Diabetes

Novel pathway regulating immune cell movement may help eliminate debilitating effects of several serious diseases.

Meter can test glucose levels within 5 seconds.

Jennifer Costello, PharmD, BCPS, BC-ADM, ambulatory care clinical pharmacist in the Internal Medicine Faculty Practice at Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, New Jersey, talks about the benefits and risks of insulin therapy.

Jennifer Costello, PharmD, BCPS, BC-ADM, ambulatory care clinical pharmacist in the Internal Medicine Faculty Practice at Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, New Jersey, describes some ways in which pharmacists can help patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus manage their disease.

Women with a history of depression may have greater odds of developing gestational diabetes.

Record number of orphan drugs approved in 2014.

Abbott's new blood glucose meter is now widely available OTC without insurance co-pays.

Treatments found to improve glycemic control.

Treatment found to lower blood sugar levels in obese mice.

The lack of generic insulin may keep patients from using the medicine, even though they risk life-threatening complications, new research from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine suggests.

An FDA advisory panel recommends adding a warning about the potential risk for heart failure to the labels of saxagliptin (Onglyza), saxagliptin/metformin (Kombiglyze), and alogliptin (Nesina).

The FDA refused to approve Novo Nordisk's ultra-long-acting insulin treatments 2 years ago.

The FDA has approved GlaxoSmithKline's Tanzeum (albiglutide) subcutaneous injection as an adjunct to diet and exercise to improve glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Rarely is a prescription written for U-500 insulin that doesn't require clarification from a pharmacist.

Although glyburide is commonly prescribed for gestational diabetes mellitus, the drug's use among pregnant women may put newborns at greater risk for complications.

The FDA refused to approve the ultra-long-acting insulin treatments 2 years ago.

Earlier detection could lead to improved disease management.

Diabetes mellitus diagnoses are soaring in numbers, with the elderly population disproportionately affected. The APhA featured a case-based presentation at its 2015 annual meeting in San Diego, CA, that discussed diabetes management's complexities in older adults.

States that expanded Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act have seen a 23% increase in the number of newly diagnosed diabetes patients.

The FDA has approved a new treatment for 1 of the most common diabetic eye diseases.

Glyxambi is now available by prescription at pharmacies across the United States.

Lower co-pays contribute to higher medication adherence.

A pharmacy school team nabbed second place in the Mississippi Public Universities' Blueprint Mississippi Social Business Challenge.

Pharmacists and other health care providers often do not advise patients with mental illness symptoms and diabetes to make lifestyle changes that would reduce related health risks.

Women who smoke during pregnancy may be putting their children at risk for developing diabetes in adulthood.

As the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services places a greater emphasis on medication adherence through its star ratings, pharmacists and other health care professionals continue to seek ways to improve adherence among seniors.

From optimizing inhaler technique in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, to catching red flags when dispensing controlled substances to patients with chronic pain, pharmacists can improve patient outcomes in an evolving treatment landscape.

Taking multiple medications, having hypertension, and executing heavy labor at work are all associated with a lower sperm count among men attempting to conceive.