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Kevin A. Peterson, MD, MPH
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University of Minnesota Medical School

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MODY: An Increasingly Important and Often Overlooked Form of Diabetes
Posted December 2, 2011 by Kevin A. Peterson, MD, MPH

Tags: beta cell pathophysiology, glycemic control

Dr. Leahy and Dr. Hirsch provide a great introduction to the very latest info on MODY! Dr. Leahy’s frank discussion of practical diagnostic considerations in patients with hyperglycemia who do not easily fit into the classification of type 1 or type 2 diabetes provides a refreshing look at how we practice today and a peek at how we may practice in the future.
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Aspirin: Interpreting Changes in Recommendations
Posted August 3, 2011 by Kevin A. Peterson, MD, MPH

Tags: beta cell pathophysiology

It was only 2007 that the American Diabetes Association and the American Heart Association recommended together that almost everyone with diabetes over 40 years old should take aspirin.
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Individualizing Blood Glucose Targets: Where are We?
Posted May 4, 2011 by Kevin A. Peterson, MD, MPH

Tags: glycemic control

The recent article by Ismail-Beigi et al. in the Annals of Internal Medicine suggests that we are finally beginning to take a more reasonable approach to setting treatment goals by proposing reasonable and considered criteria for the individualization of blood glucose targets for people with type 2 diabetes.
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Family Medicine View On Case 1: Pre-Diabetes
Posted August 1, 2010 by Kevin A. Peterson, MD, MPH

Tags: glycemic control, lifestyle changes, metformin, prediabetes, thiazolidinediones (TZDs)

Do you recognize this patient? I have seen him in my office, or a person just like him. The Center for Disease Control (CDC, HHS) estimates that 57 million people in the U.S. have pre-diabetes.
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An Evidence Based Skeptic Welcomes the Debate
Posted July 29, 2010 by Kevin A. Peterson, MD, MPH

Tags: beta cell pathophysiology

As a family doctor I have seen enough change in prevailing health care recommendations to convince me that good evidence is the essential basis of good medicine. Call me an evidence-based primary care skeptic, and I won’t disagree. But good evidence take
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MODY: An Increasingly Important and Often Overlooked Form of Diabetes

Aspirin: Interpreting Changes in Recommendations

Individualizing Blood Glucose Targets: Where are We?

Family Medicine View On Case 1: Pre-Diabetes

An Evidence Based Skeptic Welcomes the Debate