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A Hemoglobin A1c of Greater than 5% Can Be a Predictor of Incident Diabetes
Posted: Sunday, February 13, 2011
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The incidence of diabetes progressively and significantly increased among patients with an HbA1c greater than 5.0%.
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Half in U.S. Have Pre-Existing Conditions
Posted: Saturday, January 29, 2011
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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.
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Diabetes Care Will Cost $336B by 2034
Posted: Saturday, January 29, 2011
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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.
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Only 7% of the 60 Million with Prediabetes Are Aware
Posted: Sunday, January 23, 2011
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Measuring glycated hemoglobin levels may be an appropriate means of catching patients with prediabetes.
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Fitness Consultations in Care of Type 2 Patients Improves Outcomes
Posted: Monday, January 10, 2011
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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.
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Gaps in Pregnancy Diabetes Screening
Posted: Tuesday, January 04, 2011
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Only one third of gestational diabetes women undergo screening after delivery for diabetes, according to a new analysis of over one million patients.
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Preventing Diabetes: All We Have to Do Is Ask!
Posted: Tuesday, January 04, 2011
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Why are we missing chances to prevent diabetes? Physicians in the United States are rarely diagnosing prediabetes.
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An Inexpensive, Effective Approach to Diabetes Management
Posted: Tuesday, December 28, 2010
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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.
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Diabetes Tied to Poor Impulse Control
Posted: Tuesday, December 28, 2010
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Patients with newly diagnosed Type 2 diabetes were significantly more likely to show poor impulse control in psychological testing than healthy people.
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New Guidelines for Exercise in Type 2 Diabetes
Posted: Tuesday, December 21, 2010
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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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