Primary Care Diabetes
Bionic pancreas for type 1 diabetes feasible to implement in primary care, telehealth
Adults with type 1 diabetes who initiated treatment with a bionic pancreas at a primary care site experienced similar glycemic benefits as those starting the device through an endocrinologist, researchers reported.
VIDEO: Primary care providers need to understand differences in type 2 diabetes treatments
In this video, David Nathan, MD, discusses the action needed by primary care physicians to help inform and treat patients at risk for type 2 diabetes.
Clinical pharmacist visits improve HbA1c for Hispanic adults with type 2 diabetes
Hispanic adults with type 2 diabetes who attended a primary care clinic visit with a clinical pharmacist had a larger drop in HbA1c than those who received usual care, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.
Half of patients with gestational diabetes follow up with primary care after giving birth
About 50% of patients with gestational diabetes followed up with primary care in the first year postpartum, despite guidelines recommending universal follow up to improve health outcomes, according to results published in JAMA Network Open.