Search results for "Diabetes"
Diabetic foot care begins with bare feet
Aizenberg. According to the American Diabetes Association (ADA), high-risk patients include those with:. ... Diabetes Metab Res Rev. 2012;28 Suppl 1:225-31. [PMID: 22271742]. Embil JM, Trepman E.
October 2013
Attribution error results from a positive stereotype
two endocrinologists and two different diabetes educators, the issue of the injection site was not further explored. ... This patient was very knowledgeable,” Dr. Bentson observed, “and seemed to know everything about his diabetes.
May 2011
Seeking clarity for opioid prescribing
Doctors already handle challenging drugs, such as prescribing warfarin or starting a patient with diabetes on insulin therapy, Dr. ... with diabetes management, Dr.
April 2015
Target preop visits for efficiency, best outcomes
Experts agree that patients with diabetes should visit their internist to address blood glucose control and medication management before surgery. ... Dr. Umpierrez also emphasized the need to discuss medication management with patients who have diabetes.
September 2014
The never-ending push-pull of statins
To date, any association with diabetes appears to be linked with higher-dose statins, Dr. ... Bibbins-Domingo noted. It also should be kept in mind that patients taking a statin likely already have risk factors for diabetes, and there's some indication
April 2017
Endo ‘08: new research ignites debate about best A1C goals
5% for pregnant women with diabetes, but said most other patients should have a goal of 7%. ... A1c as close to normal as possible in pregnant women with diabetes,” Dr.
September 2008
Preventive aspirin inflames opinions
For patients with known diabetes, Dr. McGuire recommended the U.K. Prospective Diabetes Study (UKPDS) risk engine, which is tailored to that population. ... McGuire said. He noted that simply typing “aspirin and diabetes” into the federal database
May 2015
Evidence evolving on aspirin as prevention
Overall, the trials, ARRIVE (Aspirin to Reduce Risk of Initial Vascular Events), ASCEND (A Study of Cardiovascular Events iN Diabetes), and ASPREE (Aspirin in Reducing Events in the Elderly), presented a ... The 2018 trials looked at three distinct
March 2019
Shifting standards for hypertension
The patients who I think are most stuck in the middle now are the patients with diabetes,” he said. ... Effects of intensive blood-pressure control in type 2 diabetes mellitus. N Engl J Med.
March 2016
SGLT2 inhibitors change glucose dynamic
DeFronzo, MD, FACP, a professor of medicine and division chief of diabetes at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio. ... On the other hand, the decrease in GFR was a helpful effect of the drugs in trials of patients with type 1
February 2015