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Task force releases new standards for diabetes self-management education, support
A task force from the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) has released new standards for diabetes self-management education and support.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2012/10/12/2.htm
12 Oct 2012
Physician empathy associated with outcomes for diabetes patients
Diabetes patients who have highly empathic primary care doctors have better clinical outcomes than those whose doctors are less empathic, a new study found.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2012/10/12/3.htm
12 Oct 2012
Screening for diabetes may not reduce mortality
One round of screening for type 2 diabetes in high-risk patients was not associated with a reduction in all-cause, cardiovascular, or diabetes-related mortality within 10 years, researchers in the U.K. reported.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2012/10/12/1.htm
12 Oct 2012
Low glycemic index bean diet improved HbA1c, BP
Eating at least a cup of beans per day for three months lowered diabetic patients' hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) scores and blood pressure, a new study found.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2012/11/09/2.htm
9 Nov 2012
ADA, AGS issue consensus report on diabetes in older adults
The American Diabetes Association (ADA) and the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) released a joint consensus report last month on diabetes in older adults.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2012/11/09/3.htm
9 Nov 2012
CABG associated with better outcomes than stents in diabetic patients
Among diabetics, coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) was associated with lower rates of death from any cause, myocardial infarction (MI), or stroke than percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with a drug-eluting stent, a study found.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2012/11/09/1.htm
9 Nov 2012
Diabetes' association with hearing loss examined in meta-analysis
Diabetic patients have more hearing impairments than nondiabetic patients at all ages, a meta-analysis concluded.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2012/12/14/4.htm
14 Dec 2012
Primary care patients drop weight, waist size with lifestyle intervention treatments
Primary care patients in two different diabetes-prevention treatment groups lost weight, reduced waist circumference and lowered blood glucose levels, compared with a usual care group.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2012/12/14/2.htm
14 Dec 2012
Diabetes prevalence increasing in the U.S.; new drugs in development
The prevalence of diagnosed diabetes in the United States increased from 4.5% to 8.2% from 1995 to 2010, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2012/12/14/3.htm
14 Dec 2012
Type 2 diabetes may recur after gastric bypass surgery, study finds
Type 2 diabetes may recur in a significant proportion of patients who undergo gastric bypass surgery, a new study has found.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2012/12/14/1.htm
14 Dec 2012