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Care gaps identified in U.S. diabetic adults
Among U.S. adults with diabetes, 3 in 10 are undiagnosed, possibly due to limited access to care, a study recently reported.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2014/12/12/2.htm
12 Dec 2014
Diabetes spending has increased, mostly due to prescription costs
Managing diabetes has become more expensive in the past 20 years, mostly due to more spending on drugs, a study found, while a second paper suggested that older patients are more likely to be using medications to control their condition.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2015/02/13/3.htm
13 Feb 2015
Low health literacy linked to misperceptions of glucose control
Diabetic patients with low health literacy and persistently elevated HbA1c levels were more likely to have the erroneous impression that their glucose was well controlled, according to a recent study.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2015/03/13/2.htm
13 Mar 2015
Initial intensive therapy associated with lower all-cause mortality in type 1 diabetes
Patients in the intensive treatment group of the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT) appeared to have modestly lower all-cause mortality over long-term follow-up than those in the conventional treatment group, according to a new study.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2015/01/09/3.htm
9 Jan 2015
Diabetes risk with statins appears to be outweighed by reduction in overall mortality
An observational cohort study examined the effect of statins on diabetes risk and overall mortality in 13,508 normoglycemic patients and 4,563 patients with impaired fasting glucose.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2016/02/12/1.htm
12 Feb 2016
New algorithm may help physicians set glycemic targets for patients with diabetes
Researchers created a new algorithm to help choose target HbA1cs for patients with diabetes and compared the results to experts' advice.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2015/11/13/1.htm
13 Nov 2015
Routine coronary angiography didn't reduce cardiac events in asymptomatic diabetics
Screening all diabetic patients for coronary artery disease using coronary computed tomography angiography did not reduce the rate of mortality or cardiovascular events, a study found.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2014/12/12/3.htm
12 Dec 2014
Long-term variation in HbA1c, SBP levels associated with CVD risk in type 2 diabetes
Diabetes patients who developed cardiovascular disease were found to be older, to have had diabetes longer, and to have significantly higher and lower levels for total cholesterol and HDL cholesterol, respectively, as well as having high coefficients of variation for HbA1c and systolic blood pressure.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2015/12/11/1.htm
11 Dec 2015
ADA revises its Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes
The American Diabetes Association (ADA) recently revised its Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes, making changes to more than a dozen clinical areas and also noting that it will no longer use the word “diabetic” as a noun when referring to people with diabetes.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2016/01/08/1.htm
8 Jan 2016
Diabetic foot ulcer treatment not always up to standard of care, consensus statement finds
Adequate off-loading with nonremovable casts or fixed ankle walking braces is the optimum modality for treating diabetic foot ulcers, but clinicians aren't always meeting this standard of care, a consensus statement found.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2015/01/09/2.htm
9 Jan 2015