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Rapid- and slow-acting insulins help control diabetes
If the united states' healthcare trend continues on its current course, in 20 years the number of people with diabetes will more than double to 50 million. This dismaying prediction comes from a new report from the Yale Schools of Public Health and Medicine in conjunction with the Institute for Alternative Futures. If the current trend continues, by 2025.
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DERMATOLOGY CASE CHALLENGE: A diabetic patient with longstanding, expanding pretibial plaques
A 37-year-old woman presents with plaques of 1 year's duration on her lower legs that appear to be expanding. The patient has a history of poorly controlled diabetes mellitus requiring insulin but is otherwise well and taking no other medications. The clinician suspects granuloma annulare, cellulitis, sarcoidosis, xanthomas, necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum, and necrobiotic xanthogranuloma.
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Innovation abounds in glucose meter market
Pharmacists play a critical role in helping patients learn about the importance of glucose testing and the proper use of their meters, as well as which meter is best for them. "Pharmacists sell meters, and they should be aware of how the meters work," said Susan Cornell, Pharm.D., assistant professor of pharmacy practice at the Midwestern University Chicago College of Pharmacy in Downers Grove, Ill. She is a practicing community pharmacist and a certified diabetes educator. "They can be of great service to their patients by knowing what's available."
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New study links diabetes, depression, and death
A recent study examining the relationship between diabetes, depression, and death demonstrates a need for diabetes patients and pharmacists to be familiar with the symptoms of depression. "We know that people with diabetes who have depression are at a much greater risk of mortality than similar people without diabetes," said Xuanping Zhang, Ph.D., a researcher with the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion at the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention in Atlanta.
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