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Intervention Directed at Primary Care Providers Improves Outcomes

Posted: Friday, December 02, 2005

Interventions directed at primary care providers and supported by endocrinologists improved the management of diabetes among primary care physicians and lowered HbA1c, blood pressure and LDL cholesterol levels among diabetic patients. The interventions were aimed at fighting a problem known as ‘clinical inertia.’

Nine Risk Indicators for Periodontal Disease

Posted: Monday, November 21, 2005

Researchers found that tooth loss due to periodontal disease is associated with the risk indicators of age, male gender, smoking, lack of professional maintenance, inadequate oral hygiene, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, rheumatoid arthritis and anterior tooth type.

Biofeedback Helps Control Diabetes

Posted: Thursday, September 29, 2005

Biofeedback-assisted relaxation seems to have a positive effect in patients with type 2 diabetes, leading to significant decreases in blood sugar levels

Don't Stop Taking Aspirin Before Heart Surgery

Posted: Friday, September 09, 2005

The in-hospital mortality for the aspirin group (1.7 percent) was significantly less than that for those not receiving aspirin (4.4 percent), and there was no increased risk of reoperation for excessive internal bleeding.

Waist Circumference Can Predict Insulin Resistance Syndrome in Children

Posted: Tuesday, August 16, 2005

In children age six to 13 years, the strongest predictors of insulin resistance are WC and systolic BP.

The investigators suggest that measuring children's WC should be incorporated into routine clinical practice.

Controversial New Program to Track New York Diabetes Patients

Posted: Wednesday, August 10, 2005

Advocates say it will lead to better care; critics say it is a violation of privacy.

Diabetes: A Growing Concern in Long-Term Care Facilities

Posted: Monday, August 08, 2005

26 percent of nursing home residents have diabetes. Facilities should develop a strategy to prevent, monitor and manage diabetes and promote better health in residents.

Weight-Loss Surgeries Quadrupled In Five Years

Posted: Friday, July 22, 2005

The authors estimate that future demand for weight-loss surgery could rise even more sharply as safety concerns diminish.

Diabetes Hospitalization Rates Falling in US, CDC Says

Posted: Tuesday, June 28, 2005

The CDC study found that the rate of people with diabetes admitted to a hospital for a potentially preventable reason fell 35 percent between 1994 and 2002. And the rate of kidney failure in diabetes patients has fallen about 30 percent since 1996.

End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) and Diabetes Hospitalizations Dropped 35% over last 6 Years

Posted: Monday, June 20, 2005

Improvements in quality of care, the increase in the numbers of people with diabetes, particularly younger people, because they are not as sick a population yet, contributed to the reduction