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."…

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 …

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 …

Socioeconomic status, as measured by education and financial wealth, is a strong independent predictor of mortality risk among adult diabetes patients….

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 …

Weight Watchers International, Inc. iOS/Android Subscription required The Weight Watchers Mobile app can help patients stay in control and make smart and satisfying food choices.

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 …

Teresa Pearson, RN, CDE, talks about how pay-for-performance has worked in Minnesota, commenting that, initially, many providers were skeptical, but that it is now clear that the system does impact diabetes care for the better. This change, along with the introduction of medical homes Pearson believes, will result in a …

Each week in our newsletter we bring you multiple articles on the reasons for lowering patients’ A1c and controlling their glucose levels. In addition we often include studies that encourage us to use insulin sooner and more aggressively. Anytime we get more aggressive we increase the risk of hypoglycemia. Sometimes …

Nikolaos Tentolouris, Nikolaos Katsilambros           Symptoms and signs of hypoglycemia in Type 2 diabetes    The symptoms of hypoglycemia do not differ between people with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.