Blog Posts in August, 2019

What is BAQSIMI???

Many patients who suffer with SEVERE hypoglycemia (having a low blood sugar emergency) often look to injectable glucagon to raise their blood sugars quickly. We now have a new FDA approved emergency treatment that can be administered easily without an injection. Baqsimi is a powder administered directly into the nose via a single dose dispenser. This product can easily be given to a patient ...

Living Well With Diabetes Newsletter August 2019

Read Our Full August 2019 Newsletter Here.

Starting Insulin Injections

If you have type 2 diabetes you have probably started treatment with oral medications. Over the years the ability of your pancreas to make insulin declines by average 4% per year. You may have added 2 or 3 or 4 different medicines to keep the blood sugars under control. At some point, your doctor may suggest that you start insulin. One good thing about insulin is that it is natural to your body ...

Carbohydrate Counting!

Today was particularly stressful and chaotic. Today was first day of school! I woke up made my breakfast, packed lunches for school for kids, packed lunch for my husband, and as the rest of the house was waking up to the excitement of the first day of school, I kissed everyone goodbye and dashed out the door. That got me thinking about my patients. Imagine, adding to this morning madness, need to ...

Hyperglycemia

Glucose is kept within a range we called "normal" in the blood. Fasting (for 8 hours) normal values of blood glucose are 90 - 130 mg/dl. Hyperglycemia is defined as fasting blood glucose (for 8h) above 90 - 130 mg/dl. Postprandial blood glucose is defined: above 180 mg/dl. A history and physical examination should be performed with a focus on trying to identify a precipitating cause of the ...