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Spotlight on economics and diabetes
Two recent studies found associations between economic factors and diabetes incidence and control.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2015/01/09/7.htm
9 Jan 2015
EHR-based tool may help predict life expectancy in older patients with diabetes
The tool uses sex, body mass index, serum creatinine level, dementia, metastatic cancer, peripheral vascular disease, albuminuria, home oxygen use, wheelchair use, current smoking, and the interaction between age and heart failure to generate a risk score.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2023/06/09/3.htm
9 Jun 2023
Spotlight on lifestyle interventions for National Diabetes Month
World Diabetes Day is to be held on Nov. 14 and President Obama recently proclaimed November to be National Diabetes Month.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2012/11/09/11.htm
9 Nov 2012
Urine, blood glucose self-monitoring equally effective for new type 2 patients
Patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes had equal improvement in HbA1c whether they self-monitored by testing their blood or urine glucose, a study found.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2014/11/14/1.htm
14 Nov 2014
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
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
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
Global diabetes summit to be held
The 2012 Global Diabetes Summit will be held Nov. 14-17, 2012, in Columbus, Ohio.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2012/10/12/12.htm
12 Oct 2012
Spotlight on risk factors for developing diabetes
Several factors that increase or decrease one's risk of developing diabetes were identified by research released this month.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2012/08/10/9.htm
10 Aug 2012
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