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Women with Preeclampsia Have Double the Type 2 Diabetes Risk Posted: Thursday, June 15, 2006

Researchers reported that preeclampsia is an independent risk marker for type 2 diabetes, even when gestational diabetes is taken into account.

Ten Thousand Patients Using Levemir Insulin Show Improvements in BG Without Weight Gain Posted: Thursday, June 15, 2006

Levemir reduced mean A1C levels by 0.54 percent for type 1 and 0.89 percent for type 2 diabetes patients.

Alternative to Carb Counting Posted: Thursday, June 15, 2006

Study shows an innovative mealtime insulin dosing algorithm provides alternative to carb counting for Type 2’s.

Mixing Long and Short Acting Insulins in Same Syringe Does Not Compromise Long-Term Glycemic Control Posted: Friday, June 09, 2006

Mixing Lantus and rapid-acting insulins as Humalog or Novolog does not compromise glycemic control.

Patients Fail To Grasp Importance of Cholesterol Numbers Posted: Friday, June 09, 2006

A better way to drive home the message is to concentrate on cardiovascular risk-adjusted age-a formula that homes in on the grim fact that, as an example, a 42-year-old man with elevated Framingham Heart Score has the heart of a 70-year-old man.

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.

Personal Care Approach Aids Glycemic Control in Diabetic Women Posted: Monday, May 22, 2006

Women with diabetes whose medical care includes quarterly consultations with their doctors and individualized goal setting tend to develop lower glycosylated hemoglobin levels (A1C) than those who receive routine care.

Using a Blood Glucose Monitoring Manual to Improve Control Posted: Monday, April 24, 2006

"Recognizing the link between BG monitoring and improved glycemic control, [we] designed an educational booklet, the Blood Sugar Monitoring Owner's Manual (BGMOM), with the goal of improving the physical and emotional well-being of patients with diabetes by increasing adherence to BG monitoring.

Physician Performance Feedback Improves Diabetes Control Posted: Friday, March 24, 2006

A computerized system that tells primary care physicians how well they are managing blood glucose levels in their patients seems to improve diabetes control, new research suggests.

 

 

 

 

 

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