Hypoglycemia and the Rule of 15
The parents of Susie Johnson*, a healthy 8-year-old child, bring her to the emergency department because she’s been experiencing abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting.…
Diabetes
Type 2 diabetes in Asian Americans
Using body mass index as an indicator for type 2 diabetes is now considered inaccurate, especially among Asians, who tend to develop the condition…
Gestational diabetes
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) refers to any degree of glucose intolerance that starts or is first recognized during pregnancy. Frequently, GDM represents pre-existing hyperglycemia…
Continuous glucose monitoring: THE BASICS
Blood glucose self-monitoring helps patients with diabetes understand the interrelationships among food, activity, and medication to achieve their glycemic targets. It also aids treatment…
Pediatric hypoglycemia
While watching a children’s softball game on a sunny 88° F day, you see one of the players, Mia Smith*, suddenly collapse. Mia’s mother…
Getting comfortable with carbohydrate counting
Mr. Tucker,* a 20-year-old man with type 1 diabetes, is admitted to the hospital for a severe hypoglycemic event. For about a month, he’s…
Patient-centered medication selection for type 2 diabetes
A collaborative, patient-centered approach that considers a variety of factors will be most effective. Takeaways: Before selecting medications for type 2 diabetes and to…
Caring for adult patients with obesity in primary care
Evidence-based interventions are key for successful outcomes. Obesity is a complicated chronic disease with many contributing and interrelated factors that include genetics, biology, metabolism,…
Diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperglycemic hyperosmolar state
Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and hyperglycemic hyperosmolar state (HHS) are endocrine emergencies. Hospitalizations for diabetes and DKA are rising, possibly because of increased diabetes prevalence and…
New research uncovers six different forms of prediabetes
Implications for the prevention of type 2 diabetes The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently reported that approximately 88 million adults in the…
Pharmacologic management of type 2 diabetes in older adults
Advances in technology and therapeutics have led to more people with diabetes living into older age and others developing it later in life. According…
A broader look at insulin
Approximately 34 million people in the United States have diabetes; 90% to 95% of them have type 2 diabetes. Insulin saves lives and helps…
Hypoglycemia and the Rule of 15
The parents of Susie Johnson*, a healthy 8-year-old child, bring her to the emergency department because she’s been experiencing abdominal pain, nausea,…
Type 2 diabetes in Asian Americans
Using body mass index as an indicator for type 2 diabetes is now considered inaccurate, especially among Asians, who tend to develop…
Gestational diabetes
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) refers to any degree of glucose intolerance that starts or is first recognized during pregnancy. Frequently, GDM represents…
Continuous glucose monitoring: THE BASICS
Blood glucose self-monitoring helps patients with diabetes understand the interrelationships among food, activity, and medication to achieve their glycemic targets. It also…
Pediatric hypoglycemia
While watching a children’s softball game on a sunny 88° F day, you see one of the players, Mia Smith*, suddenly collapse.…
Getting comfortable with carbohydrate counting
Mr. Tucker,* a 20-year-old man with type 1 diabetes, is admitted to the hospital for a severe hypoglycemic event. For about a…
Patient-centered medication selection for type 2 diabetes
A collaborative, patient-centered approach that considers a variety of factors will be most effective. Takeaways: Before selecting medications for type 2 diabetes…
Caring for adult patients with obesity in primary care
Evidence-based interventions are key for successful outcomes. Obesity is a complicated chronic disease with many contributing and interrelated factors that include genetics,…
Diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperglycemic hyperosmolar state
Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and hyperglycemic hyperosmolar state (HHS) are endocrine emergencies. Hospitalizations for diabetes and DKA are rising, possibly because of increased diabetes…
New research uncovers six different forms of prediabetes
Implications for the prevention of type 2 diabetes The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently reported that approximately 88 million…
Pharmacologic management of type 2 diabetes in older adults
Advances in technology and therapeutics have led to more people with diabetes living into older age and others developing it later in…
A broader look at insulin
Approximately 34 million people in the United States have diabetes; 90% to 95% of them have type 2 diabetes. Insulin saves lives…