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Top Five Takeaways and Themes From ADA2020 80th Scientific Sessions… Virtually
ADA’s 80th Scientific Session wrapped up today, and there was a lot of ground covered, despite the fact that we all watched from our...
Jun 16, 2020


Continuous Glucose Monitoring: What It Means for the Definition of Diabetes
I recently published a Commentary on CNBC about the future of glucose tracking using continuous glucose monitors. Here is the link –...
Feb 16, 2019


Diabetes Technology in 2018
Linking here to two resources I published recently: First, my presentation at the April 2018 UCSF Diabetes CME course. Here are those...
Sep 24, 2018
Smart Insulin Pens are here… finally.
The first “smart” insulin pen has finally hit the market. This is a big moment for diabetes care, as the digital toolbox expands. (I...
Dec 22, 2017
Feedback Loops and Teachable Moments: The Future Diabetes Care Paradigm
The current paradigm of office visits every three months for PWDs (people with diabetes) is not the right model (nor is it for other...
Dec 15, 2013
The Future of Diabetes Management: Social Networking and New Technologies
I gave a talk yesterday to a great crowd at the annual UCSF CME conference, Diabetes Update. The slides from my presentation, “The...
Mar 15, 2013
The Surgeon’s Viewpoint: Swedish Obese Subjects Study and Bariatric Surgery
The Swedish Obese Subjects study is a fabulous example of how very-useful practical knowledge can come out of a well-conducted cohort...
Dec 3, 2012


Can bariatric surgery prevent diabetes?
I’ve previously written here about the 2 major New England Journal trials looking at treating type 2 diabetes with bariatric surgery....
Nov 6, 2012


Do insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitors actually improve outcomes?
Nearly every day in my practice, a patient with diabetes asks me whether he or she should switch from multiple daily insulin injections...
Oct 10, 2012
Physician empathy associated with lower rates of diabetes complications
I’ll admit that I’ve not yet read this journal article to form my own conclusions, but I found the headline interesting nonetheless....
Sep 24, 2012


A fantastic rant about diabetes technology from Scott Hanselman
This fantastic rant about the frustrating state of diabetes technology from Scott Hanselman, a type 1 diabetic, has been making its way...
Jun 19, 2012


Telemonitoring intervention for diabetes has durable effect: Extension of DiaTel study
Published in an Online First this week by JAMIA was the extension of the original DiaTel study published in Diabetes Care in 2010. The...
May 23, 2012


Is bariatric surgery really going to be the new standard for type 2 diabetes?
There has been a lot of publicity lately over the two articles released as online firsts this week in the New England Journal of...
Apr 1, 2012
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