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Friday, August 21st, 2015
Annals of Internal Medicine, 14 July 2015 Description: Community Preventive Services Task Force (Task Force) recommendation on the use of combined diet and physical activity promotion programs to reduce progression to type 2 diabetes in persons at increased risk.… Recommendation: The Task Force recommends the use of combined diet and physical activity promotion programs by […]
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Friday, August 21st, 2015
EndocrinologyAdvisor, 18 June 2015 BOSTON — The competitive bidding program implemented by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has reduced beneficiaries’ access to self-monitoring blood glucose (SMBG) supplies, resulting in increased mortality rates, according to a study presented at the American Diabetes Association (ADA) 75th Scientific Sessions in Boston. CMS implemented a competitive […]
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Friday, August 21st, 2015
Diabetes Care, July 2015 Diabetes is a chronic disease that requires a person with diabetes to make a multitude of daily self-management decisions and to perform complex care activities. Diabetes self-management education and support (DSME/S) provides the foundation to help people with diabetes to navigate these decisions and activities and has been shown to improve […]
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Friday, August 21st, 2015
American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, 9 April 2015 JACKSONVILLE, Fla.– The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) today announced the publication of new, expansive diabetes clinical practice guidelines and an updated diabetes algorithm to assist clinical caregivers with the medical management of patients with diabetes mellitus (DM). The 2015 guidelines advocate for comprehensive control of […]
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Friday, August 21st, 2015
CDC, 31 March 2015 Diabetes is a disease in which blood glucose levels are above normal. Most of the food we eat is turned into glucose, or sugar, for our bodies to use for energy. The pancreas, an organ that lies near the stomach, makes a hormone called insulin to help glucose get into the […]
Minority Diabetes Reports, Minority Diabetes Reports
Friday, August 21st, 2015
Cuida Tu Don de la Salud es una iniciativa pensada en ti para que puedas acceder a la última información y a otros recursos para el manejo de tu diabetes tipo 2. Ha sido desarrollada por Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., una de las compañías líderes en la investigación y desarrollo de medicamentos para el tratamiento […]
Minority Diabetes Reports, Minority Diabetes Reports
Friday, August 21st, 2015
Better Medicare Alliance, 18 February 2015 Dr. Gary Puckrein, President & CEO, National Minority Quality Forum The scourge of diabetes is well known to all of us in the health care community, especially among those of us who work with minority populations. Approximately, one-quarter of the Medicare population has Type 2 diabetes, and the numbers […]
Minority Diabetes Reports, Minority Diabetes Reports
Friday, August 21st, 2015
J Aging Health, August 2015 Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate ethnic differences in burden of prevalent geriatric conditions and diabetic complications among older, insured adults with diabetes.… Discussion: Among these insured older adults, ethnic health patterns varied substantially; differences were frequently small and rates were often better among select minority groups, […]
Minority Diabetes Reports, Minority Diabetes Reports
Friday, August 21st, 2015
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) funds the National Program to Eliminate Diabetes-Related Disparities in Vulnerable Populations, a five-year cooperative agreement to reduce health disparities associated with type 2 diabetes. What Are Diabetes-Related Health Disparities? Diabetes affects over 29 million people, or 9% of the population, in the United States. It is the […]
Minority Diabetes Reports, Minority Diabetes Reports
Friday, August 21st, 2015
J Public Health (2014) Background Sedentary behavior is associated with type II diabetes, though little is known about prevalence of this behavior across racial/ethnic groups or how it may contribute to disparities in diabetes prevalence. In this study, we examined the association between sedentary behavior and diabetes in a diverse data set, and explored whether […]
