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Three Years Later, Participants in the Diabetes Prevention Study Still Benefiting Posted: Thursday, November 16, 2006

The effects of lifestyle intervention on diabetes risk do not disappear after active counseling has stopped, a new follow-up of the Finnish Diabetes Prevention Study shows.

FDA Issues Nationwide Alert on Counterfeit One Touch Basic/Profile and One Touch Ultra Blood Glucose Test Strips Posted: Wednesday, October 25, 2006

The counterfeit test strips potentially could give incorrect blood glucose values--either too high or too low--which might result in a patient taking either too much or too little insulin and lead to serious injury or death. No injuries have been reported to FDA to date.

One Billion People Overweight, 300 Million Obese Worldwide Posted: Wednesday, October 25, 2006

For every four adults in the world who are malnourished five more are overweight, 30 percent of them clinically obese, according to the World Health Organization.

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.

India Faces Diabetes Crisis Posted: Thursday, September 28, 2006

A surge in diabetes cases in India threatens the whole health care system. The cost for the increase in diabetes is estimated to be over 250 billion dollars.

Diabetes Will Cripple Health Budgets Posted: Thursday, September 28, 2006

The growing diabetes epidemic could cripple healthcare budgets in coming decades, particularly in eastern countries.

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.

 

 

 

 

 

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