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Software Company Simplifies Glycemic Management for Clinicians and Pharmacists

In August, the insulin management software company Glytec unveiled the latest version of its Glucommander insulin dosing software to make it easier for providers, nurses, and pharmacists to offer optimal, personalized care. More than 300 hospitals in the U.S. use Glytec’s eGlycemic Management System® (eGMS®) for glycemic management for their patients. Glytec chief medical officer...
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Good Sports

winning with diabetes cover A new book spotlights athletes thriving with diabetes. In the new book, Winning with Diabetes: Inspiring Stories from Athletes to Help You Thrive, Rita R. Kalyani, MD, MHS; Mark D. Corriere, MD; and Patrick Smith have created an inspirational handbook that clinicians can share with their patients to help them overcome the challenges they may...
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Cultural Connections: How Understanding Hispanic Traditions Can Improve Treatment Outcomes

Aside from a litany of cultural and clinical barriers many Hispanics face in getting proper healthcare, supply and demand has proven difficult with certain medications, most recently tirzepatide. Rodolfo Galindo, MD, discusses these issues as well as why clinicians must often go “beyond the guidelines” when treating specific patient populations. In 2023, Hispanics represent the...
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Glytec Announces Next Evolution of GlucoMetrics as Hospitals Prepare for New CMS Measures

Glytec today announced the next evolution of GlucoMetricsⓇ to provide new analytics, dashboards, and data visualizations that give hospitals and health systems new insight into glycemic outcomes. The enhanced visibility comes as hospitals prepare for new measures from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on severe hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia that encourage facilities to report metrics starting...
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Out of Practice: Why Retirement Doesn’t Always Mean You Stop Seeing Patients

santen When Endocrine Society past-president Richard J. Santen, MD, achieved “emeritus” status at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, he was far from being done with practicing medicine. That’s when he decided to continue seeing patients throughout southwest Virginia from the comfort of his home and with help from telehealth technology and the Federally Funded Community...
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From A Distance: The Endocrine Society’s Newest Perspective Statement on Telehealth Encourages Individualized Care

october 2022 cover This month, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism is publishing “Appropriate Use of Telehealth Visits in Endocrinology: Perspective Statement of the Endocrine Society.” Since this new modality is here to stay, Endocrine News talks to the authors about which patients are better candidates for telehealth than others, why endocrinology seems tailor-made for this new...
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2021 Progress Report: Part 2

december 2021 cover Endocrine research remains at the forefront of medical breakthroughs, which has led to cutting-edge treatment options, therapies, and products. Here is part 2 of Endocrine News’s closer look at some of the endocrine science innovations announced throughout 2021. Endocrine researchers and clinicians continued to remain at the forefront of medical research, the result of which...