Two Popular Diabetes Drugs Outperformed Others in Large Clinical Trial
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About Deborah Wexler, MD, MSC
Deborah J. Wexler, MD, MSc, is Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts and Chief of the MGH Diabetes Unit. She received her medical degree from Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut and completed her internship, residency, and chief residency in internal medicine and fellowship in endocrinology at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Dr. Wexler’s research focuses on clinical effectiveness in type 2 diabetes. She has led multiple NIDDK- and PCORI- funded projects that seek to improve the health and well-being of people with diabetes. She served on the American Diabetes Association’s Professional Practice Committee (2014-2016) and was a co-author of the 2018-2019 ADA-EASD position statement on management of hyperglycemia in type 2 diabetes. Dr Wexler is on the Editorial Board of Diabetes Care, is a reviewer for multiple medical journals, and is an editor of NIDDK’s Diabetes in America.
Clinical Interests:
- Cystic fibrosis related diabetes
- Diabetes in pregnancy
- Endocrinology
- Geriatric diabetes
- Type 1 Diabetes
- Type 2 Diabetes
Treats:
- Adult
Locations
Mass General Endocrinology: Diabetes Clinical Center
50 Staniford St.
Suite 340
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-726-8722
Medical Education
- MD, Yale University School of Medicine
- Residency, Massachusetts General Hospital
- Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital
Accepted Insurance Plans
- Aetna
- Beech Street
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare
- Cigna
- Commonwealth Care Alliance
- Coventry
- Fallon Health
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
- Humana
- Maine Community Health Options
- Mass General Brigham Health Plan
- MassHealth
- Medicaid ME
- Medicaid NH
- Medicaid RI
- Medicaid VT
- Medicare
- Medicare ACO
- Multiplan
- Railroad Medicare
- Senior Whole Health
- TriCare
- Tufts Health Plan
- United Health Care
- Wellpoint
- WellSense
- WellSense NH
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She was excellent. She goes the extra mile, beyond what she doesn't even have to do. She's a wonderful provider.
Dr Wexler is one of the best physicians I've had. She is very intelligent and methodical in her approach to my care and treatment.
I LOVE Dr. Wexler!! I have a lot of doctors and she is by far my favorite. She listens, she follows up, she creates a clear plan to move forward, she is encouraging. Cannot say enough good things about her!!!
I have been with Dr. Wexler for close to 20 years. She still amazes me every time I see her. This last visit I was amazed that she had read all of the documentation, all of the paperwork done by my cancer team, and she knew as much about my cancer treatments as I did. She's an amazing doctor and she's a credit to Mass. General Brigham.
Dr. Wexler is always so respectful of me and isn't condescending at all when she explains things to me.
Dr. Wexler is an outstanding physician, great diagnostician, very sympathetic, listens carefully, gets back to me when I need to speak to her, and I would rate her as a 10.
she was very warm and friendly. she was helpful with the questions I had about my health and she gave me specific information about my condition. and she told me about compression socks and elevating my legs when I am sitting.
Dr. Wexler is always informative, knowledgeable, directive, comforting, reassuring, and supportive. I love her bedside manner, so to speak. She is the best and I just love that I have her as my doctor.
Dr Wexler is the best -- she explains everything, listens to all my questions. I never feel rushed. She makes me feel confident in how I am handling my diabetes. She tailors my management to meet my lifestyle.
She's great. Explained what my goals should be. What I should do if it's not working. Things I can do to improve my glucose level.