Search results for "Education"
What to say to patients with pre-diabetes
This month's tool offers tips on talking to patients about pre-diabetes.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2012/08/10/8.htm
10 Aug 2012
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
Spotlight on telehealth for diabetes management
Two recent studies analyzed telehealth interventions to improve glycemic control among patients with type 2 diabetes and high HbA1c levels.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2016/08/12/9.htm
12 Aug 2016
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
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
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
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
Clinical practice guideline presents multidisciplinary approach to diabetes foot care
The guideline addresses prevention of diabetic foot ulceration, off-loading of diabetic foot ulcers, diagnosis of osteomyelitis, wound care, and peripheral arterial disease.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2016/03/11/1.htm
11 Mar 2016
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
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