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New Study Shows Diabetes Management Program Reduces Costs, Improves Quality Of Life

Posted: Monday, July 19, 2004

Study Findings Show An 8% Decrease In Cost.

As employers and employees alike face escalating health care costs and recent reports show many patients aren't receiving medical care at recommended levels, a newly released study concludes that a diabetes disease management program addresses both concerns by reducing costs and improving the quality of care.

Poor Diabetes Control Causes Mental Decline

Posted: Tuesday, July 13, 2004

Elderly women with diabetes are significantly more likely to decline mentally over the years than women without diabetes. Researchers report that poor control of blood sugar levels may be partially to blame

Diabetes In Elderly Ups Mortality

Posted: Thursday, June 03, 2004

Diabetes substantially increases premature deaths among the elderly. The main implication of our findings is that diabetes-related mortality may be expected to increase in relative importance compared to other causes of death in the elderly, given recent trends of increasing diabetes prevalence,

Across The Globe 1 in 10 School Children Are Overweight

Posted: Wednesday, May 19, 2004

One in ten of the world's schoolchildren is overweight, and about 45 million of them have an increased risk of developing diabetes, heart disease and other illnesses before they leave their teens, according to the first global assessment of child obesity.

Save Your Sight: Preventing Vision Loss from Diabetes

Posted: Friday, May 14, 2004

A study published in the April issue of the Archives of Ophthalmology found that more than 4 million US adults aged 40 or older have diabetic retinopathy, a leading cause of blindness. Retinopathy occurs when high blood sugar levels damage blood vessels in the retina, which is the tissue at the back of the eye.

The results of our study are important for public policy because they demonstrate that there's a large need for management and detection of eye disease in people with diabetes.

What To Expect From an Eye Examination – Part II

Posted: Wednesday, May 05, 2004

All patients, diabetics included, should have their visual field checked by professional examination regularly, as visual field loss can be very subtle until severe damage has occurred (as in glaucoma).At some point, the patient will be “refracted,” the process through which a new eyeglass prescription is determined (‘tell me which lens choice is better, choice #1 or choice #2’). All patients should have their eyes examined by a ‘slit lamp,’ a specialized microscope that gives the examiner a highly magnified view of the eyes.

Type 2 Diabetes and Children The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly Fats

Posted: Thursday, April 22, 2004

The Good:
Macadamia nut oil: Olive Oil; Flaxseed oil; Evening primrose oil; and Borage oil.
The Bad: Peanut oil; Safflower oil; Corn oil; Soybean oil; and Cottonseed oil.
The Ugly: Canola oil; Margarine; and Palm and cocnut oils.

Longer Breastfeeding Can Help Prevent Type 1 Diabetes

Posted: Friday, April 16, 2004

Early weaning diet, early introduction of breast milk substitution and cow's milk have been shown to increase the risk of type 1 diabetes later in life. Longer exclusive and total breastfeeding appears as an independent protective factor against type 1 diabetes.

Poor A1c Tests Related to Low Health Literacy in America

Posted: Friday, April 16, 2004

As many as 90 million American adults lack the reading and math skills needed to understand basic health information and navigate the U.S. healthcare system, according to a report issued Thursday by the Institute of Medicine (IOM).

Better Treatment, Goal Attainment Needed for Diabetics in Managed Care Organizations

Posted: Thursday, March 18, 2004

MCO’s have a lower rate of achieving targeted health goals, due to glycemic index, cholesterol levels and blood pressure being under-treated in patients with diabetes