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AACE Releases New Clinical Practice Guidelines for Developing a Diabetes Comprehensive Care Plan Posted: Sunday, April 17, 2011

The new guidelines recognize the need for individual treatment plans and define personalized goals based on duration of diabetes, comorbidities, life expectancy, and the ability to provide treatment safely.

Identifying Patients Who Can Benefit from Preventive Interventions Posted: Sunday, March 20, 2011

A1c and cardiovascular risk scores identify those who can benefit from preventive interventions, according to the ADDITION study.

Millions Risk Early Death Due to Diabetes Diagnosed or Treated Improperly Posted: Monday, March 14, 2011

Poor diagnosis and ineffective treatment of diabetes may put millions of people worldwide at risk for early death.

Fatty Liver Linked to Diabetes Risk Posted: Saturday, March 05, 2011

Having an accumulation of fat in your liver cells may raise your risk of developing Type 2 diabetes regardless of the fat in other places of your body.

What's the Best Test to Diagnose Diabetes in Children? Posted: Saturday, March 05, 2011

HbA1c blood test doesn't work as well in kids as adults and we may need a lower threshold for children.

Fingerprick Better than Dipstick for Identifying Diabetic Ketoacidosis Posted: Sunday, February 27, 2011

A fingerprick test that shows ketones in capillary blood is more specific than a urine dipstick for identifying diabetic ketoacidosis.

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%.

Children Need More Sleep to Prevent Diabetes Posted: Sunday, February 06, 2011

If your children are getting less than 9 hours of sleep per night, they need more to avoid metabolic factors that predispose them to obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease.

Lights Out Dusk to Bedtime Lowers Chances of Diabetes, Insomnia Posted: Sunday, January 23, 2011

Turning down the lights from dusk to bedtime could induce sleep, lower blood pressure, curbing diabetes risk.

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.

 

 

 

 

 

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