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A Hemoglobin A1c of Greater than 5% Can Be a Predictor of Incident Diabetes
Posted: Sunday, February 13, 2011
The incidence of diabetes progressively and significantly increased among patients with an HbA1c greater than 5.0%.

Half in U.S. Have Pre-Existing Conditions
Posted: Saturday, January 29, 2011
As many as 129 million Americans under age 65 have medical problems putting them at risk of being rejected by insurance companies or having to pay more for coverage.

Diabetes Care Will Cost $336B by 2034
Posted: Saturday, January 29, 2011
More than 44 million Americans will have diabetes within 25 years under current trends, and the annual cost of caring for them will triple to $336 billion in constant 2007 dollars.

Only 7% of the 60 Million with Prediabetes Are Aware
Posted: Sunday, January 23, 2011
Measuring glycated hemoglobin levels may be an appropriate means of catching patients with prediabetes.

Fitness Consultations in Care of Type 2 Patients Improves Outcomes
Posted: Monday, January 10, 2011
Increasing physical activity is a cornerstone in the treatment of Type 2 diabetes and in general practice it is a challenge to achieve long-term adherence to this lifestyle change.

Gaps in Pregnancy Diabetes Screening
Posted: Tuesday, January 04, 2011
Only one third of gestational diabetes women undergo screening after delivery for diabetes, according to a new analysis of over one million patients.

Preventing Diabetes: All We Have to Do Is Ask!
Posted: Tuesday, January 04, 2011
Why are we missing chances to prevent diabetes? Physicians in the United States are rarely diagnosing prediabetes.

An Inexpensive, Effective Approach to Diabetes Management
Posted: Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Diabetes control with reciprocal peer support versus nurse care management...This randomized trial compared the effects of a reciprocal peer support (RPS) program with nurse case management (NCM) in 244 US veterans with diabetes.

Diabetes Tied to Poor Impulse Control
Posted: Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Patients with newly diagnosed Type 2 diabetes were significantly more likely to show poor impulse control in psychological testing than healthy people.

New Guidelines for Exercise in Type 2 Diabetes
Posted: Tuesday, December 21, 2010
New guidelines stress the crucial role that physical activity plays in the management of Type 2 diabetes: physicians should prescribe exercise.

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