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Question of the Week | October 22, 2019

October 22nd, 2019 / Beverly Thomassian / Comments Off on Question of the Week | October 22, 2019

Our Diabetes Detective Team scans the diabetes news to discover the most relevant info that Diabetes Educators need in their daily practice. We post one daily Blog Byte from Monday … Continue reading Question of the Week | October 22, 2019

Why such low MD referrals for National Diabetes Prevention Program?

October 21st, 2019 / Beverly Thomassian / Comments Off on Why such low MD referrals for National Diabetes Prevention Program?

James Keck, MD, set out to find if adult patients at an academic family medicine clinic, who were actively screened for prediabetes, received a referral to the Diabetes Prevention Program. … Continue reading Why such low MD referrals for National Diabetes Prevention Program?

Free Resource Friday | Navigating Holiday Festivities

October 18th, 2019 / Beverly Thomassian / Comments Off on Free Resource Friday | Navigating Holiday Festivities

Whether it’s the candy, the turkey, stuffing, or the desserts, the holidays are a difficult time for anyone to eat healthy and avoid weight gain. Experts suggest that the holidays … Continue reading Free Resource Friday | Navigating Holiday Festivities

Continuous Glucose Monitoring – The key to improving BG?

October 17th, 2019 / Beverly Thomassian / Comments Off on Continuous Glucose Monitoring – The key to improving BG?

A three-year long study showed real time continuous glucose monitoring (rtCGM) was associated with lower A1c levels in people with type 1 diabetes, whether the participants used pumps or multiple … Continue reading Continuous Glucose Monitoring – The key to improving BG?

Adverse Childhood Experiences impact future health

October 16th, 2019 / Beverly Thomassian / Comments Off on Adverse Childhood Experiences impact future health

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) such as neglect, abuse, household dysfunction, etc. have been found to have a profound impact on health and disease throughout life. Here is the the link … Continue reading Adverse Childhood Experiences impact future health

Question of the Week | October 15, 2019

October 15th, 2019 / Beverly Thomassian / Comments Off on Question of the Week | October 15, 2019

Our Diabetes Detective Team scans the diabetes news to discover the most relevant info that Diabetes Educators need in their daily practice. We post one daily Blog Byte from Monday … Continue reading Question of the Week | October 15, 2019

Free Resource Friday | PocketCards Updated with new Canagliflozin Indication and Oral GLP-1

October 11th, 2019 / Beverly Thomassian / Comments Off on Free Resource Friday | PocketCards Updated with new Canagliflozin Indication and Oral GLP-1

Canagliflozin (Invokana), an SGLT-2 Inhibitor, just received a new Food and Drug Administration (FDA) indication. Adults with type 2 diabetes and diabetes kidney disease who take canagliflozin (Invokana) experience a … Continue reading Free Resource Friday | PocketCards Updated with new Canagliflozin Indication and Oral GLP-1

Avoiding Juicy Answers | Oct 8 Question of the Week Rationale

October 10th, 2019 / Beverly Thomassian / Comments Off on Avoiding Juicy Answers | Oct 8 Question of the Week Rationale

For Question of the week, test takers usually choose the correct answer 70-80% of the time. However, for this Tuesday’s question of the week, only about 23% of respondents chose … Continue reading Avoiding Juicy Answers | Oct 8 Question of the Week Rationale