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New Codes for Reimbursement from Medicare for Preventive Services

Posted: Tuesday, February 28, 2012

You've probably heard that Medicare now covers an additional set of preventive services, such as intensive behavioral therapy for cardiovascular disease risk and obesity, and screening for depression. But do you know the rules concerning these services or the G-codes for them?.

Diabetes Advocacy Alliance Applauds Funding for CDC Program to Prevent Diabetes

Posted: Thursday, February 16, 2012

The Diabetes Advocacy Alliance™ (DAA) today applauded the Department of Health and Human Services for approving $10 million in funding for the CDC's National Diabetes Prevention Program (NDPP), an initiative that provides local communities with lifestyle change programs for preventing type 2 diabetes.

FDA Approves BYDUREON™ -- The First Once-Weekly Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes

Posted: Sunday, January 29, 2012

Once weekly Bydureon will be available in February at the approximate coast of $323 dollars a month which will include 4 injection syringes using 1 per week.

For T2DM, the Quality of Guidelines on Oral Meds Varies Dramatically

Posted: Saturday, January 07, 2012

According to the results of a systematic review, not all practice guidelines on oral medications for type 2 diabetes are consistent with available evidence, and guideline quality varies widely.

Diabetes Reversed with Investigational Weight Loss Drug

Posted: Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Slightly more than a year of treatment with an investigational obesity drug that the FDA rejected for approval last year reversed type 2 diabetes in 15% of subjects.

Medicare Now Pays for Intensive Obesity Counseling

Posted: Saturday, December 03, 2011

Medicare will pick up the tab for obesity screening and intensive behavioral counseling, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid announced.

NIH Urges You To Make a Plan To Prevent Diabetes, Complications

Posted: Wednesday, November 02, 2011

In observance of National Diabetes Month and World Diabetes Day on Nov. 14, the National Institutes of Health urges people to set goals and make plans to prevent diabetes and diabetes-related complications.

Andrew P. Mandell - MR. DIABETES® Offers Diabetes Prevention Lessons to Kuwait and U.S.

Posted: Tuesday, November 01, 2011

U.S. Department of State Program for Diabetes Awareness in Kuwait Highlights Prevention Opportunities at Home and Abroad.

Diabetes Medication Compliance a Major U.S. Issue

Posted: Sunday, October 23, 2011

We need to do a better job. Research by the New England Healthcare Institute shows that patients who don't take their medications as prescribed, cost the U.S. health care system an estimated $290 billion in avoidable medical spending each year.

FDA Approves Diabetes and Cholesterol-Lowering Drug Combo: Juvisync®

Posted: Sunday, October 09, 2011

Known as Juvisync (Merck), the new medication combines sitagliptin (Januvia, Merck), a dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitor used for glycemia control, with the cholesterol-lowering simvastatin.