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A new UCLA study reports that although metformin has proven to be effective in slowing the onset of diabetes, it is rarely prescribed for this purpose… The study, published in the peer-reviewed journal Annals of Internal Medicine, found that only 3.7 percent of U.S. adults with pre-diabetes were prescribed metformin …
Read More »To Prevent Diabetes, One-Size-Fits-All Won’t Work
Groups of adults at risk for diabetes harbor different perceptions of the disease, say NYU researchers…. “We found that there are differences in the perceptions of those who are at risk for diabetes that depend on the specific characteristics that place them at risk,” says Shiela Strauss, associate professor of …
Read More »Summary of Standards of Care for Diabetes for Primary Care
An abridged version of the 2015 Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes has been produced for primary care physicians… Researchers from the American Diabetes Association (ADA), together with the ADA Primary Care Advisory Group (PCAG), produced an abridged version of the 2015 Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes, specifically focusing …
Read More »ADA 2015 Guidelines, Part 1
In this week’s Homerun Slides, we begin a short 5-part series covering the latest guidelines from the ADA. Topics covered this week include the Criteria for Diabetes Diagnosis, Categories for Increased Risk in Diabetes, and Screening Children for Type 2 Diabetes and Prediabetes…. To download the complete set of slides …
Read More »Two Eggs a Day Shows Some Benefit for T2D Patients
Diet satiety improved (with less boredom), no significant change detected in HDL… Eggs have been shown to improve satiety and increase circulating HDL. They contain nutrients that may reduce the risk of T2D and CVD. Current guidelines regarding egg consumption and dietary cholesterol intake differ among countries: Australia recommends a …
Read More »Watching Television Increases Risk of T2D
The lower the level of sedentary time, the lower the risk of developing diabetes… Sedentary behavior such as watching TV, using the computer, and sitting during commuting and working are potential risk factor for diabetes. Previous studies have used lifestyle interventions such as weight loss, dietary changes, and physical activity, …
Read More »GLP-1 Levels Lower in Those Exposed to Diabetes in Utero
Adult offspring of mothers who had GDM or type 1 diabetes during pregnancy showed lower levels of fasting GLP-1 and weakened glucagon suppression… Louise Kepstrup, MD, of Copenhagen University Hospital in Denmark, and colleagues in the follow-up study, evaluated data on adult children (aged 18-27 years) from all pregnancies complicated …
Read More »HbA1c and OGTT Performance in Prediabetic Obese Adolescents
Outcomes in A1c versus 2-hour OGTT performance using CGM in obese youths… Recent studies in adolescents comparing A1c to 2-hour glucose and fasting plasma glucose (FPG) have reported poor agreement among the three tests in classifying youth with dysglycemia. Other studies show that A1c has been reported to have a …
Read More »Preventing Type 2 Diabetes Tool Kit
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the American Medical Association (AMA) have created a toolkit that health care teams can use as a guide to Screen, Test and Act Today (STAT) by referring patients to in-person or online diabetes prevention programs. You can download a complete …
Read More »Will Congress Pass Improved Diabetes Care?
AACE leads charge for legislative changes focused on treating diabetes, prediabetes and associated illnesses… An estimated 29.1 million Americans (almost 10% of the total population) have diabetes, another 86 million citizens aged 20 or older suffer from prediabetes, and spending on diagnosed diabetes has increased 41% over five years. Further, …
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