Search results for "Education"
Higher glucose levels associated with dementia even in non-diabetic patients
Higher glucose levels may be a risk factor for dementia among patients with and without diabetes, a study found.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2013/08/09/3.htm
9 Aug 2013
Ask many questions
The questions you ask during visits with patients with type 2 diabetes, especially those who have been recently diagnosed, will inform your treatment plan.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2013/09/13/10.htm
13 Sep 2013
New score predicts dementia risk for type 2 diabetics
A dementia risk score specific to patients with type 2 diabetes was derived and validated by a recent study.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2013/09/13/6.htm
13 Sep 2013
Metformin use associated with cognitive impairment
Metformin is associated with cognitive impairment in people with type 2 diabetes, but the effect may be mitigated by vitamin B12 and calcium supplements, a new study found.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2013/09/13/1.htm
13 Sep 2013
Advice for patient education about diet
When counseling patients with type 2 diabetes about their diets, some general principles may be helpful.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2013/10/11/9.htm
11 Oct 2013
Nurse phone coaching program didn't improve outpatient glycemic control
A nurse-delivered phone coaching initiative that aimed to improve outpatients' glycemic control wasn't more successful than usual care, a new study found.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2013/10/11/2.htm
11 Oct 2013
Advice for patient education about exercise
When counseling patients with type 2 diabetes about their exercise habits, consider some advice from ACP Smart Medicine and ACP DiabetesMonthly's physician editor.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2013/11/08/9.htm
8 Nov 2013
A lifestyle intervention did not reduce cardiovascular outcomes in overweight or obese patients with type 2 diabetes
The Look AHEAD trial randomized more than 5,000 overweight and obese type 2 diabetics to intensive lifestyle intervention or diabetes support and education and found that the intensive group reduced several risk factors, but not the primary outcome.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2013/11/08/8.htm
8 Nov 2013
ADA updates nutrition guidelines to address varied eating patterns
The American Diabetes Association (ADA) recently released new recommendations on nutrition therapy for adults with type 1 or type 2 diabetes.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2013/11/08/5.htm
8 Nov 2013
Diabetes raises coronary artery disease risk more in women under 60
Young and middle-aged women with diabetes have about 4 times the risk of coronary artery disease as same-age women without diabetes and similar risk to same-age diabetic men, an analysis found.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2013/11/08/1.htm
8 Nov 2013