In the United States approximately 34 million individuals have a diagnosis of diabetes with pre-diabetes impacting an estimated 88 million more1. At an annual cost of $327 billion dollars care related to diabetes accounts for one out of every four dollars spent on health care costs within …
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Diabetes & the Uphill Battle Does it feel like you are pushing the boulder uphill with some of your diabetes visits? Your patients with diabetes have a self-managed disease. If they see you for a (great) 30-minute visit 4 times a year, that is 2 hours of …
Pre-Diabetes and T2DM Treatment Starting and advancing medication in pre-diabetes and T2DM is important to address the metabolic defects. We can now treat diabetes, not just chase blood sugars.(1) And data suggests combination therapy is more efficacious than step-wise therapy.(2) Landmark trials show aggressive management early in …
by Jane Kapustin, PhD ,CRNP, BC-ADM, FAANP, FAAN The newly released JNC 8 Hypertension Guidelines created some issues with regards to patients with diabetes. For years, we have always ordered ace inhibitors (ACEIs) or Angiotensin Receptor Blockers (ARBs) for all patients with diabetes (as long as they do …
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