Search results for "Education"
ADA recommendations increase blood pressure target to below 140 mm Hg systolic in diabetic patients
A higher maximum systolic blood pressure target for diabetics is one of the most significant changes in the American Diabetes Association's 2013 Standards of Medical Care.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2013/01/11/5.htm
11 Jan 2013
Spotlight on screening
New data on who to screen for diabetes and how to screen them were offered by a few studies published in the past month.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2013/01/11/8.htm
11 Jan 2013
ADA recommendations increase blood pressure target to below 140 mm Hg systolic in diabetic patients
A higher maximum systolic blood pressure target for diabetics is one of the most significant changes in the American Diabetes Association's 2013 Standards of Medical Care.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2013/02/08/5.htm
8 Feb 2013
Spotlight on diabetes knowledge and practice
Knowledge among U.S. patients and clinicians about recommended care for diabetes is good but could still use improvement, one can conclude from studies published this month.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2013/03/08/8.htm
8 Mar 2013
Consensus statement offers strategies for preventing hypoglycemia
Consequences of hypoglycemia and strategies to prevent this condition in patients with diabetes were discussed in a recent consensus statement from the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and The Endocrine Society.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2013/05/10/6.htm
10 May 2013
New calculator predicts two-year mortality risk in type 2 diabetes
Researchers have developed a new Web-based calculator that predicts short-term mortality risk in patients with type 2 diabetes.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2013/05/10/2.htm
10 May 2013
Half of diabetics do not meet recommended care goals
Almost half of U.S. adults with diabetes did not meet recommended goals for diabetes care, despite improvements in controlling risk factors and adhering to preventive practices from 1999 to 2010, a study concluded.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2013/05/10/1.htm
10 May 2013
An intensive lifestyle intervention increased remission from type 2 diabetes in overweight adults
In the randomized, controlled Look AHEAD trial, an intensive lifestyle intervention (ILI) was associated with partial remission of type 2 diabetes when compared with diabetes education and support (DES).
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2013/06/14/8.htm
14 Jun 2013
Self-monitoring of blood glucose may improve control
Structured self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) improves control and prompts more medication changes in patients with non-insulin-treated type 2 diabetes, a study found.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2013/06/14/1.htm
14 Jun 2013
Spotlight on exercise
Two recent studies analyzed the effects of exercise on glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes or impaired glucose tolerance.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2013/07/12/10.htm
12 Jul 2013