Understanding Soliqua 100/33™and Xultophy 100/3.6™: Once-Daily Injectables
Learning about: Soliqua 100/33™ and Xultophy 100/3.6™: the new once-daily injectable GLP-1 receptor agonist/basal insulin combination pens Soliqua 100/33 and Xultophy 100/3.6 are two new injectable combination products approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in November of 2016. They are used for the treatment of type 2...
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Aug
2017
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Learning About Diabulimia
Learning About Diabulimia Most people are familiar with eating disorders such as anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorder, but few are familiar with an eating disorder that is unique to patients with type 1 diabetes (T1DM). ED-DMT1, or what the media has dubbed “diabulimia,” is an eating disorder where patients...
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Jul
2017
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Understanding The Story Behind Type 1.5 Diabetes
The Story Behind Type 1.5 Diabetes Type 1 and type 2 diabetes are the most well-known forms of diabetes. However, about 10% of people with diabetes have type 1.5 diabetes. Type 1.5 diabetes is also sometimes called LADA which stands for latent autoimmune diabetes in adults. Type 1 diabetes (T1DM)usually...
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Jul
2017
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Understanding What You Need To Know About Albuminuria And Diabetic Kidney Disease
Underatnding What You Need To Know About Albuminuria And Diabetic Kidney Disease There are several disorders that are associated with diabetes: high blood pressure, high cholesterol, obesity, heart disease and kidney disease. According to the American Diabetes Association (ADA) Guidelines, kidney disease occurs in 20-40% of patients with diabetes and...
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Mar
2017
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Family Planning with Type 1 Diabetes
Family Planning with Type 1 Diabetes Currently, good blood glucose control during pregnancy is still a big challenge for women with type 1 diabetes (T1D). Twenty-five years ago, doctors warned women of child bearing age with T1D, becoming pregnant was too dangerous for a mother and her child. Now, women...
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Mar
2017
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Learning How to Store Insulin Products
How to Store Insulin Products Manufacturers recommend storing insulin in the refrigerator between 35 and 48 degrees Fahrenheit. However, for most patients, injecting cold insulin is more painful than injecting room temperature insulin. Because of this, providers and manufacturers recommend storing the vial or pen of insulin that you are...
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Feb
2017
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Learning About Over the Counter Cough Medicine and Diabetes: A Safe Approach
Over the Counter Cough Medicine and Diabetes: A Safe Approach The “common cold” may cause some patients with diabetes to worry about elevations in their blood sugar. When you get sick, your body is under a lot of stress. Your body tries to make up for this stress by releasing...
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Jan
2017
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Learning about the U-500 Syringe
Learning about the U-500 Syringe: Many patients with type 2 diabetes will require insulin. Traditionally this has been given with U100 insulin (100 units per milliliter). When patients have insulin resistance, they may require more than 200 units of insulin per day. In those patients, they may do better with...
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Jan
2017
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Understanding Why Do Some Individuals With Diabetes Need More Insulin Than Others?
Why Do Some Individuals With Diabetes Need More Insulin Than Others? Insulin is a hormone produced by the pancreas to help liver, fat, and muscle cells absorb glucose for energy. After a meal, glucose levels rise and the pancreas releases insulin to stabilize the amount of glucose in the blood....
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Dec
2016
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Understanding Once-Weekly GLP-1 Agonists for Type 2 Diabetes
Once-Weekly GLP-1 Agonists for Type 2 Diabetes With all of the modern-day scientific and technological advances for the treatment of diabetes, pharmaceutical industries have developed easy to use, with less frequent injecting medications to help achieve the optimal blood glucose (sugar) levels. There is a hormone in your gut...
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Dec
2016
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Vitamins
The Secret to Getting Enough Vitamins and Minerals The secret to getting sufficient vitamins and minerals in your diet if you’re over 50 years old is to take supplements. That’s the easy answer because it’s well known that no matter how well you eat, how well balanced your diet, how good you are at doing everything you’re suppose to do to keep a balanced and healthy lifestyle: #1: As you get older your body just doesn’t work the way it did 30 years ago and you just don’t absorb the vitamins and minerals that you need. #2. The argument continues...
Twenty-five years ago, I remember telling my physician that I was taking supplements. He never asked me which ones. He just remarked I was wasting my money. Ten years ago we spoke about supplements and he hoped that I was taking Vitamins C and E and Calcium. Anything else and I was wasting my money. My doctor has since retired. He was an outstanding internist, superb diagnostician, a caring person but we always argued about supplementation. Times have changed. In the November 2007 issue of Tufts Health &Nutrition Letter there’s an article about the over-50 crowd not meeting their nutrient...