HealthPartners Institute’s International Diabetes Center (IDC) recently developed and piloted a process for incorporating patients’ continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) data directly into the electronic health record (EHR), improving clinician access to glucose information. During a presentation at the American Diabetes Association’s 81st Scientific Sessions, IDC medical director Amy Criego, MD, described this process for integrating...
Imposter syndrome – the belief that you do not belong or that you are not good enough – is more common that people think, especially in the medical field. Endocrine News spoke to experts on this dilemma who discuss common solutions to get past these feelings of self-doubt. Some of the most well-known and...
Patients with classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency (21OHD) may benefit from the drug tildacerfont, according to the results from two Phase 2 clinical studies recently published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Researchers led by Chris N. Barnes, PhD, of Spruce Biosciences (who funded the trial), point out that...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration this week cleared Abbott’s FreeStyle® Libre 2 iOS application for use with compatible iPhones, to pair with its FreeStyle Libre 2 integrated continuous glucose monitoring (iCGM) system. Approved for adults and children (4 and older) with diabetes, the new app enables users to get glucose readings directly on their...
[Editor’s Note: This post has been updated to include comments from Rita Kalyani, MD.] When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first interchangeable biosimilar insulin product last month, many were hailing this as a breakthrough in treating diabetes. The impacts could be immediately felt by people rationing their insulin due to cost as...
As pediatric diabetes cases continue to rise, a number of manufacturers have created products that make managing the disease a little less scary for these younger patients. Pediatric diabetes is on the rise. While type 1 diabetes can develop at any age, it is most prevalent in children and teens – the average age of...
Teamwork is often vital to improving patient outcomes. And while most healthcare professionals are in favor of working together, the biggest obstacle appears to be simply finding the time to team up. In a survey conducted last summer by the market research and analytics company The Harris Poll for Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly and...
Two recent papers touted the benefits of having an endocrine hospitalist-led Inpatient Diabetes Management Service (IDMS) in a community hospital setting to reduce the rates of both hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia, length of stay, and even hospital costs. Endocrine News gets a firsthand look at a community hospital’s use of an IDMS from both endocrinologists and...
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Patients with classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency (21OHD) may benefit from the drug tildacerfont, according to the results from two Phase 2 clinical studies recently published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Researchers led by Chris N. Barnes, PhD, of Spruce Biosciences (who funded the trial), point out that...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration this week cleared Abbott’s FreeStyle® Libre 2 iOS application for use with compatible iPhones, to pair with its FreeStyle Libre 2 integrated continuous glucose monitoring (iCGM) system. Approved for adults and children (4 and older) with diabetes, the new app enables users to get glucose readings directly on their...
Two recent papers touted the benefits of having an endocrine hospitalist-led Inpatient Diabetes Management Service (IDMS) in a community hospital setting to reduce the rates of both hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia, length of stay, and even hospital costs. Endocrine News gets a firsthand look at a community hospital’s use of an IDMS from both endocrinologists and...
