Diabetes is one of the most common and most challenging diseases in primary care. How best to help your patients achieve glycemic control? To that end, we have created this resource page.
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As early as 1932, physicians noticed an apparent association between type 2 diabetes and increased cancer risk. In recent years, the epidemiological evidence of such an association has mounted steadily—especially with the emergence of large databases, which have allowed us to document the link.
Placing the blame for high costs solely on increased utilization of technology, cutting-edge pharmaceuticals, cost-shifting hospitals, and physicians misses a bigger mark.… Read More
Current recommendations state that patients with type 2 diabetes who are receiving monotherapy and who have elevated hemoglobin A1c levels between 7.6% and 9.0% should receive a second agent. … Read More
A review article supports metformin as the best first-line treatment for type 2 diabetes in adults, both stand-alone and in combination with other medications. But once metformin is in the mix, second-line treatments are still a judgment call… Read More
Adding aliskiren to antihypertension regimens that already include losartan reduced blood protein levels from 19% to 22% in hypertensive type 2 diabetic patients with nephropathy… Read More
New study challenges common belief and finds patients with a history of renal disease, hypertension or heart disease were more likely to suffer renal insufficiency. More »
An intervention that results in weight loss and improved fitness may slow the decline in mobility that often occurs with aging in overweight and obese adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). More »
The elderly patient has had type 2 diabetes for 15 years is now home bound after a stroke. Her HbA1c is 9.6; random blood sugar, 450; triglycerides, 350; HDL, 40; LDL, 110 (calculated); total cholesterol, 220; and non-HDL,180. She takes only metformin. Would you consider more aggressive treatment of... More »
Researchers revisit the question in an observational study, concluding that beta blockers do not increase these risks and should not be withheld from people who have both heart failure and type 2 diabetes. More »
Do you consider an LDL of 100 and a non-HDL of 150 significant? What is your diagnosis? Would you consider medication in addition to recommending lifestyle changes? Answers to these quiz questions here. More »
It can reduce the risk that pre-diabetes will progress to microvascular disease, delay the need for medication if it does, and counteract the adverse effects of insulin. More »
Only 7% of patients with diabetes have reached goals for hemoglobin A1c, LDL cholesterol, and blood pressure. What can be done to help more patients achieve their goals? In this 2-part interview, Dr Edward Shahady shows how group visits can help your patients with diabetes better control their disease and reduce their risk of diabetic complications.
The clinical onset of type 1 diabetes is manifested by the effects of inadequate insulin secretion due to the immunologic destruction of pancreatic-islet beta cells. Despite replacement therapy with exogenous insulin, type 1 diabetes is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. Even…
Levels of proinflammatory cytokines associate with risk for developing type 2 diabetes but whether chronic inflammation contributes to the development of diabetic complications, such as ESRD, is unknown. In the 1990s, we recruited 410 patients with type 2 diabetes for studies of diabetic nephropathy and recorded their characteristics at enrollment. During 12 years of follow-up, 59 patients developed ESRD (17 per 1000 patient-years) and 84 patients died without ESRD (24 per 1000 patient-years). Plasma
To purpose of the pilot study was to evaluate the use of a pediatric human patient simulator (HPS) to teach parents diabetes management for their children newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, referred to as Parent Education Through Simulation–Diabetes.
Methods
A focus group study and 2 pilot studies (1-group study and a randomized 2-group study) were used to develop and test a teaching intervention. Parents were recruited from the Pediatric Diabetes Clinic at UMass
Reviews the evidence for and against hundreds of preventive health services, recommending tests, and counseling interventions when evidence exists that it is effective.
Reviews the evidence for and against hundreds of preventive health services, recommending tests, and counseling interventions when evidence exists that it is effective.
This is followed by the Expert Panel's summary of the evidence review relative to diabetes, separated for type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus, and then by a subsection on ... Metabolically, diabetes is characterized by hyperglycemia due to defects in
More recently, the Nurses' Health Study, using data based on self-reported weights, found that the risk of developing type 2 diabetes increases as BMI increases. ... An association between type 2 diabetes and increasing relative weight is also observed
Physician Performance Goals Are Great, But Balance Is More Realistic Jennifer Frank, MD, May 15, 2012 Performance measurements for physicians are well-intentioned and get me to rethink how I practice. But in the end I won't make the goals, so I'll have to go with balance over perfection.
Designing the Perfect Business Card for Your Medical Practice C. Noel Henley, MD, May 11, 2012 Does your business card say anything substantive about the valuable work you do in your practice? Here’s how to re-design your next business card for maximum impact and engagement.
Registered Nurses an Ideal Fit for Primary Care Practices Audrey "Christie" McLaughlin, RN, May 10, 2012 Here are four good reasons to hire a registered nurse for your primary care practice …maybe even instead of a medical assistant.
The Five Biggest Medical Practice Marketing Mistakes James Doulgeris, May 10, 2012 There are best practices to marketing your practice, but often, success is more about knowing what not to do. Here are the five most common pitfalls …and how to avoid them.
Can You Practice Medicine and Manage Your Practice? Rosemarie Nelson, May 9, 2012 Whether you practice alone, or in a group, if you're trying to see patients in this pay-for-volume environment and also run the business of your practice, you may be missing out on important opportunities.
Diabetes is one of the most common and most challenging diseases in primary care. How best to help your patients achieve glycemic control? To that end, we have created this resource page.
As early as 1932, physicians noticed an apparent association between type 2 diabetes and increased cancer risk. In recent years, the epidemiological evidence of such an association has mounted steadily—especially with the emergence of large databases, which have allowed us to document the link.
A 66-year-old woman presented with pruritic, burning skin “lesions” at the corner of her mouth. Recent complete... 
Bariatric surgery nearly cures type 2 diabetes—at least that’s what results of a new study seem to imply. The study,... 
Incretin-based therapy for type 2 diabetes has quickly found advocates among busy primary care physicians. Now that QD... 
In his second podcast, Dr Louis Kuritzky discusses the classes of incretin-based therapies now available for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Louis Kuritzky, MD, talks about this relatively new treatment option.
How does the chronic care model of diabetes care differ from the acute care model—and how might this approach work for you and your patients?
Dr Robert Gabbay discusses strategies to improve patient compliance with insulin therapy.
How can you determine whether your patient with newly diagnosed diabetes has type I or type II disease?
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