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Teaching diabetes self-management ‘basic survival skills'
Diabetes self-management education is a cost-efficient, effective treatment that is underused in the United States, according to speakers at the 2012 annual meeting of the American Diabetes Association.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2012/09/14/8.htm
14 Sep 2012
Preventing and treating diabetic nephropathy
Managing kidney disease in diabetes requires meeting individualized parameters and balancing risks in nephrology and cardiology, according to experts featured in a recent article in ACP Internist.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2012/11/09/6.htm
9 Nov 2012
Patients with diabetes facing vision loss at ever-earlier ages
The growing problem of diabetic retinopathy in young people and the need for response by primary care clinicians are discussed in the April ACP Internist.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2013/05/10/8.htm
10 May 2013
Diabetes debates defy easy resolution
Learn what speakers at the American Diabetes Association's 73rd Scientific Sessions said about use of sulfonylureas, diabetes and osteoporosis, and concentrated insulin in the September ACP Internist.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2013/09/13/7.htm
13 Sep 2013
Diabetic foot care begins with bare feet
Get advice on heading up a care team that intervenes early and often to prevent the ulcerations, pressure points and neuropathies that can progress to infection and possibly amputation in the October ACP Internist.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2013/10/11/7.htm
11 Oct 2013
GLP-1 agonist plus basal insulin beat other diabetes treatment regimens in meta-analysis
Patients on combination treatment with a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP-1) agonist and basal insulin had better HbA1c values, less weight gain, and similar hypoglycemia rates compared to patients on other type 2 diabetes treatment regimens, a recent analysis of previous trials found.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2014/10/10/6.htm
10 Oct 2014
Analysis finds several treatments for painful diabetic neuropathy more effective than placebo
A large meta-analysis recently compared the effectiveness of pharmacological treatments for painful diabetic neuropathy.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2014/11/14/5.htm
14 Nov 2014
Aspirin primary prevention trial in Japan halted for lack of mortality benefit
Low-dose aspirin for primary prevention reduced nonfatal myocardial infarction, but not death from cardiovascular causes, in older Japanese patients, a recent study found.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2014/12/12/7.htm
12 Dec 2014
Patients on tramadol more likely to be hospitalized for hypoglycemia
Patients who began taking tramadol were significantly more likely to be hospitalized for hypoglycemia than those prescribed codeine, a recent study found.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2015/01/09/6.htm
9 Jan 2015
Low-, high-intensity workouts appear to reduce waist circumference
Patients at risk for diabetes or heart disease may want to choose their workout intensity based on health goals, according to a study.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2015/03/13/8.htm
13 Mar 2015