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Doubt Cast on New Salt Guidelines for Diabetes Patients
Posted: Sunday, February 27, 2011
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Researchers are challenging guidelines that urge diabetes patients to cut back on salt in their diet.
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Medication Education Key to Adherence
Posted: Sunday, February 20, 2011
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Medication compliance is a major issue for people with diabetes, and especially those with co- morbidities. Researchers say that medication education is a key factor in helping patients with diabetes better stick to their drug treatment plans.
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Study Calls for Greater Awareness of Connection between Diabetes and Kidney Disease
Posted: Sunday, February 20, 2011
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The first time that many patients realize that diabetes can affect their kidneys is when they are referred to renal services.
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Effects of Metformin in Obese Insulin-resistant Children
Posted: Sunday, February 20, 2011
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Metformin had modest but favorable effects on body weight, body composition, and glucose homeostasis in obese insulin-resistant children participating in a low-intensity weight-reduction program.
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Is Surgery the Best Option for Type 2 Diabetes Even If Not Obese?
Posted: Sunday, February 20, 2011
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A new clinical trial at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center is among the first to test surgery specifically for Type 2 diabetes.
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A Hemoglobin A1c of Greater than 5% Can Be a Predictor of Incident Diabetes
Posted: Sunday, February 13, 2011
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The incidence of diabetes progressively and significantly increased among patients with an HbA1c greater than 5.0%.
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Insulin Detemir Combo with Sitagliptin and Metformin Efficacy & Safety
Posted: Sunday, February 06, 2011
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Detemir plus sitagliptin more effective than sitagliptin with metformin with or without a sulfonylurea.
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For Those 60 Percent of Type 2 Patients Who Are Not in Control
Posted: Saturday, January 29, 2011
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Consider a GLP-1 plus a long-acting insulin.
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Diabetes Care Will Cost $336B by 2034
Posted: Saturday, January 29, 2011
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More than 44 million Americans will have diabetes within 25 years under current trends, and the annual cost of caring for them will triple to $336 billion in constant 2007 dollars.
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Why Don't People Take Their Insulin as Prescribed?
Posted: Sunday, January 23, 2011
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Risk factors differed between Type 1 and Type 2 diabetic patients, with diet nonadherence more prominent in Type 1 diabetes.
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