The Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) recently published a study on how enrollment in a primary care network impacts the outcomes and processes of care for patients with diabetes. Using administrative health care data to study the care and outcomes of patients with incident and prevalent diabetes separately the researchers found that patients who were enrolled in a [...]

AdvancingIn.com has developed a continuing medical education (CME) program in partnership with the Canadian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism (CSEM) on insulin dose calculation. The program is available until October 27, 2012. The learning objectives for the program are: Review recommended targets for glycemic control in diabetes. Understand the importance of prandial glucose control as it [...]

This research was recently published in the journal Diabetes (May 2011, vol. 60 no. 5 1474-1477). Undertaken by Mittendorfer, Horowitz, DePaoli, et al. the purpose of the study was to determine whether leptin treatment has weight loss–independent effects on insulin action in obese subjects with type 2 diabetes. The study concluded that r-Met hu leptin does [...]