IN BRIEF This article describes a single-center, retrospective chart review to determine the glycemic effect of converting from U-100 to U-500 regular insulin in veterans with type 2 diabetes and the effect of this change, if any, on the frequency of provider contacts. Results showed that U-500 insulin improved glycemic control without significantly increasing the risk of hypoglycemia or total ...

Patients with type 2 diabetes and their physicians are often reluctant to begin insulin therapy--despite evidence of its efficacy. Here's help in overcoming this other form of "insulin resistance."

background: the potential role of lipoprotein (a) changes and also inflammation in coronary artery disease (cad) have rendered these processes one of the most interesting objects of study in patients affected by type 2 diabetes mellitus. the aim of the current study was to evaluate lipoprotein (a) and other lipid profiles and also c-reactive protein (crp) as the predictors of cardiovascular dis...

â  â  background a substantial proportion of the mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (t2dm) is related to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (nafld) and its complications. insulin resistance is a major etiologic factor for the development of fatty liver. we aimed to study the prevalence of nafld among t2dm patients and its relation to insulin resistance. methods patients with t2d...