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For Dr. Kahn’s comments and the Joslin Diabetes Center’s response, see our article in last week’s newsletter: Joslin Replies to Dr. Richard Kahn’s Statement: “Diabetes Prevention is a Waste of Resources.”

  Telcare’s new iPhone App with 2 way cloud sync automatically synchronizes with a wireless glucose meter allowing patients and caregivers to see every glucose reading while tracking medication, nutrition, activities, and notes. The app also allows patients who don’t have the Telcare BGM to manually enter and track their …

Physicians strongly disagree with statements made by former executive of the American Diabetes Association.…

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 58%….

Type 2 diabetes prevention programs aimed at high-risk individuals with a family history of the disease may underuse psychological and motivational strategies that emphasize genetic susceptibility.…

An FDA advisory committee has recommended unanimously that the ezetimibe-simvastatin combination pill (Vytorin) be approved for prevention of cardiovascular disease in CKD patients who are not on dialysis.…

In yet another warning to lawmakers, a new survey of group practices shows that 51% will reduce the number of available appointment slots for new Medicare patients if Congress does not avert a 29.5% Medicare pay cut set for January 1.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced a plan to strengthen primary care and put a price tag on the medical-home concept and how it will pay for services.

Recent data suggest that treatment with metformin during late childhood or early puberty may impede or prevent the development of polycystic ovary syndrome in girls at high risk for the disease.…

This study (299-OR) explored ways to modify the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) lifestyle change program to make it culturally and age appropriate for Native American youth.…