Diabetes

Interim results from Project IMPACT: Diabetes, an APhA Foundation program, suggest that pharmacists working as part of a multidisciplinary team helped improve a range of outcomes for diabetes patients.

The impact of the community pharmacist on insulin therapy is explored.

Approximately 80% to 90% of patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus are also obese.

Pharmacists can help improve adherence by providing patient counseling and guidance about the importance of needle selection and appropriate injection technique.

Research from the University of Pittsburgh suggests the possibility of a diabetes breathalyzer that could be used in place of blood testing.

Infants already at an increased genetic risk for developing type 1 diabetes mellitus may be even more likely to be diagnosed with the condition if they are introduced to solid foods too early or too late.

The results of a recent study show that hypoglycemia is common among type 2 diabetes patients across all levels of glycemic control.

Increasing red meat consumption was associated with a subsequent increase in risk for developing type 2 diabetes mellitus in a recent subanalysis of 3 cohort studies.

A guide to mastering new skills for diabetes patient care in just 10 steps.

Patients with diabetes can take measures to prevent or control neuropathy.

Patients with diabetes can take measures to prevent or control neuropathy.

Diabetic patients should be made aware of the availability of specialized nonprescription products for diabetics and guided in the proper selection and use of these products.

Case studies involving questions about low blood glucose level, soy supplementation, blood glucose monitors, and flu prevention.

Pharmacists can be instrumental in educating diabetic patients about routine skin care, especially the significance of implementing a daily foot care regimen and performing routine screenings to reduce or prevent complications.

Compared with morning dosing, taking once-daily antihypertensives at bedtime led to improved nighttime blood pressure measurements without increasing daytime measurements.

The medications may lower cholesterol levels in advanced chronic kidney disease patients, but they do not appear to reduce the number of cardiovascular events and may interact with other drugs the patients are taking.

A review of previous studies finds that children with chronic conditions who fail to take their medications as prescribed are more likely to visit the emergency department and be hospitalized.

Pharmacists are in a pivotal position to help patients select and properly use at-home test and monitor kits.

Children and young adults who used antipsychotics were 3 times more likely to develop type 2 diabetes than those taking other psychotropic medications, according to the results of a recent study.

If diabetes patients covered by Medicare Part D used generic medications at the same rate as those covered by the VA, the program would save more than $1 billion per year.

Diagnosis and treatment of acute coronary syndrome in patients who also have diabetes or chronic kidney disease are challenging for a number of reasons, explains a recently published review article.