Basal/prandial regimen helps uncontrolled diabetesBasal plus prandial insulin added to a background regimen of oral antihyperglycemics improves glycemic control in people with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes, researchers reported at the American Diabetes Association annual meeting here. CADTH CornerDiabetes: From paper into practice. Straight talk about nutrition for diabetes patients As the Canadian population ages, pharmacists will be seeing even more patients who may not have only diabetes, but other medical issues as well. Number of diabetes cases globally has doubled in 30 years Diabetics help peers manage disease Alcoholics Anonymous-type support groups helped reduce A1c and body mass in U.S. study Linagliptin an option for diabetics with kidney disease Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor shown to help even those patients with poorly controlled diabetes Weight loss in first year key to long-term intervention Diabetics older than 65 thought to be better at keeping off weight than younger patients due to better program adherence Ask the Experts: Benefits vs costs of home blood glucose monitoring Q. With all the controversy over the benefits vs costs of home blood glucose monitoring in patients with type 2 diabetes who are not receiving insulin, what are you recommending to your patients? Canadian group approves A1c for diagnosing type 2 disease Move brings Canada closer to world standards Researcher points to statins as a cause of type 2 diabetes Researcher believes relationship to be causal; but benefit is lower mortality Byetta: second GLP-1 agonist for diabetes Indicated for use in combination with metformin and/or a sulfonylurea to improve glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes. Canadians support stronger diabetes policy But those with diabetes are not getting the best care, as evidenced by the high rate of hospitalizations First Previous 47 48 49 50 51 Next Last
