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Predicting How Diet and Exercise Affect Weight
Posted: Monday, September 12, 2011
Researchers have created a mathematical model—along with an accompanying online weight simulation tool—of what happens when people of varying weights, diets and exercise habits try to change their weight. The model challenges long-held assumptions about weight loss.

Start Obesity Screening as Early as Age 2
Posted: Sunday, September 11, 2011
Screening children as young as 2 years for obesity may be more successful in weight control and preventing metabolic abnormalities than waiting until they are older.

Using Electronic Heath Records Leads to Better Diabetes Care
Posted: Friday, September 09, 2011
Use of electronic health records (EHRs) for patients with diabetes improves achievement of care and outcomes targets, researchers found.

NIH Research Model Predicts Weight With Varying Diet, Exercise Changes
Posted: Monday, August 29, 2011
Findings challenge one-size-fits-all weight assumptions.

Insulin Pumps Can Increase or Decrease Insulin Dose when Flying
Posted: Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Changes in cabin pressure during flights may cause insulin pumps to deliver too much or too little of the medication -- possibly putting sensitive diabetes patients at risk, researchers report.

New Technology Helps Patients Manage Diabetes
Posted: Monday, August 08, 2011
An interactive computer software program appears to be effective in helping patients manage their Type 2 diabetes using their mobile phones, according to a new study.

HbA1C Test Poorly Predictive in Dialysis Patients
Posted: Saturday, June 11, 2011
Conventional glucose control monitoring methods may not be as meaningful in diabetes patients with end-stage renal disease, researchers found. Patients on dialysis will normally show a lower A1c than they actually have, giving patients and physicians a false sense of security.

Common Test Predicts Early Death in Diabetes
Posted: Monday, May 30, 2011
New findings out of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center reveal that a common test may be useful in predicting early death in individuals with diabetes.

Gastric Bypass Increases Risk for Alcohol Abuse
Posted: Monday, May 23, 2011
Patients who undergo gastric bypass surgery are at greater risk for alcohol abuse than similar obese patients undergoing restrictive procedures.

Weight Loss Surgery May Benefit Older Adults
Posted: Monday, May 23, 2011
Age does not appear to significantly increase the risks associated with having weight loss surgery.

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