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New Team Approach Improves Diabetes Outcomes and Lowers Medication Costs

Posted: Monday, June 04, 2012

An integrated wellness team approach to diabetes care is helping patients lower their prescription costs and improve their condition....

NIH Urges You To Make a Plan To Prevent Diabetes, Complications

Posted: Wednesday, November 02, 2011

In observance of National Diabetes Month and World Diabetes Day on Nov. 14, the National Institutes of Health urges people to set goals and make plans to prevent diabetes and diabetes-related complications.

Diabetes Patients Have Double the Risk for Hepatitis B Infection

Posted: Tuesday, November 01, 2011

The CDC held a hearing on a recommendation that patients with diabetes receive immunization with the hepatitis B vaccine.
Results from CDC investigations identified inadequately cleaned blood glucose monitors as a major route of hepatitis B virus transmission among patients with diabetes.

Tight Control No Help for Cognitive Loss in Diabetes

Posted: Sunday, October 02, 2011

Tight glucose control won't mitigate the cognitive effects of type 2 diabetes, an ACCORD subanalysis found.

EASD: Diabetes Estimate Now 366 Million

Posted: Monday, September 19, 2011

According to the latest figures from the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), released in advance of a UN summit on non-communicable diseases, 366 million people worldwide now have diabetes.

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.

Diabetes Linked to Tooth Decay

Posted: Sunday, September 04, 2011

Research has found a link between diabetes and dental problems.

164 Million Obese Adults by 2030

Posted: Saturday, September 03, 2011

Half of U.S. adults will be obese by 2030 if current trends continue, a new report shows.

Diabetes Death 50 Percent Higher among Hispanics

Posted: Saturday, August 27, 2011

According to the latest findings from a landmark San Antonio-led study, diabetes seems to be deadlier for Mexican Americans than for Anglos, and much deadlier for diabetes patients living in Mexico.

New Study Shows Diabetes Surging Worldwide

Posted: Sunday, July 10, 2011

The number of adults worldwide with diabetes has more than doubled in the past three decades -- jumping to nearly 350 million -- and it continues to surge, according to a new study in the journal Lancet.