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AACE – New Test Efficiently Detects Diabetic Neuropathy
Posted: Saturday, May 11, 2013
A recent FDA-approved device is proving to be a promising method for detecting neuropathy in patients with diabetes.

Screening Finds Retinopathy Early in Diabetes
Posted: Tuesday, May 07, 2013
A screening program for diabetic retinopathy diminished the likelihood of eye disease in patients with diabetes.

New First-ever Guidelines for Type 2 Kids
Posted: Monday, February 04, 2013
Step One – Start on insulin, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics which has issued guidelines for the management of type 2 diabetes in children and teenagers aged 10 to 18.

Preventing Chronic Disease Can Reduce Medicare 10%
Posted: Tuesday, January 08, 2013
Medicare can cut 5% to 10% of its total spending if it focuses on chronic disease prevention and coordinated care for those with chronic conditions.

Saliva and Tears an Indicator of Diabetes
Posted: Friday, September 07, 2012
Researchers from Purdue University recently announced that they have developed a new type of biosensor for diabetes testing that detects glucose in saliva, tears, and urine.

Type 2 More Dangerous in Children
Posted: Sunday, May 06, 2012
Alarming increases of type 2 diabetes in children are no closer to being managed successfully and more aggressive treatment is needed at the start of diagnosis due to the fact that one drug is not enough to control blood sugars.

New Profile Program Discovers Those Predisposed to Type 2 Diabetes
Posted: Monday, March 26, 2012
Team finds medically relevant info using personalized "-omics".

Using A1c Test is Cost-Effective to Diagnose Prediabetes
Posted: Monday, March 26, 2012
Using A1c to catch prediabetes is cost-effective if the threshold for diagnosis is set at 5.7%.

New NIH fact sheet explains test for diabetes, prediabetes
Posted: Thursday, January 26, 2012
A new fact sheet from the National Institutes of Health explains the A1C test, a widely used and important test to diagnose type 2 diabetes and prediabetes, and to monitor blood glucose levels of people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes.

Free Screenings Can Show One in Four Has Hidden Prediabetes or Diabetes
Posted: Sunday, November 13, 2011
Free screening by trained volunteers can pick up cases of dysglycemia and other diabetic conditions in the general population.

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