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In practice


Practical information, guidance, and helpful resources for diabetes healthcare providers.


View from the clinic

Sanjay Kalra

05-20-2022 | Hyperglycemia | View from the clinic | Article

Managing hyperglycemia in the face of a high-carbohydrate diet

Sanjay Kalra considers the course of action when blood glucose remains high in someone who cannot, or will not, modify a high-carbohydrate diet.

Lori Berard

04-14-2022 | Hyperglycemia | View from the clinic | Article

Managing hyperglycemia related to stress

Lori Berard highlights the contribution of stress to poor glycemic control and considers how healthcare providers can account for this in their practice.

Julian Hamilton-Shield

04-06-2022 | Children | View from the clinic | Article

Treatment priorities in children with type 2 diabetes

Julian Hamilton-Shield explains why weight loss is the key to type 2 diabetes management in children (2:04).

Practical approaches

Doctor with sad-looking patient (symbolic image with models)

04-01-2019 | Mental health | Practical approach | Article

Diabetes distress or major depressive disorder? A practical approach to diagnosing and treating psychological comorbidities of diabetes

This article discusses the epidemiology, pathophysiology, and bi-directional relationship of diabetes and depression and provides a practical, patient-centered approach to diagnosis and management.

04-01-2019 | Nutritional management | Practical approach | Article

A practical guide to delivering nutritional advice to people with diabetes

This article aims to offer a practical guide for health professionals who deliver dietary information to people with diabetes.

Insulin injection (symbolic image with model)

02-23-2018 | Insulin | Practical approach | Article

Insulin matters: A practical approach to basal insulin management in type 2 diabetes

Experts review the evidence and best clinical practices of initiating and titrating insulin in patients with type 2 diabetes and provide guidance and practical recommendations for the healthcare community.

Patient case studies

Elderly woman with medication (symbolic image with model)

11-06-2019 | Older adults | Case study | Article

Diabetes treatment in the elderly: Kathryn

Primary care physician Jay Shubrook shares his recommendations for diabetes management in a 72-year-old, multi-morbid patient.

Intermittent fasting

10-01-2019 | Diet | Case study | Article

A physician’s introduction to therapeutic fasting

Is this increasingly popular weight management tactic an option for your patients with type 2 diabetes? Primary care physician Jay Shubrook and Jamie Katuna explain in this illustrative case study.

Heart and stethoscope

01-30-2019 | Cardiovascular outcomes | Case study | Article

Cardiovascular risk reduction in type 2 diabetes

Pharmacological management of comorbid cardiovascular risk and type 2 diabetes is undergoing a paradigm shift. General practitioner Kevin Fernando puts recommendations from the ADA/EASD into practice in this patient case study.

Patient and physician's perspectives

Eversense® continuous glucose monitor

02-08-2019 | Continuous glucose monitoring | Patient and physician’s perspective | Article

Use of continuous glucose monitoring in people with type 1 diabetes: Perspectives of two people with diabetes and physician perspective

This article details perspectives from two individuals with type 1 diabetes who use continuous glucose monitoring devices to improve their quality of life and self-management of diabetes.

Pink dumbbell, sweets and glucose meter

09-14-2018 | Diet | Patient and physician’s perspective | Article

Diabetes and diet: A patient and dietitian’s perspective

A patient with type 2 diabetes and a specialist dietitian discuss the patient’s experience and difficulties with controlling weight and strategies that can help a patient in this situation.

Mature woman doing blood sugar test at home in a living room

09-06-2018 | SGLT2 inhibitors | Patient and physician’s perspective | Article

Living with type 2 diabetes: Patient commentary in response to the paper ‘SGLT2 inhibitors in type 2 diabetes management: Key evidence and implications for clinical practice’

A patient discusses their experience of living with type 2 diabetes, including their experience of diagnosis and self-management, education and adoption of SGLT2 inhibitors to treat the disease.

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