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Role of Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring in Medicare Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Posted: Thursday, October 12, 2006

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is questioning whether or not Patients with Type 2 Diabetes benefit from self-monitoring of their blood glucose and should they pay for monitor and strips.

U.S. Health-Care System Scores a D for Quality Posted: Thursday, September 28, 2006

The US, which spends more then twice the average of other countries received a score of 66 out of 100.

Optimizing Control in Diabetes (OPTIMIZE) Survey Urges Action NOW! Posted: Thursday, September 21, 2006

Diabetes experts have warned that urgent action needs to be taken to drastically improve the management of diabetes to prevent a potentially devastating and costly global burden.

Americans Without Health Benefits Sets Record Posted: Thursday, September 07, 2006

The number of Americans without health insurance rose to a record in 2005 as medical costs increased three times as fast as wages, according to forecasts for a Census Bureau report.

Diabetes Better Managed In The UK Than The USA Posted: Thursday, September 07, 2006

When patients have access to free healthcare, they have better clinical outcomes.

Blacks, Latinos, and Asians With Diabetes Face Higher Hospitalization Rates Than Whites Posted: Thursday, August 17, 2006

Hospitalizations for potentially preventable diabetes-related complications and other conditions are more likely among blacks and Latinos than among non-Latino whites and Asians.

More Then One-Third of Medicaid Patients Don’t Take Their Type 2 Drugs Properly Posted: Thursday, August 17, 2006

Patients on metformin, regardless of race, were 62 percent less likely to adhere to their regimen.

States Ask FDA to OK Generic Insulin Posted: Thursday, August 17, 2006

Four governors, looking to ease drug costs under state programs, petitioned the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to provide guidelines for generic versions of insulin and human growth hormone.

Diabetes Prevalence Outstrips National Growth Rate and More Posted: Wednesday, August 09, 2006

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported a 50% increase in the prevalence of diabetes from 1997 to 2004.

Diabetes Drug Adherence Lower for African Americans Posted: Wednesday, August 09, 2006

African-Americans with type 2 diabetes appear to be less likely than whites to take prescribed medications.

 

 

 

 

 

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