of future cognitive decline in patients with type 2 DM and normal kidney function, according to a new study.