Older adults with chronic conditions report reading notes helped them to remember their care plan, medications
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Liraglutide plus diet and physical activity counseling reduce visceral and ectopic fat in overweight, obese adults at high risk for CVD
Read More »USPSTF Says Start Diabetes Screen at Age 35 for Those With Overweight, Obesity
Overweight or obese adults should be screened for prediabetes, type 2 diabetes and offered or referred for preventive interventions
Read More »2001 to 2017 Saw Increase in Prevalence of T1DM, T2DM in Youth
Relative increase of 45.1 percent reported in prevalence of type 1 diabetes and relative increase of 95.3 percent reported in type 2 diabetes
Read More »1.69 Million Deaths Attributed to Extreme Temperatures in 2019
Acute heat and cold exposures increase mortality risk for multiple causes of death; cold-attributable exceeds heat-attributable mortality
Read More »Maternal Diabetes Ups Offspring Risk for High Refractive Error
Offspring of mothers with diabetic complications have more pronounced increased risks than those of mothers with diabetes without complications
Read More »Toe, Foot Amputations Increasing in Minorities, Rural Residents With Diabetes
Rates of minor lower-extremity amputations rising among Asian/Pacific Islanders
Read More »2011 to 2019 Saw Rates of GDM Increase Across Race, Ethnicity
Highest gestational diabetes rates were seen in Asian/Indian participants; Puerto Ricans had highest rate among Hispanic/Latinas
Read More »Biden Administration to Greatly Expand Food Stamp Program
Enrollment in SNAP has more than doubled since the early 2000s, and about 43 percent of beneficiaries are children
Read More »Uninsurance Rates Up for Low-Income Adults During Pandemic
Medicaid expansion linked to protection against the increase in uninsurance among Black, Latinx individuals
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