Search results for "Education"
In high-risk pregnant women, an individualized lifestyle intervention reduced gestational diabetes mellitus
The intervention in the Finnish study targeted women with previous gestational diabetes mellitus or a body mass index of 30 kg/m2 or greater.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2016/01/08/5.htm
8 Jan 2016
Collaboration between generalists, subspecialists can improve glycemic control
A “virtual clinic” model involving consultations between diabetes subspecialists and primary care physicians was associated with glycemic improvements in treated patients and controls from the same practices, a British study found.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2015/12/11/3.htm
11 Dec 2015
Spotlight on gender differences
The differences in outcomes between men and women with diabetes were the focus of a scientific statement from the American Heart Association and a study from Diabetologia, both published this month.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2015/12/11/8.htm
11 Dec 2015
Review: In patients with type 2 diabetes who fast, sitagliptin reduces hypoglycemia more than sulfonylurea
Patients who took sitagliptin were significantly less likely to have hypoglycemia during Ramadan, according to a systematic review.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2015/11/13/6.htm
13 Nov 2015
Meta-analyses look at effects of behavioral programs for diabetes
More intensive behavioral programs were more effective at helping patients with type 2 diabetes lower their HbA1c levels but not those with type 1, according to systematic analyses recently published in Annals of Internal Medicine.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2015/10/09/5.htm
9 Oct 2015
Insulin pumps for type 1 diabetes associated with lower mortality rates
Insulin pump users had lower cardiovascular mortality than similar patients with type 1 diabetes who injected their own insulin, a study found.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2015/07/10/1.htm
10 Jul 2015
Position statement: Self-management education and support crucial and underused
Diabetes self-management education and support (DSME/S) is proven to be effective, but the numbers of patients who are referred to and receive it are “disappointingly small,” according to a recent statement by 3 health organizations.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2015/06/12/1.htm
12 Jun 2015
In the Clinic: type 2 diabetes
An In the Clinic article in the March 3 Annals of Internal Medicine provides a clinical overview of type 2 diabetes.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2015/03/13/5.htm
13 Mar 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
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