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Preventing Chronic Disease Can Reduce Medicare 10%

Posted: Tuesday, January 08, 2013

Medicare can cut 5% to 10% of its total spending if it focuses on chronic disease prevention and coordinated care for those with chronic conditions.

Weight Loss Achieved by Two Lifestyle Interventions

Posted: Tuesday, January 08, 2013

Two different lifestyle interventions modeled after those delivered in the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) produced significant weight loss among overweight or obese adults in a primary care setting.

First Possible Non-Invasive Continuous Glucose Monitor Approved in Europe

Posted: Saturday, November 10, 2012

C8 MediSensors, Inc. has received Europe's CE Mark approval for its Optical Non-Invasive CGM System.

Airport Full-Body Scans Can Cause Malfunction of Insulin Pumps and CGMS Systems

Posted: Monday, November 05, 2012

A new report suggests people with diabetes who wear an insulin pump or a continuous glucose monitoring device may encounter a problem when going through a full-body scanning machine.

EASD: New EASD/ADA Position Paper Shifts Treatment Goals with 7 Key Points

Posted: Tuesday, October 09, 2012

A new position statement for treatment of type 2 diabetes treatment focuses on the individual patient rather than a "one number fits all" HbA1c target.

Physicians Recommending Apps to Their Baby Boomer Patients

Posted: Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Sixty percent of boomers are likely to download an app recommended by a physician, but the question is how to get them to use it.

New Glucose Index Predicts Diabetes Remission after Gastric Bypass

Posted: Saturday, July 07, 2012

Predictive factors for type 2 diabetes remission following gastric bypass include insulin use and preoperative glucose disposition index....

Electronic Daily Diaries Boost Adherence to Diet, Exercise Goals

Posted: Saturday, April 21, 2012

In a prospective, randomized trial, people who used a personal digital assistant (PDA) to itemize their food intake were significantly more likely….

Text Messaging Helps to Manage Diabetes

Posted: Monday, March 12, 2012

New published research assessed the feasibility of engaging adults with diabetes in self-management behaviors between clinic visits by using cell phone text messaging to provide blood sugar measurement prompts and appointment reminders.

BPA's Diabetes Link Strengthened by New Study

Posted: Monday, February 27, 2012

Growing evidence suggests that even minuscule amounts of BPA (used in everything from pesticides to water bottles) can scramble hormone signals, and trick fat cells into taking in more fat or mislead the pancreas into secreting excess insulin.