News tagged with diabetes care
Half of Americans will be diabetic or pre-diabetic by 2020
(PhysOrg.com) -- A recent study by US health insurance giant UnitedHealth Group Inc. predicts that by 2020 over half of Americans will have either pre-diabetic conditions or type 2 diabetes if current trends ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 24, 2010 |
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Book provides simple checklist for health at every age
Can a young doctor's advice to his mother save 100,000 lives a year?
May 06, 2010 |
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New, inexpensive paper-based diabetes test ideal for developing countries
With epidemics of Type 2 diabetes looming in rural India, China and other areas of the world where poverty limits the availability of health care, scientists are reporting development of an inexpensive and ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
May 16, 2012 |
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Stress raises risk of mental decline in older diabetics, study shows
Stress raises the risk of memory loss and cognitive decline among older people with diabetes, research suggests.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 22, 2010 |
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Hospital diabetes care standards not met by US academic medical centers
A benchmarking study published in the Journal of Hospital Medicine evaluated contemporary hospital glycemic management in United States academic medical centers, determining glucose control practices are suboptimal and do ...
Jan 13, 2009 |
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Electronic tracking system can help diabetes patient care
An electronic system with personalized patient information shared by diabetes patients and their primary care providers improved diabetes care and clinical outcomes, found a new study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). ...
Jul 06, 2009 |
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Nearly 10 percent of health spending for obesity
(AP) -- Obesity's not just dangerous, it's expensive. New research shows medical spending averages $1,400 more a year for an obese person than for someone who's normal weight. Overall obesity-related health spending reaches ...
Jul 27, 2009 |
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Diabetes most prevalent in Southern US
Diabetes prevalence is highest in the Southern and Appalachian states and lowest in the Midwest and the Northeast of America. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal Population Health Metrics have used t ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 25, 2009 |
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Severe complications of diabetes higher in depressed patients
Depression raises risks of advanced and severe complications from diabetes, according to a prospective study of Group Health primary-care patients in western Washington. These complications include kidney failure or blindness, ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 27, 2010 |
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Novo Nordisk pays $26.7 million to settle claims
Danish drug company Novo Nordisk has agreed to pay $25 million to settle allegations that it promoted the misuse of blood clotting drug NovoSeven, the US Justice Department announced Friday.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jun 11, 2011 |
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Diabetes support -- actions speak louder than words
For physicians treating patients with diabetes, practical support is important in improving glycemic control. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Public Health found that setting goals and pro-active follow ...
Sep 28, 2009 |
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Patients with diabetes may need fewer medications after bariatric surgery
Bariatric surgery appears to be associated with reduced use of medications and lower health care costs among patients with type 2 diabetes, according to a report in the August issue of Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/A ...
Aug 16, 2010 |
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Physicians bust myths about insulin
People diagnosed with type 2 diabetes often resist taking insulin because they fear gaining weight, developing low blood sugar and seeing their quality of life decline.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Aug 11, 2009 |
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Disabilities strike the middle-aged: Sedentary lifestyle, obesity among major reasons
Lucille Morris was in her mid-50s when she was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. Not long after, she began experiencing pain and numbness in her feet from neuropathy. Walking felt painful and wobbly.
Jun 04, 2010 |
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Diabetes Care (journal)
Diabetes Care is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published since 1978 by the American Diabetes Association. A monthly publication, Diabetes Care is a journal for the health care practitioner that is intended to increase knowledge, stimulate research, and promote better management of people with diabetes. To achieve these goals, the journal publishes original research on human studies in the following five categories: 1) clinical care/education/nutrition/psychosocial research, 2) epidemiology/health services research, 3) emerging treatments and technologies, 4) pathophysiology/complications, and 5) cardiovascular and metabolic risk. The journal also publishes clinically relevant review articles, letters to the editor, and commentaries. Topics covered are or interest to clinically oriented physicians, researchers, epidemiologists, diabetes educators, and other health professionals.
The impact factor of the journal is 7.851 (2007), ranking fourth in the field of Endocrinology/Metabolism out of 92 journals.
International editions of the journal include Asian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Turkish, Spanish, Portuguese, Middle Eastern, Chinese, and Polish editions.
For more information about Diabetes Care (journal), read the full article at
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