AAAHC Releases Obesity Management Patient Toolkit The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care has released a toolkit for obesity management, Disease Management: Obesity in Adults. The tool is intended to empower medical professionals to discuss obesity management with their patients and includes a discussion of treatment options, as …
Read More »ACO Performance Measures and Results
ACO Performance Measures and Results Of the 32 original Pioneer ACO participants, nine dropped out after the first year and another four have dropped out for this year citing increased costs of care as a reason. While these plans had losses in the first year of as much as …
Read More »IDF Diabetes Atlas – North America and Caribbean
Diabetes is a huge and growing problem, and the costs to society are high and escalating. More was spent in 2013 in North America and the Caribbean than in any other region. The Top 5 countries for prevalence in North America and the Caribbean are: Belize, Guyana, Curacao, Martinique, and …
Read More »IDF Diabetes Atlas – Africa
Diabetes is a huge and growing problem, and the costs to society are high and escalating. In Africa, 76% of deaths due to diabetes were in people under the age of 60. The Top 5 countries for prevalence in Africa are: Reunion, Seychelles, Gabon, Zimbabwe, and South Africa. To find …
Read More »Blood Glucose Monitor Guide from dLife
Blood Glucose Monitor Guide from dLife For your patients who are not sure which monitor to get. They can just click on the name of the monitor they want information on and the link will take them to the page at dLife providing them with all the information they need …
Read More »IDF Diabetes Atlas – Europe
Diabetes is a huge and growing problem, and the costs to society are high and escalating. Europe has the highest prevalence of children with type 1 diabetes. The Top 5 countries for prevalence in Europe are: Turkey, Montenegro, Macedonia, TFYR, Serbia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. To find out more, follow …
Read More »12 Best Fiber Foods
12 Best Fiber Foods Carbs raise blood sugar but fiber can moderate that rise. Fiber comes with a host of other health benefits as well besides the fact that fibrous food is more satiating. Here is a list from dLife of 12 foods high in fiber to provide to your patients …
Read More »IDF Diabetes Atlas – Southeast Asia
Diabetes is a huge and growing problem, and the costs to society are high and escalating. In Southeast Asia, half of people with diabetes are undiagnosed. The Top 5 countries for prevalence in this region are: Mauritius, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Bhutan. To find out more, follow the link. …
Read More »The Risk Calculator
The Risk Calculator Predicting Risk for Developing Diabetes. Blood glucose levels measured in hospitalized patients during acute illness can be used to predict the risk of developing type 2 diabetes in the following three years. The Risk Calculator
Read More »IDF Diabetes Atlas – Middle East and North Africa
Diabetes is a huge and growing problem, and the costs to society are high and escalating. In the Middle East and North Africa, 1 in 10 adults has diabetes. The Top 5 countries for prevalence in this region are: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, bahrain, and the united Arab Emirates. To …
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