Plus: PPIs and type 2 risk; newer glucagon options; more
Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020 : Issue #1075 DISASTERS AVERTED — Near Miss Case Studies
Using Newer Glucagon Products |
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Letter from the Editor
I don’t often get to watch commercials on TV since I nixed the cable, but when I travel I often put on the news and the commercials come flying at me. Over the past two weeks I have gotten an education on the lawsuits I can be part of if I ever took a proton pump inhibitor.
The announcers talk about kidney failure and cancers, and ask you to join them in their class action suit.
Now, based on a study from our University of Colorado intern, Arjay Mendoza, we can add increased type 2 diabetes risk to the list of problems. Read his research to learn just how bad it can be.
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We can make a difference!
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Dave Joffe
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DISASTERS AVERTED — Near Miss Case Studies |
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| Using Newer Glucagon Products
Newer glucagon products provide additional options for the treatment of severe hypoglycemia.
We were asked to consult on a case involving a 68-year-old man with type 1 diabetes (T1D). He recently experienced a severe hypoglycemic event resulting in hospitalization. The patient currently lives independently with his wife of 40 years and has had T1D since the age of 12.... |
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