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AACE Publishes New Diabetes Clinical Practice Guidelines

Posted: Friday, August 31, 2007

The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) announced the release of its medical guidelines for the diagnosis and management of diabetes mellitus. The Guidelines consider the clinical management of blood glucose, blood pressure, and abnormalities of lipid metabolism, and also address the prevention of diabetes and the prevention and treatment of diabetic complications.

Diabetes Must Be Controlled Before Heart Surgery - A1c's Below 7%

Posted: Friday, August 31, 2007

Diabetic patients undergoing heart bypass surgery can markedly reduce their risk of serious complications by keeping their blood sugar levels in check before the operation.

Heart Attack Boosts Diabetes Risk and Diabetes Boosts Heart Attack Risks

Posted: Friday, August 31, 2007

Heart attack patients are up to four-and-a-half times more likely to develop diabetes compared with the general population and more than 15 times more likely to develop high blood sugar.

"We already know that diabetes predisposes one to heart attack, now we add that heart attacks predispose one to diabetes -- one nasty disease leads to another, and it's a two-way process."

Use of Insulin Pen Can Save $17,000 in Health Care Costs

Posted: Friday, August 31, 2007

Diabetics who need to switch from oral medications to insulin could reduce their annual healthcare costs up to $17,000 by using an insulin pen instead of a syringe to deliver their daily dose of medication.
A new study found that using an insulin pen may result in fewer trips to the emergency department and to the doctor's office, resulting in substantial savings to diabetics and their insurers.

Diabetes Management Within Budgets Work

Posted: Friday, August 31, 2007

A disease management program for patients with diabetes mellitus is associated with improved quality of care within existing budgets.

Study Details Heart Risks to Diabetics

Posted: Thursday, August 23, 2007

From angina to severe heart attacks, the death rate is higher than for non-diabetics. 8.5 percent of people with diabetes who have severe heart attacks die within 30 days, compared to 5.4 percent of those who do not have diabetes.

75% of Children With Hypertension Are Undiagnosed

Posted: Thursday, August 23, 2007

High blood pressure is something you may not associate with children, but some kids do have it, and it can mean serious health problems.

Selenium Supplementation May Increase Type 2 Diabetes Risk by 50%

Posted: Thursday, August 23, 2007

More than half of diabetes cases in the National Prevention of Cancer trial occurred in individuals receiving selenium.

Stephen Covey, Presents a Patient Education Program at AADE

Posted: Wednesday, August 08, 2007

Dr. Stephen Covey, author of the bestselling book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, and an internationally respected leadership authority, has teamed up with The American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) and Bayer Diabetes Care to introduce a unique patient education tool, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.

Visceral Obesity A Major Metabolic Risk-Factor Regardless of BMI

Posted: Wednesday, August 08, 2007

A new study shows that among individuals with the same body mass index (BMI), men with lower cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) levels had almost twice as much abdominal fat than their counterparts who were "fat and fit." The higher levels of abdominal obesity were also associated with poorer metabolic profiles, the researchers found.