Kinetic Model Offers Tool for Individualized Diabetes Management
“Glucose and A1C are among the most important biomarkers for diabetes management, with A1C...
A1C
Achieving A1C Goals: Back to the Basics
Among the nearly 26 million Americans with diabetes, approximately half have not achieved an...
Medication Non-Adherence in Diabetes: A Look at Costs
Oral medications and insulin are cornerstones of diabetes management, but as many as one-third of...
Diabetes & Fracture Hospitalization Risk
Published research has indicated that people with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk for bone...
Women & Diabetes: A Call to Action
Nearly half of all adults with diabetes in the United States are women, and the risk of...
Enhancing Diabetes Knowledge in Patients
The National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP) was established, in part, to improve treatment and...
Group Education & Older Diabetics
Studies suggest that group-based diabetes education efforts can improve short- and long-term...
Managing Cognitive Decline in Older Adults With Diabetes
This Physician’s Weekly feature on managing cognitive decline in older adults with diabetes was completed in cooperation with the experts at the American Diabetes Association. More than 25% of Americans aged 65 and older has...
New Guidelines for Glucose Testing
Research suggests that approximately one-third of patients admitted to hospitals in the United States have a blood glucose level greater than 180 mg/dL. The CDC estimates that admissions for patients with diabetes increased from...
Structuring Behavioral Interventions for Diabetes
Approximately 45% of patients with diabetes have not achieved an A1C level of less than 7%. Studies show that improved glycemia helps delay or prevent serious diabetes complications. However, poor adherence to medication...
2012 ADA Annual Scientific Sessions
New research was presented at the American Diabetes Association’s 72nd Scientific Sessions from June 8-12, 2012 in Philadelphia. The features below highlight just some of the studies that emerged from the conference Heart &...
Glucose Intensification in Diabetes & AMI
An investigation of patients with diabetes who were hospitalized for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) suggests that few undergo glucose therapy intensification (GTI) at discharge. The research team added that long-term glucose...
