Diabetes & Endocrinology Experts & Viewpoints

Coffee -- The Good, the Bad, and the We Don't Know Yet In his video commentary Dr Black discusses the long-term results with coffee from the Health Professionals Study and the Nurses Health Study -- good news, but why? The caffeine? The antioxidants?
Commentary, October 2008
Insulin and Visually Impaired Patients How can diabetes educators help visually impaired diabetes patients manage insulin injections?
Ask the Expert, September 2008
Use of Combination ACE Inhibitors and ARB Therapy in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease Jeffrey S. Berns, MD, from the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, discusses the use of combination ACE inhibitors and ARB therapy in patients with chronic kidney disease in this video blog.
Commentary, September 2008
The Benefits of Continuous Glucose Monitoring In her latest videoblog, Dr. Peters discusses the results of a study on continuous glucose monitoring represented at the recent European Association for the Study of Diabetes meeting.
Commentary, September 2008
Finally, Weight-loss Diets that Work? Medicine Matters from Sandra Fryhofer, MD Dr. Sandra Fryhofer reports on a study that offers support for the low-carb and Mediterranean diet. Given the obesity epidemic, how are you helping your patients lose weight?
Commentary, September 2008
Throwing Out Your Medical Trash--Doing it Right! Medicine Matters from Sandra Fryhofer, MD Dr. Sandra Fryhofer offers tips on discarding unneeded medications and asks how you're getting rid of those unused drugs.
Commentary, September 2008
Controversies in Tight Glycemic Control in Critically Ill Adults This meta-analysis delves into morbidity and mortality data related to tight glucose control in critically ill patients.
Commentary, September 2008
A Market for Compassion: Single-Payer Health Insurance Prajwal Ciryam, second-year MD/PhD student at Northwestern University and Co-Founding Member of Health Care for All Illinois, explains why an American single-payer system is right.
Commentary, September 2008
CME/CE Type 2 Diabetes in the 21st Century: Where Are We Heading? With an ever-expanding armamentarium, does the choice of agents influence the ability to safely reach our goals in the management of type 2 diabetes?
Expert Column, August 2008
CME/CE Incretin Therapeutics In this Journal Scan: comparing the efficacy of exenatide and insulin, reviewing the safety and efficacy of sitagliptin monotherapy, and determining the cost-effectiveness of exenatide.
Commentary, August 2008

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The office of the US surgeon general recently issued a call to action to prevent deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. How effective do you think such public health campaigns are in reducing disease incidence?

Featured Viewpoint

Blood Pressure, Diabetes, Gender, and Race -- What, When, How It Is, or Is Not, Treated Hypertension, diabetes, race, gender, and age -- not to mention SBP vs DBP: findings this month challenge long-held beliefs and practices and underline how simple improving patient outcomes could be.
Expert Column, July 2008

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