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Diabetes's Spread Will Exceed All Predictions, Study Finds

Posted: Thursday, March 08, 2007

The World Health Organization's estimate of 39 percent growth in diabetes cases between 2000 and 2030 may be an underestimate, according to a study of cases in Canada. At least 171 million people have diabetes worldwide, and the number will climb to 366 million by 2030, WHO estimates.

Barriers to Medication Adherence America's Other Drug Problem

Posted: Thursday, March 08, 2007

Patient adherence to medical therapy has been called the next frontier in quality improvement. The need to focus on this issue is due to abundant evidence suggesting that adherence to chronic pharmacologic therapy is poor, leading to worsening disease severity and increased cost.

Type 1 Diabetics May Sleep Through Nocturnal Hypoglycemia

Posted: Thursday, March 08, 2007

Research shows that patients with type 1 diabetes often sleep through overnight episodes of hypoglycemia, increasing the risk that they will experience prolonged hypoglycemia.

A Third of NYC Diabetes Cases Undiagnosed

Posted: Thursday, February 08, 2007

Nearly 4% of New Yorkers have diabetes and another 25% have Pre-Diabetes and don't know it, according to a report released Tuesday by the New York City Health Department.

Diabetes Health Risks Equivalent to Ageing 15 Years

Posted: Thursday, January 04, 2007

Canadian researchers found that people with diabetes fell into the high-risk category for cardiovascular disease ( CVD ) 15 years earlier than those without diabetes.

UN Passes Resolution Recognizing the Global Threat of the Diabetes Epidemic

Posted: Thursday, December 28, 2006

The United Nations General Assembly has passed a landmark Resolution recognizing the global threat of the diabetes epidemic. For the first time, governments have acknowledged that a non-infectious disease poses as serious a threat to world health as infectious diseases like HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.

Type 2’s Unrealistic About Calories

Posted: Thursday, December 21, 2006

New research suggests that obese adults with diabetes often say they eat less than they actually do -- a problem that can hinder management of the disease, according to researchers.

Exercise Vs. Diet To Lower Type 2 Diabetes Risk

Posted: Thursday, December 21, 2006

Caloric reduction and exercise-induced weight loss both substantially improve risk factors for type 2 diabetes; however, one approach does not appear to be better than the other, a study shows.

Eating Slowly Reduces Caloric Intake by 70%

Posted: Thursday, December 21, 2006

“Put your forks down between bites.” Simple yet effective, so start reminding your patients of this simple fact, of eating more slowly can help improve their diabetes.

Alarming Message From the 19th World Diabetes Congress

Posted: Thursday, December 14, 2006

That diabetes is fast becoming the epidemic of the 21st century which, now affects a shocking 246 million people worldwide, and is expected to affect over 380 million by 2025 if no action is taken.