Insulin Therapy Perspective

• Sometimes Doctors Need to Be Nudged A good electronic record system can help doctors remember to do what they wanted to do anyway.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, April 2018
• DUPC 2018 Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from DUPC 2018
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, March 2018
• SGLT2 Inhibitors in Type 1 Diabetes Are SGLT2 inhibitors safe and effective in patients with type 1 diabetes?
  Medscape Pharmacists, March 2018
• Which CGM for Which Diabetes Patient?   Dr Peters clarifies the pros and cons of the Dexcom and FreeStyle Libre continuous glucose monitors for patients with diabetes.
  Endocrine Society, February 2018
• Prostate Cancer Care Is 'Changing Rapidly': ESMO 2017   Exciting research presented at ESMO 2017 will likely affect clinical practice in metastatic prostate cancer, says Dr Johann de Bono.
  Medscape Oncology, November 2017
• 'Now Is the Time to Learn' About CGM   The FreeStyle Libre, a newly approved device for continuous glucose monitoring, is a big advance for people with diabetes who want to avoid finger sticks, says Dr Anne Peters.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, November 2017
• Ultra-fast Insulins Curb Mealtime Spikes   Faster-acting insulins are especially beneficial for patients on continuous glucose monitors who are keeping track of glucose peaks and valleys.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, October 2017
• Insulin Access: A Casualty of Modern Medicine? Patients used to be able to obtain their insulin easily and cheaply. But the system of modern medicine is getting in the way, and many patients are stuck (pun intended).
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, October 2017
• Tips for Demystifying Injections in Diabetes   Dr Anne Peters demonstrates how she teaches injection techniques to patients with diabetes.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, October 2017
• Pioglitazone, Sulfonylureas Safe and Effective in Type 2 Diabetes   They may not boast a cardiovascular benefit like other newer drugs, but these drugs can safely be added to metformin to manage type 2 diabetes.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, September 2017
• Pharma's Influence on Diabetes Prescribing: Good or Bad? A recent study of pharmaceutical marketing in Washington, DC, concluded that this spending was correlated with prescribing of newer agents to treat diabetes. But is that necessarily a bad thing?
  Medscape Internal Medicine, September 2017
• Degludec Takes Insulin 'To the Next Level'   Will degludec replace glargine in the real world? Get the community clinician perspective on the DEVOTE trial here.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, September 2017
• Two 'Incredibly Useful' Tools for Managing Diabetes   Dr Anne Peters demonstrates two continuous glucose monitors--one that provides blood glucose values in real time, and one that lets physicians see 2 weeks of values retrospectively.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, September 2017
• Dosing Insulin: The Most Important Thing Is the Education   Dr Gerard Sebastian uses patient handouts and diabetes educators to inspire adherence to mealtime dosing guidelines.
  Medscape Family Medicine, August 2017
• Hypoglycemia Advances: Just the 'Tip of the Iceberg'   Dr Shivani Agarwal reviews new approaches for hypoglycemia in diabetes presented recently at the 2017 American Diabetes Association annual meeting.
  Endocrine Society, August 2017
• Ultra-Long-Acting Basal Insulin: Who Benefits?   These new insulin options are more expensive, so it's important to know where they will provide the most benefit.
  Endocrine Society, August 2017
• How Well Do You Manage Diabetes in Latino Patients?   Dr Carlos Campos stresses the importance of cultural competency when discussing diabetes management with Hispanic and Latino patients.
  Medscape Family Medicine, August 2017
• Money and Prescribing: A Case Study in One American City Data collected in DC provide insight into how pharmaceutical marketing could be driving a dramatic increase in prescriptions for expensive new diabetes drugs.
  Medscape Family Medicine, August 2017
• Treat Hypoglycemia Fast, but How?   Juicy Juice® or juicy apple? Join this conversation on hypoglycemia to learn best practices for treatment and optimal patient education.
  Medscape Family Medicine, August 2017
• Confronting Insulin, Again   The 'star' of Medscape TV's pilot talks about what he learned from the experience.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, July 2017