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Updated 2009 Diabetes Prevalence and Diagnosis in US by States

Posted: Wednesday, October 21, 2009

The numbers are in and it looks like we have not improved and it will get worse.

WHR Is a Better Predictor of All-Cause Mortality in Older Adults than BMI

Posted: Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Waist-to-hip circumference ratio (WHR) may be a better predictor of all-cause mortality in older adults versus body mass index (BMI), according to the results of a study.

Physical Activity Helps the Very Old Decrease Mortality

Posted: Wednesday, September 23, 2009

No matter how old you are, increased physical activity is associated with decreased mortality and improved function, a longitudinal Israeli study found.

Type 2 Diabetes Has a Key Role in Rising Alzheimer’s Cases

Posted: Wednesday, September 02, 2009

Over the next 40 years there could be a flood of dementia associated with Type 2 diabetes.

The Most Effective Therapy for Diabetes Induced Alzheimer's

Posted: Wednesday, September 02, 2009

"Exercise is the most potent insulin-sensitizing agent we have," said Dr. Suzanne Craft, a geriatrician and Alzheimer’s researcher at the Veterans Administration Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, Washington.

AADE Issues Position Statement in the Management and Education of Older Persons with Diabetes

Posted: Wednesday, August 12, 2009

The American Association of Diabetes Educators released a new position statement to help guide diabetes educators on how to help older adults with diabetes. The position paper, "Special Considerations in the Management and Education of Older Persons with Diabetes," is now available.

Dementia Meds Increase Risk for Hyperglycemia in Older Diabetics

Posted: Wednesday, August 05, 2009

Older diabetics who take antipsychotic medications have an increased risk of ending up in the hospital with elevated blood glucose levels, or hyperglycemia, researchers say.

Prevention and Detection of Diabetes Needs to Be a Priority

Posted: Wednesday, July 29, 2009

The National Changing Diabetes((R)) Program (NCDP), a program of Novo Nordisk, and several member associations recently urged President Obama and members of Congress to make the prevention, detection and treatment of diabetes, one of the nation's most pervasive and costly diseases, a priority in reforming the U.S. healthcare system.

Nearly Half of Older Patients Projected to Die while Waiting for Kidney Transplant

Posted: Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Forty-six percent of patients over age 60 currently on the waiting list for a kidney transplant will die before they receive an organ from a deceased donor, reports an upcoming study.

Testosterone Levels Decrease after Ingestion of Sugar

Posted: Wednesday, June 24, 2009

The results were presented at The Endocrine Society's 91st Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., and what they found was that, men with low testosterone should have their hormone levels retested after they fast overnight because eating may transiently lower testosterone levels by as much as 25%, a new study concludes.