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Question of the Week | Best treatment for hypertension?

December 22nd, 2020 / Beverly Thomassian / Comments Off on Question of the Week | Best treatment for hypertension?

JR is 63, has diabetes and has a B/P of 162/94 which is repeated on a separate visit.  JR also has albuminuria. What would be the recommended pharmacological approach based … Continue reading Question of the Week | Best treatment for hypertension?

Winter Solstice – The Great Conjunction

December 21st, 2020 / Beverly Thomassian / Comments Off on Winter Solstice – The Great Conjunction

Today, is Winter Solstice, when we experience the shortest day and longest night of the year. From here we will slowly gain more light each day, marking this as an … Continue reading Winter Solstice – The Great Conjunction

COVID-19 & Diabetes Resource Page | Free Resource Friday

December 18th, 2020 / Beverly Thomassian / Comments Off on COVID-19 & Diabetes Resource Page | Free Resource Friday

As health care professionals and Diabetes Specialists, how do we keep up to date with all the latest information on diabetes and COVID-19? How do we prepare people with diabetes … Continue reading COVID-19 & Diabetes Resource Page | Free Resource Friday

Rationale of the Week | Hyperglycemic and Ketone Positive. What Intervention MOST Needed?

December 17th, 2020 / Beverly Thomassian / Comments Off on Rationale of the Week | Hyperglycemic and Ketone Positive. What Intervention MOST Needed?

Our December 8th Question of the week was a question of interventions. Over 71% of respondents, chose the best answer. Before we start though, if you don’t want any spoilers … Continue reading Rationale of the Week | Hyperglycemic and Ketone Positive. What Intervention MOST Needed?

Admission Glucose Level Predicts COVID Related Deaths

December 16th, 2020 / Beverly Thomassian / Comments Off on Admission Glucose Level Predicts COVID Related Deaths

Blood glucose levels provide an immediate snapshot of a person’s state of inflammation, with or without diabetes. According to recent research findings, admission glucose is also an excellent predictor of … Continue reading Admission Glucose Level Predicts COVID Related Deaths

Question of the Week | December 15, 2020

December 15th, 2020 / Beverly Thomassian / Comments Off on Question of the Week | December 15, 2020

JL is a 78-year-old with type 2 diabetes who has been taking metformin 1000mg BID for the past year.  She checks her BG each morning and says it usually ranges … Continue reading Question of the Week | December 15, 2020

Teen Designs Type 1 Diabetes App – T1D1

December 14th, 2020 / Beverly Thomassian / Comments Off on Teen Designs Type 1 Diabetes App – T1D1

Drew Mendelow, 13, felt overwhelmed with all the new information he had to learn to navigate his new diagnosis of type 1 diabetes. New Type 1 leads to new App … Continue reading Teen Designs Type 1 Diabetes App – T1D1

Rationale of the Week | Alcohol and Holidays

December 10th, 2020 / Beverly Thomassian / Comments Off on Rationale of the Week | Alcohol and Holidays

Given that people with diabetes might have a drink or two during the season, we thought that this was an important topic to discuss further. Our December 1st Question of … Continue reading Rationale of the Week | Alcohol and Holidays