Prevention

AACE: Ralph A. DeFronzo, MD -- Diabetes Prevention Supports More Aggressive and Earlier Intervention

Dr. DeFronzo presented the "Diabetes Update - 2013," focusing on preventing diabetes....

AACE: CAD Risk for Pre-Diabetes Similar to Diabetes

Prediabetes patients show similar heart risks as those with diabetes....

Insulin Resistance in Type 1 Teens Associated with Cardiorespiratory Fitness

Teens targeting strength, cardio fitness battle insulin resistance....

Consumption of Green Coffee Reduces Glucose Levels

Significant dose-response effect seen in normoglycemic adults, with no GI side effects....

Incretin Therapy in Combination with Insulin for Type 2 Diabetes Patients

Incretin-based therapies are an intuitive option for adjuvant therapy with insulin due to…. 

Walking Versus Running to Reduce Risk of Chronic Diseases

Which is better at lowering risk for high blood pressure, cholesterol, and diabetes?... 

ISMP: Updating Your High-Alert Medication List

Because insulin is at the top of the "High-Alert Medication List," we are presenting this updated article from our partner at ISMP (Institute for Safe Medication Practices).

Mixed Views on Computer/Smart Phone-based Management for Diabetes

A study focused on social networking and support groups showed the effects of these programs on blood sugar levels are short-term....

Low Awareness of Prediabetes is a Problem

Awareness of prediabetes is low, less than 14% of people in the U.S. are aware of the condition....

Breastfeeding May Not Reduce Risk of Later Obesity in Children

Recent study finds breastfeeding does not lower risk of obesity....

Low Adherence to Diabetic Footwear Means Trouble

Patients wear custom made shoes less at home and on weekends….

Changing Doses Can Be Confusing

A woman with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus and also on blood pressure and anti-lipid medication was given prescriptions for: glucophage 500mg QD for one week, and then an increase to two 500mg tablets the second week.

New England Journal Refutes Weight-Loss Beliefs in New Review

With data from the scientific literature, some of the most firmly held beliefs about weight loss are unproven or downright untrue....

Mechanism that Links Diabetes and Obesity with Cancer Discovered

Sustained high levels of sugars damage our cells and can….

Parents of Baby Boomers Healthier than Their Kids

Today's baby boomers do not fare very well compared with….

GLP-1 Agonists May Be Effective for Obese Adolescents

Preliminary evidence from a clinical trial suggests that treatment with GLP-1 receptor agonists was associated with….

Office Wellness Programs Work

Sixty-two percent of workers believe workplace wellness programs are successful in improving health and reducing health risks....

New First-ever Guidelines for Type 2 Kids

Step One – Start on insulin, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics which has issued guidelines for the management of type 2 diabetes in children and teenagers aged 10 to 18....

Exercising on Empty Stomach Burns 20% More Fat

A new study has found that exercising on an empty stomach in the morning can….

Type 2's Need to Keep Kidneys Healthy

One in every 10 Americans has diabetes, and over a third of those will….

Women Have to Do 20% More than Men

Women have to do about 20% more exercise to get the same benefits….

Closed-loop Delivery System Reduces Hypos and Improves Control

A pump with two chambers, one for insulin and one for glucagon can….

The Best Predictors of Heart Disease Death Risk

Combining two measurements to predict heart disease death risk is better than any one measurement....

Meal Times Can Affect Weight Loss Success

Eating earlier rather than later can….

Alzheimer's Linked to Diabetes

Both type 1 and type 2 diabetes have been linked to cognitive problems like Alzheimer's disease and dementia....

Metabolic Syndrome in 40's Linked to Exercise at Age 16

Television viewing habits and leisure-time physical activity at the age of 16 years independently predicts….

Simple Interventions Reduce Amputations by 50%

Simple things like shoe inserts, foot care and regular checkups can reduce amputations among patients with diabetes by more than half....

Genetic Risk Counseling for Diabetes Fails to Alter Behavior

Why didn't genetic risk testing motivate people to make changes?...

Does Diabetes Prevention Work for Everyone?

Weight loss and exercise can notably lower diabetes risk. But do such lifestyle changes work for everyone?...

Never Too Young to Get Healthy

Obesity rates in children call for early patient education on healthy lifestyles....

Weight Loss Achieved by Two Lifestyle Interventions

Two different lifestyle interventions modeled after those delivered in the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) produced significant weight loss among overweight or obese adults in a primary care setting....

Diabetes Treatment Can Start Earlier

Researchers at Sweden's Lund University have identified a "promising candidate" for a test that will indicate an early risk for type 2 diabetes, up to 10 years before diagnosing....

Diabetes Screening May Not Reduce Death Rates

Without the knowledge of what to do once diagnosed, nothing really happens....

Vitamin K1 Reduces Risk of Type 2 by 50 Percent

Adding foods or supplements rich in vitamin K1 (phylloquinone) may help protect against type 2 diabetes....

Early Insulin Delays Diabetes, Origin Revisited

For patients with impaired glucose tolerance or early diabetes, use of insulin glargine was the best predictor of maintaining a lower A1c level over 5 years, according to a subanalysis of the ORIGIN trial.... 

Reducing Red Meat Lowers Heart Disease and Diabetes

Minimizing the consumption of red and processed meat could not only lower the incidence of heart disease, diabetes, and bowel cancer by 3-12%, but could also shrink the carbon footprint by 28 million tons a year.... 

Child Obesity Risks Greater than Thought

Children who are obese may have an even higher risk for heart disease, diabetes, and other weight-related diseases later in life than has been thought....

Whey Protein Helps to Fight Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes

Taking whey protein isolate or whey protein concentrates may help treat type 2 diabetes mellitus and prevent obesity.... 

Can Green Tea Help to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes?

Drinking green tea or taking green tea extract supplements may help reduce risk of type 2 diabetes.... 

Screening for Pre-diabetes Works

The use of A1c plus FPG had the best performance in reducing the likelihood of missing future cases of diabetes....

Fasting Glucose Best Predictor of Diabetes Risk

Fasting plasma glucose may be the best predictor of risk of new-onset diabetes in hypertension patients....

Saliva and Tears an Indicator of Diabetes

Researchers from Purdue University recently announced that they have developed a new type of biosensor for diabetes testing that detects glucose in saliva, tears, and urine....

Giving Workers More Say on the Job Reduces Risk for Diabetes

Researchers found that giving workers more job control could be an important modifiable risk factor to reduce incidence of diabetes among women....

Physicians Recommending Apps to Their Baby Boomer Patients

Sixty percent of boomers are likely to download an app recommended by a physician, but the question is how to get them to use it.... 

Curcumin Found to Curb Diabetes Risk

A new small clinical trial suggests that supplements containing curcumin, a compound in the curry spice turmeric, may help prevent diabetes in people at high risk....

First Anti-obesity Vaccine Shows Promise

A vaccine has been developed that could reset the body's metabolism and prompt weight loss even with a modest change in calories taken in or burned up in exercise.... 

New Research Shows Americans Are Informed Yet Not Self-Aware

Eight-two percent of Americans are aware that being overweight is a key risk factor for diabetes, yet those at risk are not applying this logic to themselves.... 

Sitting Less Adds Years to Life

Sitting less than three hours a day adds two years to life expectancy....

A Common Exercise Lowers Risk for Diabetes by 29 Percent

This exercise, which just about everyone can do, can lower risk for diabetes and reduce weight gain and improve cardiovascular health.... 

Lose Tummy Fat Faster

Doing the right exercise can help to reduce tummy more rapidly than jogging.... 

More Than 50 Ways to Prevent Diabetes

This tip sheet helps patients at risk for...

ADA: Aggressive Treatment with Insulin for Pre-Diabetes

The ORIGIN study also examined whether daily insulin use in people at high risk for type 2 diabetes would prevent or slow progression of the disease....

ADA: First Meal of the Day Decreases Risk for Type 2 Diabetes

Eating breakfast is associated with a decreased chance of developing type 2 diabetes....

ADA: Moving from Prediabetes to Normal Just Once Cuts Risk

Achieving normal glucose regulation even once predicted a lower risk of progression to diabetes for prediabetic patients. The evidence points to working hard at prediabetes to get rewarded both now and later....

ADA: Belly Fat Loss Best to Halt Diabetes

In a substudy of the STAMPEDE trial researchers found that, although two bariatric surgery techniques resulted in similar weight loss, the one that shaved more belly fat led to a better rate of diabetes remission....

Waist Size Again Shows Strong Link to Diabetes

Waist size can predict your diabetes risk, even if you are not obese....

AACE: Prediction and Prevention of Type 1 Diabetes

Drugs aimed at halting the molecular destruction of beta cells are likely the next step in the quest to stop the progression of autoimmune type 1 diabetes....

1 in 4 US Teens Facing Diabetes

"Diabetes threatens to destroy the health care system"….

Keep Your Waist Circumference to Less than Half Your Height

According to new research presented at a scientific meeting, waist to height ratio better is a better predictor of CVD and diabetes than BMI....

WHO Warns of Spread of High Blood Pressure, Diabetes, Obesity

New health data provided the clearest evidence to date of the spread of chronic diseases like diabetes and heart disease from developed nations to poorer regions such as Africa, as lifestyles and diets there change....

New Two-Step Screening Measurement Useful in Predicting Diabetes

The study compared the usefulness of fasting plasma glucose (FPG), or hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), or both in predicting type 2 diabetes....

Can Eating Fast increase Risk of Diabetes?

In a preliminary study they found that eating too quickly can…. 

Doubts Over Long Term Effectiveness of Group Education for Diabetes Patients

A new study states that there are no long term benefits from type 2 diabetes group education programs....

Study Looks at Cost of Lowering HbA1c Cutoffs

In the low-cost intervention, the researchers determined that lowering the HbA1c cutoff from 6.0% to 5.9% would cost…. 

Caloric Restriction Linked to Reduced Inflammation Markers

For obese postmenopausal women, weight loss diet with or without exercise cuts inflammatory biomarkers....

Noncompliance Linked to Mortality in Diabetes

Insulin-treated patients with type 2 diabetes who are noncompliant with their medication or clinic appointments face increased all-cause mortality....

UCTV Prime: The Skinny on Obesity (video)

  Is sugar a toxin that's fueling the global obesity epidemic? That's the argument UCSF's Dr. Robert Lustig made ...

The Challenges for the Self-Management of Diabetes

  People with diabetes invest a lot of time and effort managing their condition including not only monitoring the level of sugar in their blood, organizing their medication and following a restrictive diet, but also social challenges ...

Eating Low Glycemic Index Foods at Breakfast Can Control Blood Sugar throughout the Day

Eating foods at breakfast that have a low glycemic index may help prevent a spike in blood sugar throughout the morning and after the next meal of the day....

Waist Measurements Can Be Linked with Lipids and Blood Pressure

The addition of waist measurements to BMI can help further stratify young individuals who might have abnormal lipid and blood-pressure values.... 

Metformin for Diabetes Prevention Is Safe, Well-Tolerated

Long-term treatment with metformin is safe for preventing or delaying the development of type 2 diabetes....

Peer Mentoring Helps Reduce A1c a Full Point

Talking with diabetic peers who've gotten their blood sugar under control helped other African-American diabetes patients bring down their own levels a full point, more than those who were offered $100 to reduce their A1c 1 point or even $200 to...

Doing So Little Exercise Can Have Such a Big Effect

  By Sheri R. Colberg, PhD For those of us who are...

Know Your Numbers -- New! (Patient study guide)

There are so many numbers involved in managing diabetes, from your A1C to your cholesterol levels....

Lifestyle Counseling Dramatically Reduces Time to Reach Treatment Goals

Lifestyle counseling, practiced as part of routine care for people with diabetes, helps people more quickly lower blood glucose, blood pressure and cholesterol levels and keep them under control....

Research Shows Inactivity Leads to Glucose Spikes

Active people saw their blood glucose rates jump after meals when they cut back on exercise for just three days....

Standing Up from Your Desk Every 30 Minutes Can Avoid Diabetes by 30%

Research has revealed that interrupting sitting time with short bouts of light exercise can lower glucose and insulin levels by as much as 30%....

New Nutrition Resource for Your Patients

  MyFoodAdvisor: Recipes for Healthy...

SPECIAL FEATURE: Readers Respond to Dr. Richard Kahn’s Statement: "Diabetes Prevention is a Waste of Resources"

For Dr. Kahn's comments and the Joslin Diabetes Center's response, see our article in last week's newsletter:

Fitness and Fatness Independently Linked with CVD Risk Factors

Maintaining or improving current fitness levels, as well as not packing on the fat pounds, are both independently associated with a lower risk of developing hypertension, metabolic syndrome, and hypercholesterolemia in healthy...

Doctors Only Advise 1 in 3 People to Exercise

Only one in three people in the US say their doctor advised them to start exercising or continue doing so during an office visit over the course of a year....

Blood Dental Procedures Can Be Used to Screen for Diabetes

Oral blood samples drawn from deep pockets of periodontal inflammation can be used to measure hemoglobin A1c. Having dentists find those patients with pre-diabetes and diabetes and then referring them to their primary care doctor could have...

New Predictors May Determine Metabolic Risk in Kids on Atypicals

Two new studies from a team of investigators suggest two possible predictors for the development of metabolic syndrome in children prescribed second-generation antipsychotics (SGAs)....

Learning About Diabetes, Inc.

Free Handouts for medical professionals to give to their patients with diabetes.

Monthly Appointments Most Effective for Patients with Diabetes

Diabetes patients who receive regularly scheduled monthly care to learn how to improve their health have a more rapid recovery compared with similar patients who receive only sporadic healthcare visits....

The Three Key Features of High-Quality Primary Care

Americans with access to three key features of high-quality primary care have a lower risk of death....

Superior Diabetes Care Provided in Private Office Practices

Researchers found that residency clinics didn't deliver as much high-quality diabetes care as was found in private-practice physician offices....

Pharmacies Can Help Keep Diabetes Patients on Track

Having pharmacies blow the whistle when patients' diabetes medication adherence sagged was helpful in keeping them on the right track....

Diabetes Prevention Program Can Deliver Modest Weight Loss

The U.S. Diabetes Prevention Program conducted a clinical trial in 2002 showing that modest weight loss through caloric restriction and increased physical activity reduced the incidence of diabetes in high-risk patients by...

Weight Loss Is Not The Answer for Preventing Diabetes

Richard Kahn, PhD, who was the chief scientific and medical officer of the ADA for nearly 25 years stated at a conference that, "Community-based weight-loss programs have not been shown to be effective at reducing the incidence of diabetes, so...

Difficult Patients Benefit from Team Approach

A team-based approach helps improve control of diabetes, coronary heart disease, and depression in the primary care setting by modifying both patient and physician behaviors....

Is Engaging in Intense Exercise for Less Time the Answer?

By Sheri Colberg,...

United States of Diabetes Report

  You can use the information in this report to provide evidence for your ...

Psychology in Diabetes Care, 2nd Ed., Part 10

Edited by Frank J. Snoek and T. Chas Skinner Diabetes in Adolescents

Letter from the Editor #605

Next week our patients will all be making their New Year's resolutions and weight loss will be one that many of them make. After a month of eating everything the holidays have to offer they will all be looking for the holy grail of weight...

Letter from the Editor - The Best of 2011

It's that time of year when we look back and see what we have accomplished. We feel very fortunate that we have been able to provide you with the best information to help you help your patients with diabetes. Our team has gone through over 900...

Editor's Note: AGEs, Errors and Teenagers

Over the past three issues we have focused on advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) -- how they are formed, what they can do, and why these compounds are detrimental to our patients' health. This week in our Homerun Slides, we are...

Don't Let Your Scale Weight Get You Down

  By Sheri Colberg, PhD   Most...

How to Use a Mini Dose of Glucagon (pdf)

When your child with diabetes is sick and cannot keep food down, his or her blood glucose can drop quickly....

Letter from the Editor: ADA Preview

Airfares are at an astronomical level this year, hotels in San Diego cost more to stay in than the national debt of most major countries, and we know that many of you can't get away for 4 or 5 days anyway to attend...

Young Adults Want a Medical Home, National Survey Finds

by Daniel Schultz, PharmD Candidate UF College of Pharmacy   In spite of perceptions that they consider themselves young and invincible, a recent poll by the American Academy of Family...

One Reason Patients Don't Follow Doctors' Orders: The Emotional Barriers to Weight Loss

  by Tricia Greaves, President,...

Diabetes Info from the CDC on Diabetes and Pre-diabetes

Data sources, methods and references for estimates of diabetes and pre-diabetes to use for...

Letter from the Editor: New Reports, Starbuck's Trenta and the Need for More Clinicians

New reports over the past couple of weeks tell a lot about our health. First it was 1 in 3 Americans have either prediabetes or diabetes and then we got news that over 50% of us are either obese or overweight. Last ...

Tool for your Practice: National Diabetes Alert Day

Tuesday March 22nd is National Diabetes Alert Day Assisting...

Letter from the Editor: Happy New Year!

Happy New Year to all of you from all of us here at Diabetes In Control. This is the time of year that most of our patients get back to taking care of themselves. They have put away the decorations and wrapping paper, finished off...

Tool for Your Practice: It's Not Too Late To Prevent Diabetes

It's Not Too Late To Prevent Diabetes

Letter from the Editor: U-500 Errors and 50 Ways to Prevent Diabetes

Next time the song lyrics, "Just slip out the back, Jack, Make a new plan, Stan, You don't need to be coy, Roy, Just get yourself free," from the Paul Simon song "50 Ways To Leave Your Lover" pop up in your head, why not substitute, "Snack on a...

Engaging Patients with Technology for Sustained Behavior Change

Neal Kaufman, M.D., M.P.H.  Today, more than at any other time in our history, the general population of the U.S. is addicted to sugar, salt, fat, and inactivity. While these addictions are dangerous for the general public, ...

Essential Oils for the Management of Type 2 Diabetes

Ivory A. Gordon, Pharm.D....

Get Your Kids Moving, Too

Oprah's Outpouring: A Bittersweet Commentary on Responses to Her Diabetes Show

Theresa Garnero, APRN, BC-ADM, MSN,...

Preventing Medication Errors

Institute for Safe Medication Practices

Why We Need to Attack the Diabetes Problem with Lifestyle Changes -- and Why We Need to Do It Now

By Sheri Colberg, Ph.D., FACSM

Get Involved with the U.S. National Physical Activity Plan in 2010

By Sheri Colberg, Ph.D. How many of your...

HIV-infected patients are at an increased risk for developing Diabetes

More and more patients with HIV are controlling their disease well. When viral loads are under control, patients often are seen by clinicians for other problems. Diabetes seems to be one of those problems that get a lot of attention. My current...

Risks for Drug Induced Pancreatitis

With all the press lately about the incretin mimetics and pancreatitis our current intern, Jennifer Webb, PharmD Candidate, FAMU has taken a look at the facts, and compared the chances of pancreatitis among classes of drugs and how the risk of...

Glucose Monitoring - Why Monitor?

In this week's set of Homerun Slides, we explore the question of why patients are so reluctant to...

Diabetes Mellitus 101 for Medical Professionals, Part 2 of 9

In this week's set of Homerun Slides,...

Insulin Resistance, Part 3 of 3: Metabolic Markers

Adiponectin is an adipocyte-derived protein that plays an important...