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The onus is on internists to understand the newer classes of incretins such as sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors and dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors. They hold promise for better treatments, but they are new and not as well understood as older treatments.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/10/diabetes.htm
1 Oct 2015
Peer-led education requires strategy to be effective
Peer education, in which patients guide each other through the course of care, can be a cost-effective way of closing care gaps and encouraging patient empowerment.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/10/peer-education.htm
1 Oct 2015
No clear-cut choice among once-weekly GLP-1 receptor agonists
The growing number of available treatments for type 2 diabetes has made diabetes care more complex.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/12/08/1.htm
8 Dec 2015
ACP joins campaign to improve type 2 diabetes care
ACP and other leading health care organizations will join forces in transforming diabetes care by raising awareness of type 2 diabetes, sharing resources and materials, amplifying reach of campaign activities, engaging patients and clinicians, conducting events, and much more.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/04/12/5.htm
12 Apr 2016
System-wide changes improve diabetes care
To improve metrics of diabetes care, 4 employed primary care practices at a health system in Texas worked to systematically improve HbA1c testing and started a “Saving Toes” campaign.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/09/success.htm
1 Sep 2016
Weight loss program may improve HbA1c more than typical diabetes nutrition counseling, study finds
The study, funded by a grant from Weight Watchers International, randomly assigned adults with type 2 diabetes to the weight loss program plus diabetes education or diabetes-specific nutritional counseling plus written follow-up.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/11/08/1.htm
8 Nov 2016
Physician volume linked to diabetes care quality, study finds
Data on more than 1 million adults with diabetes indicated that higher ambulatory volume overall was associated with lower rates of appropriate eye exams, HbA1c testing, and LDL cholesterol testing, among other results.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/12/13/1.htm
13 Dec 2016
New insulin pumps offer continuous monitoring
Next-generation insulin pumps will feature sophisticated computer algorithms that automatically calculate and administer precise doses of insulin, but will not replace proper physician care, which is the source of their success.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/07/new-insulin-pumps-offer-continuous-monitoring.htm
1 Jul 2017
Prediabetes: What can doctors call it?
Internists know to screen patients for diabetes, but may be unsure how to manage patients whose blood glucose levels are higher than normal but fall below the cutoff of the disease.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/07/prediabetes-what-can-doctors-call-it.htm
1 Jul 2017
ADA issues updated position statement on hypertension and diabetes
The statement updates the ADA's 2003 position statement on this topic and summarizes clinical trials of intensive hypertension treatment strategies.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/08/29/1.htm
29 Aug 2017