April 25th 2024
A retrospective study challenges preoperative withholding of GLP-1 RAs in diabetes patients undergoing surgery, citing no increased risk of postoperative respiratory complications.
VA Grant Spurs Development of Therapy for Neuropathic Pain
November 10th 2009A $1.8 million grant will help the University of Michigan investigate the use of herpes simplex virus-based vectors to deliver genes to sensory nerves from application in the skin, which researchers believe hold promise not only for the treatment of pain but also ultimately for the treatment of peripheral neuropathy itself.
Lifestyle Changes Could Prevent, Lower Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes
November 3rd 2009The Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study finds that moderate health improvements such as modest weight loss or the use of anti-diabetic drugs can prevent or lower the incidence of type 2 diabetes in high risk populations.
Seas of Change for Inpatient Glucose Management
September 4th 2009Making the transition from outpatient to inpatient has been thankfully only a slightly “bumpy” road, but it is amazing looking back on how our approach to inpatient diabetes care and hyperglycemia on the whole has changed over the past 10 years.
FDA Warns on Potentially Fatal Glucose Monitor Readings
August 18th 2009Due to results that could mask significant hypoglycemia or prompt excessive insulin use, diabetics should never use GDH-PQQ glucose meters or test strips while using drug products or therapies that contain certain sugars other than glucose.