Search results for "Education"
Diabetes rates hold steady in latest U.S. report, rising around the world
In the U.S., 11.3% of adults have diagnosed diabetes and 4.5% have undiagnosed diabetes, a CDC report found. A global analysis found that diabetes rates are rising fastest in low- and middle-income countries in southeast Asia, south Asia, the Middle East and north Africa, and Latin America and the Caribbean.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2024/12/13/1.htm
13 Dec 2024
Strength training outperforms aerobic exercise in normal-weight type 2 diabetes patients
A randomized controlled trial in California found that glycemic control and body composition improved more over nine months among normal-weight patients with type 2 diabetes assigned to strength training versus aerobic exercise.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2023/08/11/1.htm
11 Aug 2023
Spotlight on resistance training
Several recent studies found modest benefits to patients with type 1 or type 2 diabetes participating in strengthening exercises.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2022/12/09/5.htm
9 Dec 2022
Health care organizations push for diabetes self-management education and support
A new consensus report urged clinicians to discuss self-management education and support with all diabetes patients and provide referrals at four critical points in care, including diagnosis.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2020/06/12/2.htm
12 Jun 2020
New consensus guidance document advises on use of CGM in the hospital
A group of experts reviewed the potential benefits and barriers to continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) in the hospital, as well as summarizing existing guidance and discussing relevant staff training, clinical workflow, and hospital policies.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2024/11/08/8.htm
8 Nov 2024
Diabetes apps require additional validation, education on their use, consensus report finds
Clinicians should be aware of the strengths and weaknesses of diabetes apps and be able to advise patients on their use, according to the European Association for the Study of Diabetes and the American Diabetes Association.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2019/12/13/3.htm
13 Dec 2019
Latest Beyond the Guidelines, In the Clinic target diabetes
An endocrinologist and a nephrologist discuss appropriate care for type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease, and the evidence supporting type 2 diabetes prevention and treatment are reviewed.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2024/06/14/6.htm
14 Jun 2024
Project ECHO may improve outcomes in underserved rural patients with diabetes
Adults with type 1 or type 2 diabetes had lower HbA1c levels, body mass index, and diastolic blood pressure when their caregivers received weekly remote diabetes training from subspecialists, a recent study found.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2024/08/09/3.htm
9 Aug 2024
Insulin pump didn't improve glycemic control compared to training on injections
British patients with type 1 diabetes were enrolled in group training courses that taught flexible intensive insulin treatment and then randomized to an insulin pump or multiple daily injections and followed for two years.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2017/04/14/3.htm
14 Apr 2017
In type 1 diabetes, education with either insulin pumps or daily injections did not differ for HbA1c at 2 years
The results showed that when patients on multiple daily insulin injections received structured education, there was no additional benefit of switching to pump therapy for glycemic control, hypoglycemia rates, or quality of life, according to an ACP Journal Club commentary.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2017/09/08/6.htm
8 Sep 2017