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Short Term Economic Impact of Weight Change Among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
Posted: Thursday, June 15, 2006
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A 1 percent weight loss was associated with a 5.6 percent decrease in health care costs, or approximately $408.
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Study Shows New Non-Invasive Device Screens Diabetes Better Than Fasting Plasma Glucose Test
Posted: Thursday, June 15, 2006
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Diabetes biomarkers found in skin shown to Correlate well with diabetes risk.
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Many Doctors Aren't Treating Diabetes Aggressively Enough
Posted: Thursday, June 15, 2006
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FOUR studies find that this is true for patients with high blood pressure, and elevated blood sugar.
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Once-Weekly BYETTA (Exenatide) LAR Improves Glucose Control in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
Posted: Thursday, June 15, 2006
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Reduces A1c by 2 points and average weight lose of 8 pounds in 15 weeks.
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Ten Thousand Patients Using Levemir Insulin Show Improvements in BG Without Weight Gain
Posted: Thursday, June 15, 2006
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Levemir reduced mean A1C levels by 0.54 percent for type 1 and 0.89 percent for type 2 diabetes patients.
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Diabetes Self-Care Tasks Demand 3 Hours a Day
Posted: Thursday, June 15, 2006
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Two investigators found that more than three hours a day would be required for an average type 2 diabetes patient to follow to the letter all home-care tasks recommended by the American Diabetes Association.
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Alternative to Carb Counting
Posted: Thursday, June 15, 2006
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Study shows an innovative mealtime insulin dosing algorithm provides alternative to carb counting for Type 2’s.
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Mixing Long and Short Acting Insulins in Same Syringe Does Not Compromise Long-Term Glycemic Control
Posted: Friday, June 09, 2006
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Mixing Lantus and rapid-acting insulins as Humalog or Novolog does not compromise glycemic control.
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Startling New Data for Infection-Induced Amputation and Diabetes
Posted: Friday, June 09, 2006
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Persons with diabetes who develop an infection are at a 55-fold greater risk for hospitalization, and an alarming 154-fold greater risk for amputation.
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Diabetes, Smoking Are Risk Factors for Leg Artery Problems
Posted: Friday, June 09, 2006
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Study finds differences in difficulties with small and large arteries.
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