In this second episode of the three-part series “Influenza and Diabetes,” Drs. John Russell and Neil Skolnik discuss the consequences of influenza for persons with diabetes, the specific benefits of influenza vaccination in persons with diabetes -  including new information on the cardiovascular benefits of influenza vaccination in diabetes -  and discuss the details of currently available vaccine choices.  This special three-part series is supported by independent educational grant from Sanofi Pasteur.

For more information about each of ADA’s science and medical journals, please visit www.diabetesjournals.org.

Presented by:

Neil Skolnik, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Associate Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Abington Jefferson Health

John J. Russell, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Chair-Department of Family Medicine, Abington Jefferson Health

In this first episode of a three-part series on SGLT-2 inhibitors Drs. John Russell and Neil Skolnik discuss the Cardiovascular Outcome Trials (CVOTs) of the SGLT-2 inhibitors, as well as the place of the SGLT-2is in the American Diabetes Association Guidelines and answer some common practical questions about SGLT-2 inhibitor use.  In episodes 2 and 3 of this series, Drs. Russell and Skolnik we will discuss the evidence about the effects of the SGLT-2 inhibitors on renal and heart failure outcomes.     

This special episode of the Diabetes Core Update was supported by an unrestricted educational grant from the Division of Cardiovascular & Metabolic Diseases of U.S. Medical at AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, LP. All material is intended for medical education purposes only and contains no promotional information.

For more information about each of ADA’s science and medical journals, please visit www.diabetesjournals.org.

Presented by:

Neil Skolnik, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Associate Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Abington Jefferson Health

John J. Russell, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Chair-Department of Family Medicine, Abington Jefferson Health

Diabetes Core Update is a monthly podcast that presents and discusses the latest clinically relevant articles from the American Diabetes Association’s four science and medical journals – Diabetes, Diabetes Care, Clinical Diabetes, and Diabetes Spectrum. Each episode is approximately 20 minutes long and presents 5-6 recently published articles from ADA journals.

Intended for practicing physicians and health care professionals, Diabetes Core Update discusses how the latest research and information published in journals of the American Diabetes Association are relevant to clinical practice and can be applied in a treatment setting.

This issue will review:

1. Body Weight Variability and the Risk of Cardiovascular Outcomes and Mortality in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
2. Health Care Utilization of Homeless Minors With Diabetes in New York State
3. The Affordable Care Act: Effects of Insurance on Diabetes Biomarkers
4. Decreased Antihyperglycemic Drug Use Driven by High Out-of- Pocket Costs Despite Medicare Coverage Gap Closure Neil
5. Effect of Flash Glucose Monitoring on glycaemic control
6. Influenza Vaccination Is Associated With Reduced Cardiovascular Mortality in Adults With Diabetes: A Nationwide Cohort Study

For more information about each of ADA’s science and medical journals, please visit www.diabetesjournals.org.

Presented by:

Neil Skolnik, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Associate Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Abington Jefferson Health

John J. Russell, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Chair-Department of Family Medicine, Abington Jefferson Health