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Enzymes for Prediabetes

Two enzymes that are elevated in prediabetes could hold clues to helping the 79 million Americans with the condition avoid serious vascular complications and even identify those most at risk for full-blown diabetes….

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Diabetes Diagnosis More Likely in Lower-Income Groups

The rate of new diabetes diagnosis is inversely related to income, a new study has shown. "There was a 20% higher risk of diabetes in the lowest 2 income groups compared with the highest group, which translated into an extra 2500 diagnoses of diabetes for that year."…

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Undiagnosed Diabetes and Pre-Diabetes

More than 25 million people in the U.S. have diabetes, indicates the American Diabetes Association, and of those, only 18.8 million have been formally diagnosed with the disease…. In fact, some 7 million people live with undiagnosed diabetes, and as many as 79 million people in the United States live …

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A Little Extra Fat Is Beneficial

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A report last week that people who are slightly overweight have less chance of dying than those of normal weight had some researchers calling for further study of how a little extra fat can apparently be good for you. But others saw it as another sign that the standard way …

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Letter from the Editor #660

We have spent many an hour helping you learn about the new ways that reimbursement will be changing to reward providers that provide the best care. This applies to hospitals as well. Healthgrades, a healthcare quality reporting group, has released a list of 262 hospitals that represent the nation’s elite …

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Teresa Pearson, MS, RN, CDE, FAADE, Introduction

Teresa Pearson, MS, RN, CDE, FAADE, explains what a “medical home” is, and how the concept has enabled Minnesota to deliver more patient-centric healthcare, with a whole team of medical practitioners coordinating care for each patient. In the current norm of healthcare, it is often up to the patient to connect …

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