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Cost of Diabetes is Rising and Set to Explode

Posted: Monday, March 18, 2013

The cost of diabetes in the United States has climbed 41% since 2007.

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.

Losing sight

Posted: Wednesday, January 02, 2013

A study finds more Americans of working age are losing ability to see.

Diabetes, 24-7

Posted: Wednesday, December 12, 2012

You don’t get days off from diabetes. It has to be managed constantly, and not just by monitoring your blood sugar and taking medication appropriately

New Drug for Diabetes-Related Vision Loss Approved

Posted: Wednesday, August 22, 2012

The new drug Lucentis has been approved to treat diabetic macular edema.

New Diabetes Legislation Introduced in the U.S. Senate

Posted: Saturday, July 28, 2012

The legislation will establish a commission comprised of private and public sector members which will evaluate all of the government's current approaches to diabetes care and provide recommendations on improvements, integration and on new approaches to this public health epidemic.

FDA Approves Lorcaserin (Belviq) for Treatment of Obesity

Posted: Sunday, July 01, 2012

First weight loss drug to be approved by the FDA in thirteen years....

Diabetes and Stroke

Posted: Tuesday, June 12, 2012

A study finds that the risk of stroke among people with diabetes rises depending on how long they had the disease.

America's Waistline Expands and Costs Soar

Posted: Sunday, May 06, 2012

The additional medical spending due to obesity is double previous estimates and exceeds even those of smoking.

FDA Adds Diabetes Warning to Statin Label

Posted: Sunday, March 11, 2012

The FDA said that all statins must carry warnings about increased risks of elevated blood sugar and possible transient memory and cognition problems, but at the same time the agency removed a standing recommendation for routine liver function tests for patients taking the cholesterol-lowering drugs.