Search results for "Education"
Type 2 diabetes in younger women associated with early menopause
Type 2 diabetes is associated with early menopause in women younger than 45 years, a new study found.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2014/01/10/2.htm
10 Jan 2014
Spotlight on new diabetes technologies
Technological advances that could improve diabetes control in the future made the news in the past month.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2014/02/14/10.htm
14 Feb 2014
Herbal capsule may lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes in prediabetes patients
Patients with impaired glucose tolerance who were treated with Chinese herbs for a year were significantly less likely to develop diabetes than matched patients who didn't take the herbs, a study found.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2014/02/14/1.htm
14 Feb 2014
Review: In type 1 or type 2 diabetes, group medical visits improve HbA1c levels compared with usual care
A meta-analysis of 13 randomized, controlled trials of adults with type 1 or type 2 diabetes found that group medical visits improved HbA1c levels but not the other factors studied, which included blood pressure, body mass index, weight, cholesterol, triglycerides, and quality of life.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2014/03/14/6.htm
14 Mar 2014
New recommendations on insulin pump use
The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and the American College of Endocrinology offered guidance on optimal and safe use of insulin pumps in a recent consensus statement.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2014/06/13/6.htm
13 Jun 2014
In overweight or obese patients with diabetes, a lifestyle intervention increased weight loss at 8 years
Receiving an intensive lifestyle intervention (ILI) rather than traditional diabetes support and education (DSE) increased weight loss in about 5,000 middle-aged adults with type 2 diabetes.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2014/07/11/5.htm
11 Jul 2014
Insulin pumps can treat poorly controlled type 2 diabetes, trial finds
Insulin pumps may be a useful treatment in patients who have poorly controlled type 2 diabetes despite multiple daily insulin injections, a new trial indicates.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2014/07/11/1.htm
11 Jul 2014
In newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus, a Mediterranean diet (vs. a low-fat diet) delayed start of glucose-lowering drugs
Patients who were randomized to a low-carbohydrate Mediterranean diet shortly after type 2 diabetes diagnosis delayed their need for medication compared to those put on a low-fat diet in an Italian trial.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2014/10/10/5.htm
10 Oct 2014
Spotlight on ethnic differences in diabetes
Two recent studies highlighted some differences among ethnic groups in risk and incidence of diabetes.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2014/10/10/9.htm
10 Oct 2014
Random or fasting glucose tests can target diabetes screening after MI
Random or fasting glucose measurements can be used to screen for diabetes in patients admitted for acute myocardial infarction, a study found.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2014/11/14/6.htm
14 Nov 2014