Convincing patients to routinely check their blood-sugar is sometimes an uphill battle. In this video, Jane Seley, a certified diabetes educator (CDE) and diabetes nurse practitioner (DNP), shares…
On April 8, 2016, the FDA updated labeling recommendations for metformin and metformin-containing drugs, expanding the indication(s) to include treatment for type 2 diabetes patients with mild-to-moderate renal…
David Ahn, MD, endocrinologist and founder of Sugar Streak, breaks down how and why smart devices are transforming healthcare. Given the boring and rather burdensome nature of recording…
In one of the first clinical trials intended to compare the standard of care for diabetic foot wounds against EpiFix, a dehydrated human amnion/chorion membrane allograft (dHACM), researchers…
With a multitude of glucose meters on the market, it can sometimes be difficult for endocrinologists to maintain the inventory of software and cables necessary to access all…
Each week, The Doctor's Channel and IMS Health's Appscript.net present you with a useful and thoughtfully designed app that can help both patients and their physicians with health-related…
Rashmi, Roy, MD, FACS, endocrine surgeon for the University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro, outlines how adrenal tumors can cause patients to display symptoms of hypertension and…
The thyroid gland makes hormones that regulate metabolism. An over-active thyroid can increase the risk of osteoporosis and fractures. A new study examined whether the risk of these…
When a fetus is exposed to high blood glucose because of maternal diabetes, this can have long-lasting effects on development. A new study examined whether exposure to maternal…
During the 1980s, the Diabetes Control & Complications Trial (DCCT) began, seeking to determine whether intensive blood sugar control would help reduce long-term complications such as vision loss,…
