The Sugar Beat

• Top 5 Medications That Can Increase Blood Glucose Levels Many medications potentially disrupt glycemic control. Akshay Jain, MD, provides an overview of the top 5 and tips to avoid disruption.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, January 30, 2024
• Mercury Rising: Ambient Temperature and Blood Sugar This summer's hot temperatures can cause deleterious effects on people with diabetes. Akshay Jain, MD, explains why it's important to educate people with diabetes about the potential risks.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, August 22, 2023
• Medications Within Borders: Canada Limits Ozempic Purchase A growing influx of US residents purchasing Ozempic in Canada led to a move to limit sales to Canadian residents. Dr Jain questions whether it's time to reevaluate prescription costs in the US.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, May 22, 2023
• Fitting-Room Approach for Diabetes Meds: Try It First Letting patients choose their own medications is not the norm, but a recent study of patients with diabetes found that when offered a choice, patients actually chose the best medication for them.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, January 30, 2023
• Meditation Instead of Medication in Type 2 Diabetes? Recent studies suggest that mind-body practices can improve glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes. Dr Akshay Jain provides insight into this research.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, November 30, 2022
• Putting the Patient First: Top Insights From ADA 2022   From new guidelines for managing glucose to possible remission of type 2 diabetes, Dr Akshay Jain reviews what he feels are the most important studies from the ADA Scientific Sessions.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, July 26, 2022
• The Burden of Undiagnosed Diabetes Dr Jain reviews the International Diabetes Federation Atlas, predicting an 'alarming' number of people living with undiagnosed diabetes — particularly youth.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, April 12, 2022
• Will Wegovy Be of Little Use for Weight Loss? The weight loss drug heralded as a 'game changer' may be of little use unless we take care of a few hurdles first, says Dr Akshay Jain.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, August 12, 2021
• Top Studies, Highlights From ADA 2021   Drs Akshay Jain and Harpreet Bajaj give us their takes on the clinically relevant highlights from ADA 2021.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, July 09, 2021
• Disparities in SGLT2i Use: Patient Barriers or Physician Bias? A recent study suggests that although the use of SGLT2 inhibitors has increased overall, certain groups are not being prescribed these medications. Dr Akshay Jain looks into possible reasons why.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, May 12, 2021
• EASD 2020 GLP-1 Receptor Agonists at EASD 2020: Poster Pearls Dr Akshay Jain shares his top poster picks on GLP-1 receptor agonists from this year's EASD virtual meeting.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, December 11, 2020
• EASD 2020 New Diabetes Guidelines: 'Treat to Mitigate' Dr Akshay Jain reviews the new position statement from Primary Care Diabetes Europe on the management of type 2 diabetes.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, October 29, 2020
• EASD 2020 Once-Weekly 'Centennial Insulin': Will It Live Up to the Promise? One hundred years after the discovery of insulin, we are approaching a new frontier in diabetes management, says Dr Harpreet Bajaj.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, September 24, 2020
• Obesity and the Bitter Pill of Truth Obesity is encountered ubiquitously in clinical practice, with rates continuing to rise -- but why? Perhaps it's time we face the truth, says Dr Akshay Jain.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, September 23, 2020
• CGM in Type 2 Diabetes: Invaluable or Too Expensive? Is the value of using CGM in people with type 2 diabetes worth the cost? Dr Akshay Jain comments on a debate from ADA 2020.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, July 21, 2020
• VERTIS-CV Results 'Disappoint,' Raise More Questions The VERTIS-CV trial results presented at the ADA meeting raise more questions about the benefits of SGLT2 inhibitors than they answer, says Dr Harpreet Bajaj.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, July 02, 2020
• Is COVID-19 Fueling the Fire of Opinion-Based Medicine? This pandemic is causing people to turn to the 'pseudosciences' in their desperation to quickly save the world, writes Harpreet Bajaj.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, June 04, 2020
• The Links Between COVID-19 and Diabetes, Known and Unknown Dr Harpreet Bajaj summarizes the known and unknown links between diabetes and COVID-19, focusing on three clinical questions.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, May 07, 2020
• Cardios, Nephros, PCPs -- We're All Diabetologists Now Newer diabetes medications are proving effective in reducing CV events, hospitalizations for heart failure, and progression to dialysis. So where do these drugs belong?
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, March 05, 2020
• Top 5 Diabetes Highlights From 2019 For the first time in several years, a cardiovascular outcomes trial may not be the most exciting diabetes news of the year. Here are 2019's highlights from Dr Harpreet Bajaj.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, January 17, 2020