Diabetes

The benefits of statin therapy no longer stand uncontested as they did early in the life cycle of the class. The pro and con camps each can point to science, but in the end it's about personalized medicine.

In the news: respiratory disease underdiagnosed, Alzheimer biomarkers, Crohn disease microbiome, migraine device, sleep apnea and diabetes.

The findings provide another good reason for those with OSA to wear a CPAP mask that helps ensure uninterrupted breathing throughout the night.

Diabetes appears to increase the risk of stroke in women, but not in men, a new study shows.

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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.