Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 Perspective

• Putting the ADA/EASD Glycemic Management Algorithm to Use   The recent ADA/EASD guideline on managing hyperglycemia in T2D is complicated and may seem daunting. Dr Anne Peters simplifies and reviews the key frames of the guideline.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, January 2019
• Nutrition Research: Restoring Respect to a Field Under Siege After a scathing editorial called for a complete overhaul of nutrition research, we asked the 2018 Ancel Keys Lecturer Frank Hu about healthy eating and how to restore credibility to the field.
  theheart.org on Medscape, January 2019
• Anti-VEGF Efficacy in DME: Early Response Is Not Destiny New data from Protocol T shows that eyes with poor 12-week response often had good vision at 2 years without switching therapies.
  Medscape Ophthalmology, January 2019
• Type 2 Diabetes Risk May Be Lower in Women With Migraine Dr Laurie Barclay on the future implications of this analysis of data from a large French prospective population-based study.
  Medscape Neurology, January 2019
• Making the Switch: When Your Patient Can't Afford Insulin   For many patients, analogue insulin is simply unaffordable, but using non-analogue insulin can get complicated. Dr Anne Peters shares her tips and tricks for making a safe transition.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, January 2019
• Drinking Tea: Are the Health Benefits Real? Are the health claims about tea backed by evidence, or is tea-drinking no more than another fact-free wellness fad?
  Medscape, January 2019
• Cardiovascular Risk: Talking Points   Cardiologists talk about ways to engage patients in managing cardiovascular risk and motivate them to adapt heart-healthy habits.
  Medscape TV, January 2019
• What Is Diabetes Distress?   Drs Jay Shubrook and William Polonsky discuss tips for identifying and mitigating diabetes distress in your patients.
  Medscape Family Medicine, January 2019
• Hyperglycemia in T2D: Where's the Proof of the Pudding? Have older medications been justifiably sidelined in the ADA/EASD consensus statement on managing hyperglycemia in type 2 diabetes? Dr Aus Alzaid shares his critique of the updated guideline.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, January 2019
• Treating Transgender Kids in Primary Care Gender-diverse and gender-questioning kids are likely to first present to a primary care provider.
  Medscape Pediatrics, January 2019
• The Artificial Pancreas Has Arrived in Canada: What to Expect Dr Harpreet Bajaj discusses the first artificial pancreas that has been approved for use in Canada--what to expect, anticipated challenges, and learnings from experiences in the United States.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, January 2019
• Is One SGLT2 (Or GLP-1) Just Like Another for Cardiac Benefit?   A new consensus document from ACC acknowledges the 'twofer' benefits of some antidiabetic drugs.
  Medscape Internal Medicine, December 2018
• Eric Topol's Top Advances in 2018 That Are Shaping Medicine Which advances in 2018 have the most potential to transform medicine? Dr Eric Topol shares his insights.
  Medscape, December 2018
• Are Vegetarian and Vegan Diets Best for Diabetes? Should a vegetarian or vegan diet be recommended on a first-line basis for patients with diabetes? Dr Boris Hansel shares his thoughts.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, December 2018
• 'Oh, My Aching Knees'? Screen for Prediabetes   Here's what you can prescribe to patients with prediabetes and exercise-limiting arthritis to prevent progression to type 2 diabetes.
  Medscape Internal Medicine, December 2018
• ARBs/ACEIs After AKI: Balancing Tradeoffs Dr Bansal reviews a study that provides important data on the use of RAAS inhibitors after acute kidney injury--an understudied clinical topic.
  Medscape Nephrology, December 2018
• The Top Cardiology Trials of 2018 in Review Contrasting studies on the benefits of percutaneous mitral valve repair and a fall from grace for aspirin make the list for Bob Harrington and Mike Gibson. Find out what else piqued their interest.
  theheart.org on Medscape, December 2018
• Metformin and B12 Deficiency: A Bigger Problem Than We Thought   New evidence suggests that preventing vitamin B12 deficiency could reduce peripheral neuropathy in patients on metformin.
  Medscape Internal Medicine, December 2018
• 40 Years of Medicine: Reflections of an Endocrinologist Dr Richard Plotzker shares his thoughts on 40 years of medical practice as he enters retirement.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, December 2018
• AMD Monitoring Comes Home: The Promise of Remote Tech Current software helps track patients' AMD progression. What's coming next may enable us to intervene earlier with tailored treatments.
  Medscape Ophthalmology, December 2018