Diabetes - Patient Care
Diabetes

Therapeutic benefits of CB1-receptor blockade

Clinicians may soon have an effective therapeutic weapon against the serious health hazards posed by obesity and the metabolic syndrome.
Nov 1, 2006

Clinicians may soon have an effective therapeutic weapon against the serious health hazards posed by obesity and the metabolic syndrome.

CASE & COMMENT

Dec 15, 2007

A 97-year-old woman with mental changes and polyuria

MEDICINE IN THE NEWS

Dec 15, 2007

CABG or PCI? It's a dead heat; Diabetes regimens: For some, the treatment is worse than the disease; News from the FDA

Options for managing diabetes: Three types of basal insulin therapy

Ideally, basal insulin therapy should provide adequate and reproducible steady-state plasma insulin levels without causing hypoglycemia. Our expert reviews the current basal insulin options when patients fail oral antidiabetic drugs.
Dec 15, 2007

Ideally, basal insulin therapy should provide adequate and reproducible steady-state plasma insulin levels without causing hypoglycemia. Our expert reviews the current basal insulin options when patients fail oral antidiabetic drugs.

Cardiovascular and metabolic implications of polycystic ovary syndrome

Are women with polycystic ovary syndrome at increased risk of cardiovascular disease and, if so, what preventive measures need to be addressed?
Dec 15, 2007

Are women with polycystic ovary syndrome at increased risk of cardiovascular disease and, if so, what preventive measures need to be addressed?

RESEARCH DIGEST

Dec 15, 2007

Job strain after first MI linked to future heart problems; Adding single insulin to oral drugs fails most diabetics; Screening not equally useful in all chest-pain patients; HDL predicts risk of major cardiovascular events

MEDICINE IN THE NEWS

Oct 16, 2007

At the ADA: Glitazones on the mat and other concerns

THE 15-MINUTE VISIT

Jun 15, 2007

Diabetic foot ulcers

Thwarting the progression to diabetes

Weight loss and increased physical activity can prevent or delay diabetes by overcoming insulin resistance. Diet and exercise are more effective in preventing diabetes than are glucose-lowering drugs.
Apr 2, 2007

Weight loss and increased physical activity can prevent or delay diabetes by overcoming insulin resistance. Diet and exercise are more effective in preventing diabetes than are glucose-lowering drugs.

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