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VOL 113 / NO 6 / JUNE 2003 / POSTGRADUATE MEDICINE

SYMPOSIUM ON ADVANCES IN INSULIN THERAPY

INTRODUCTION TO THE SYMPOSIUM
John R. White Jr, PA-C, PharmD

NOVEL INSULINS AND STRICT GLYCEMIC CONTROL
Analogues approximate normal insulin secretory response
With decades of refinements behind them, today's insulins provide better physiologic control with fewer limitations.
John R. White Jr, PA-C, PharmD, R. Keith Campbell, RPh, CDE, Irl B. Hirsch, MD

OPTIMIZING INSULIN REGIMENS IN TYPE 1 DIABETES
How to help patients get control of their life
Three algorithms for calculating each patient's insulin needs, taking into account specific lifestyle factors.
Nancy J. V. Bohannon, MD

THE CHANGING MODEL OF INSULIN USE IN TYPE 2 DIABETES
Techniques, tactics for getting to goal
Newer insulin formulations and regimens to implement when oral agents no longer suffice.
R. Cooppan, MBChB, FRCP(C)

SPECIAL SECTION ON INVESTING

STANDARD & POOR'S FINANCIAL ADVISER (77K PDF file)
Playing the Presidential Cycle
Royal Blue Chips
Two Smart Education Stocks
It's Time to Reach for Bond Yields
Clorox Looks Strong

WEB EXCLUSIVE

THE FUNDAMENTALS OF MOLD-RELATED ILLNESS
When to suspect the environment is making a patient sick
Frederick Fung, MD, MS, and William G. Hughson, MD, PhD

CONTINUING FEATURES

GUEST EDITORIAL
Medicine, myths, and the movies
Hollywood's misleading depictions affect physicians, patients alike
Y Pritham Raj, MD

PRACTICE PEARLS
Crossover test can detect temperature differences
"Birthday candles" help auscultation
Another approach to dermabrasion

CURBSIDE CONSULTS
When to suspect SARS in recent traveler to Asia?
When to convert atrial fibrillation?

PUZZLES IN PRACTICE
Burns from out of the blue
CAPT Neil F. Gibbs, MC, USN, LCDR Douglas M. Keel, MC, USNR

PATIENT NOTES
Shingles

READER SERVICES

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