Patient and Caregiver Resources Diabetes HealthSense Created as part of the National Diabetes Education Program, Diabetes HealthSense includes easily accessible resources that can help patients live well and meet their goals—whether they have diabetes or are at risk for the disease. http://ndep.nih.gov/resources/diabetes-healthsense/
Decision Aids for T2DM To facilitate shared decision making, these examples of medication choice decision aids from the Mayo Clinic are organized into 7 issues that may be of interest to patients with T2DM. A video demonstrating the use of these cards can be found at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYTPqceFgSw. http://shareddecisions.mayoclinic.org/files/2011/08/Diabetes-brochure.pdf
Suggested Readings Efficacy and safety of LixiLan, a titratable fixed-ratio combination of insulin glargine plus lixisenatide in type 2 diabetes inadequately controlled on basal insulin and metformin: the LixiLan-L randomized trial. Aroda VR, et al. Diabetes Care. 2016;39(11):1972-1980.
http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/early/2016/09/09/dc16-1495.full-text.pdf
Pharmacology, physiology, and mechanisms of incretin hormone action. Campbell JE, Drucker DJ. Cell Metab. 2013;17(6):819-837.
http://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/pdf/S1550-4131(13)00150-2.pdf
From the triumvirate to the ominous octet: a new paradigm for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Defronzo RA. Diabetes. 2009;58(4):773-795.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2661582/pdf/zdb773.pdf
Minimizing hypoglycemia in diabetes. International Hypoglycemia Study Group. Diabetes Care. 2015;38(8):1583-1591.
http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/38/8/1583.full.pdf+html
Management of hyperglycemia in type 2 diabetes, 2015: a patient-centered approach: update to a position statement of the American Diabetes Association and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes. Inzucchi SE, et al. Diabetes Care. 2015;38(1):140-149.
http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/38/1/140.full.pdf+html
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