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ADA's new Guidelines for Screening, Diagnosing, and Treating Diabetes

Posted: Thursday, January 03, 2008

ADA has issued new practice guidelines for screening, diagnostic, and therapeutic interventions that are known or believed to improve health outcomes of patients with diabetes.

ADA Nutrition Guidelines Modified for Older Adults

Posted: Thursday, January 03, 2008

A Modified MyPyramid for Older Adults has been developed to serve older adults, who have unique dietary needs and less familiarity with computer use vs younger persons.

Walking 2½ Hours A Week Prevents Diabetes

Posted: Thursday, December 27, 2007

Men who stay highly active with age may have a lower risk of developing diabetes than those who taper off their exercise levels, a study suggests.

First Time in 50 Years - Average Total-Cholesterol Levels Fall Below 200 mg/dL

Posted: Thursday, December 20, 2007

Down in 2006 from 222mg/dL in 1962 and 204mg/dL in 2000 to 199 for 2005-2006. An analysis from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) reports.

Depression Treatment Reduces Mortality by Half in Older Diabetics

Posted: Thursday, December 13, 2007

Older depressed patients with diabetes who receive additional intervention for their depression are half as likely to die within 5 years as similar patients who not provided this intervention.

"FATNESS VERSUS FITNESS" -- The Final Word

Posted: Thursday, December 06, 2007

Study Finds Fitness Level, Not Body Fat, May Be Stronger Predictor of Longevity for Older Adults. Death rates for those with higher fitness were less than half of rates for those who were unfit.

Red Wine A Possible Cure for Diabetes?

Posted: Thursday, December 06, 2007

Millions of people with adult diabetes could one day be treated with a drug based on the healthy ingredient of red wine which could even help prevent other diseases linked with old age.

Depression Treatment Reduces Mortality by Half in Older Diabetics

Posted: Thursday, December 06, 2007

Older depressed patients with diabetes who receive additional intervention for their depression are half as likely to die within 5 years as similar patients who not provided this intervention.

Comorbidities Lead to Neglected Diabetes Self-Care

Posted: Friday, November 23, 2007

When patients with diabetes have severe comorbidities, they are likely to deal with them while neglecting glucose monitoring and other self-care tasks, according to a new study.

Higher Resting Heart Rate Linked to Diabetes and Mortality

Posted: Wednesday, November 07, 2007

Higher resting heart rate (HR) was associated with diabetes and mortality in older age, according to the results of a new study in Diabetes Care.