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Children of Diabetics Have Early Artery Disease Posted: Friday, July 07, 2006

Adult children who have two parents with type 2 diabetes, but who are free from the disease themselves, have early signs of atherosclerosis, the results of a study shows.

Metformin Induces Long-Term Weight Loss in Teens Posted: Friday, July 07, 2006

Metformin can induce long-term weight loss in obese, non-diabetic adolescents, and could possibly be useful in a regimen to help achieve weight loss in adolescents, who may have developed type 2 diabetes type due to overweight.

Children With Type 1 Diabetes Often Experience Depressive Symptoms Posted: Friday, June 30, 2006

Depressive symptoms are common among children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes, according to researchers, who found evidence of depressive symptoms in 15% of the young diabetics in their study.

CGMS Monitor Gets Kids Involved In Diabetes Care Posted: Friday, June 23, 2006

A serendipitous finding was that the children tend to become very involved in their own diabetes management when using a continuous blood glucose monitor.

Georgia to Pay Diabetes Doctors for Performance Posted: Tuesday, May 30, 2006

Georgia will provide bonuses to doctors who care for state employees with diabetes, and improve their outcomes.

Novel System Helps Grade Diabetic Foot Ulcer Severity Posted: Wednesday, May 24, 2006

A new wound-based measurement system, the diabetic ulcer severity score (DUSS), helps categorize such ulcers and their likely outcome.

Better Diabetes Management When Moms Collaborate, Rather Than Control Posted: Wednesday, February 09, 2005

Maternal uninvolvement was associated with poorer adherence and quality of life.

Family Bonds Tied to Diabetes Control Posted: Wednesday, December 15, 2004

The results of a study show that families play an important role in how well African-Americans with diabetes manage their disease.

Daily Placebo Works Better Than Taking An Active Drug Irregularly Posted: Tuesday, November 30, 2004

Patients who took their pills every day halved their risk of dying by the end of the study, compared with those who skipped pills, Granger's team found, regardless of whether they took the drug or a placebo. Those who stuck to their pills were also less likely to spend time in hospital.

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

 

 

 

 

 

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