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Diabetes Intensive Webinar Series | Starts June 23

June 8th, 2020 / Beverly Thomassian / Comments Off on Diabetes Intensive Webinar Series | Starts June 23

We are excited to invite you to our upcoming webinar series. Coach Beverly is offering FREE access to our Level 2 | Standards of Care Intensive Series Live Stream Webinars. … Continue reading Diabetes Intensive Webinar Series | Starts June 23

Metformin XR Warning due to NDMA impurity

June 6th, 2020 / Beverly Thomassian / Comments Off on Metformin XR Warning due to NDMA impurity

Some brands of long acting Metformin are being recalled since they contain higher than acceptable levels of NDMA (see list below). The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has recommended recalls … Continue reading Metformin XR Warning due to NDMA impurity

70/30 Insulin Dilemma | QoW Rationale

June 4th, 2020 / Beverly Thomassian / Comments Off on 70/30 Insulin Dilemma | QoW Rationale

This question addressed rising blood glucose and best insulin adjustment strategy. Since this was our most popular question this month, we wanted to provide an explanation to pass on this … Continue reading 70/30 Insulin Dilemma | QoW Rationale

Racism in Medicine | Mindful Monday

June 1st, 2020 / Beverly Thomassian / Comments Off on Racism in Medicine | Mindful Monday

We at Diabetes Education Services want to call attention to the importance of standing against racism in medicine. As a business serving all people with a shared goal of trying … Continue reading Racism in Medicine | Mindful Monday

Vitamin D, Diabetes, & COVID-19 | Tech Thursday

May 28th, 2020 / Beverly Thomassian / Comments Off on Vitamin D, Diabetes, & COVID-19 | Tech Thursday

Interesting findings that explore the relationship between Vitamin D levels and COVID-19 outcomes are being released. In an article by WedMD, there have been several international studies that evaluate Vitamin … Continue reading Vitamin D, Diabetes, & COVID-19 | Tech Thursday

Update: DPP-4 Inhibitor Not Associated with Improved Outcomes in COVID-19

May 27th, 2020 / Beverly Thomassian / Comments Off on Update: DPP-4 Inhibitor Not Associated with Improved Outcomes in COVID-19

In a recent post, we shared endocrinologist Gianluca Iacobellis’, MD, Ph.D. suggesting that DPP-4 inhibitors could help decrease COVID-19-related immune overreaction in people with diabetes. However, according to Daniel Drucker, MD, … Continue reading Update: DPP-4 Inhibitor Not Associated with Improved Outcomes in COVID-19

Question of the Week | May 26, 2020

May 26th, 2020 / Beverly Thomassian / Comments Off on Question of the Week | May 26, 2020

AJ is motivated to decrease weight. AJ eats an egg sandwich and hash browns 5 times a week. You look up the calories on an app and find that the … Continue reading Question of the Week | May 26, 2020

Update for CMS Guidelines for CGM Coverage | Tech Thursday

May 21st, 2020 / Beverly Thomassian / Comments Off on Update for CMS Guidelines for CGM Coverage | Tech Thursday

Last week we posted a blog titled “CMS Updates For CGM Coverage,” which on the surface seemed like very exciting, impactful changes on CMS regulations for CGM coverage during the … Continue reading Update for CMS Guidelines for CGM Coverage | Tech Thursday