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Most Insulin Users Have Inadequate Control of Glycemia and CVD Risk Factors: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a well-established comorbidity of Type 2 diabetes (T2D). The relationships between control of CVD risk factors, CVD comorbidity prevalence and medication status in T2D patients were investigated on a population-based cross-sectional study. A total …

dLife Poll: Half of All Diabetes Patients Struggle to Pay for Medical Supplies: The poll also found that 49% of the more than 800 people surveyed were able to make ends meet with income and health insurance but still felt stress, particularly during certain months of the year. Over 30% …

Influence of Licensed Characters on Snack Preferences: Researchers studied how popular licensed cartoon characters appearing on food packaging affect young children’s taste and snack preferences. Forty 4- to 6-year-old children tasted 3 pairs of identical foods (graham crackers, gummy fruit snacks, and carrots) presented in packages either with or without …

Mobile Phone-Based Telemonitoring Improves Blood Pressure Control: An automated mobile phone-based telemonitoring system that actively engages patients in their care significantly improved blood pressure control among diabetes patients with uncontrolled hypertension. Patients received pre-programmed cell phones that automatically transmitted readings from a Bluetooth-enabled home blood pressure monitor. Feedback is provided …

Two-Thirds of All Patients Are Not Adequately Controlling Their Diabetes: According to a study published last week in the Annals of Internal Medicine there is a direct correlation between the amount of a patient’s out-of-pocket co-pay and prescription abandonment. The study noted that insulin was among the drugs more likely …

A Glass of Red Wine a Day Can Treat Diabetes: Scientists discovered antioxidants in red wine could be just as effective as a daily dose of a combative drug. The polyphenols — biologically active compounds in the wine — operate in a similar way to the drug rosiglitazone, which is …

Sixty Percent of Cardiovascular Patients are Diabetic or Pre-Diabetic: The impact of growing obesity levels is pushing Type 2 diabetes into an epidemic. This is a serious problem for healthcare providers due to the cost of treatment, but also for cardiologists who now see diabetes prevention as one of their …

Anti-Diabetic Actions of Serotonin Uncovered: New findings suggest that serotonin — a brain chemical known to help regulate emotion, mood and sleep — might also have anti-diabetic properties. It provides an explanation for why individuals prescribed certain kinds of anti-psychotic drugs that affect serotonin signaling sometimes have problems with their …

Physical Activity Blocks Colds: Being fit — or at least a perception of being fit — appears to be associated with a reduction in upper respiratory tract infections, researchers found. During a 12-week period, individuals who said they exercised at least five days a week had 43% fewer days with …

Survey Reveals Lifestyle Habits of Diabetes Patients: CVS pharmacy announced results of a survey examining various aspects of disease management and lifestyle for patients with diabetes. Of 3,242 respondents with diabetes, 32% reported they have been less vigilant about daily glucose testing due to cost, and as many as 24% …