May 2007
Resistance to Daily Aspirin Therapy Seen in Diabetics
Diabetes In Control Newsletter Issue 366 May 30, 2007
Diabetic patients exhibit a higher prevalence of aspirin resistance at a dosage of 81 mg/day than do nondiabetics with coronary artery disease.
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Quality Improvement Effort Pays Off in Diabetes Care
Diabetes In Control Newsletter Issue 366 May 30, 2007
Spending 500 dollars a year to improve diabetes care is a sound investment, according to one of the first studies to examine the clinical and economic impact of quality improvement on diabetes care.
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Lack of Diabetes Care in Nursing Homes
Diabetes In Control Newsletter Issue 366 May 30, 2007
We have guidelines on how to mange diabetes for the outpatient and the hospital patient, but we have no guidelines for treating people in nursing homes and the results of a study showed that only 38 percent are at goal.
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Type 2 Diabetes Devastating for Teens
Diabetes In Control Newsletter Issue 366 May 30, 2007
With the incidence of type 2 diabetes and its complications among young people on the increase worldwide, aggressive measures are needed to treat and prevent the disease, two diabetes experts say in the current issue (May 26) of The lancet..
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Elderly Diabetics Life Expectancy is Reduced
Diabetes In Control Newsletter Issue 366 May 30, 2007
People who develop diabetes late in life often suffer from a range of diabetes-related complications, and their life expectancy is shorter than that of nondiabetic individuals of the same age, a new study shows.
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TV Linked With Poor Diabetes Control
Health Behavior News Digest -- May 25, 2007
(Associated Press) Diabetic children who spent the most time glued to the TV had a tougher time controlling their blood sugar, according to a Norwegian study that illustrates yet another downside of too much television.
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Avandia Raises Heart-Death Risk: Study
American Diabetes Association - Diabetes World - May 24, 2007
Avandia (rosiglitazone), GlaxoSmithKline Plc's widely used drug for treating type 2 diabetes, increased the risk of heart death by 64 percent and the risk of heart attack by 43 percent, U.S. researchers said in the New England Journal of Medicine on Monday. Glaxo said it strongly disagreed with the conclusions of the report, which was based on an analysis of other studies.
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Women With Heart Disease And Diabetes Less Likely To Receive Proper Care
Diabetes In Control Newsletter Issue 365 May 23, 2007
Women with heart disease and diabetes are less likely to receive several types of routine outpatient medical care than men who have similar health problems, according to a RAND Corporation study.
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Diabetes Drug Costs Could Soar 70% by '09
Health Behavior News Digest -- May 17, 2007
(Reuters) A growing diabetes epidemic and more aggressive treatment with combination drug therapies could result in a rise of nearly 70 percent in drug spending on the disease through 2009, according to a report released on Thursday by Medco Health Solutions Inc.
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Preemies May Have Higher Risk of Diabetes
Health Behavior News Digest -- May 17, 2007
(Bloomberg) Premature infants are more likely to develop high blood pressure and show signs of insulin resistance as young adults, a comprehensive study from Finland shows.
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High Fiber And Magnesium May Cut Diabetes Risks
American Diabetes Association - Diabetes World - May 17, 2007
High levels of cereal fiber and magnesium are associated with a reduced risk of type 2 diabetes, according to a report in the "Archives of Internal Medicine." The study involved over 25,000 adults, between 35 and 65 years of age, who were followed from 1994 to 2005 for diabetes. A food-frequency questionnaire was used to assess the participants for the amounts of dietary fiber and magnesium.
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Diabetes Drug Use Spikes in Girls
Health Behavior News Digest -- May 16, 2007
(Associated Press) The number of adolescent girls taking drugs for Type 2 diabetes nearly tripled in just five years, while use of chronic medicines for psychotic behavior and insomnia roughly doubled among boys and girls aged 10 to 19, a study showed.
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High Fiber and Magnesium May Cut Diabetes Risk
Health Behavior News Digest -- May 16, 2007
(Reuters) High levels of cereal fiber and magnesium are associated with a reduced risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus, according to a report in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
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Even limited exercise helps overweight women
Health Behavior News Digest -- May 16, 2007
(Reuters) Just 10 minutes of exercise a day can help even the most inactive overweight women, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.
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New Communication Method Helps Families Change Lifestyle Behaviors
Diabetes In Control Newsletter Issue 364 May 16, 2007
The average body mass of participants who received motivational interviewing had decreased by 2.6 points on the body mass index scale.
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Short-Term Risk for Stroke Is Doubled in Newly Diagnosed Type 2’s
Diabetes In Control Newsletter Issue 364 May 16, 2007
Cardiovascular risk factors are suboptimally treated in diabetes, possibly because of the impression that there is a long delay between diagnosis and the development of macrovascular complications such as stroke.
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Low-fat Dairy Foods Can Reduce the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
Diabetes In Control Newsletter Issue 364 May 16, 2007 Study finds men who consume more dairy products have lower incidence of diabetes
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Young Girls More Likely to Be Fat
Health Behavior News Digest -- May 10, 2007
(Associated Press) As every Western nation struggles with child obesity, the Swedes are puzzled by an unusual blip in the data: Why are little girls more likely to be fat than little boys? A recent study by researchers at Sweden's Uppsala University showed that today's 4-year-old girls were six times as likely to be obese compared to 20 years ago -- a bigger jump than among boys.
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Parent Interviews May Prevent Child Obesity
Health Behavior News Digest -- May 10, 2007
(Reuters) Researchers are developing a potential new weapon in the battle against obesity: training pediatricians and dietitians in a special interviewing technique designed to motivate parents of overweight kids to make healthy changes in their family lifestyles
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As Child Obesity Surges, One Town Finds Way to Slim
Health Behavior News Digest -- May 10, 2007
(Wall Street Journal) Most people think the battle against obesity takes willpower. But the town of Somerville knows it takes the will of an entire community. Sparked by a desire to curb childhood obesity, this town of 78,000 has undergone a subtle yet dramatic transformation in the past five years.
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Eating Pistachios Reduces Impact of Carbohydrates
Diabetes In Control Newsletter Issue 363 May 09, 2007
Pistachios, when eaten with some common high-carbohydrate foods, may actually slow the absorption of carbohydrates into the body, resulting in a lower than expected blood sugar level according to a study.
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Obesity May be Linked to Middle Ear Effusions in Children
Diabetes In Control Newsletter Issue 363 May 09, 2007
Childhood obesity may be associated with a condition known as otitis media with effusion, which consists of fluid build-up in the middle ear space without symptoms of acute ear infection.
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Diabetics With Cancer Have Less Aggressive Treatment, Worse Survival
Diabetes In Control Newsletter Issue 363 May 09, 2007
Diabetic patients with cancer are often treated less aggressively and have a worse overall prognosis than those without diabetes.
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Honey as a Treatment for Diabetic Ulcers
Diabetes In Control Newsletter Issue 363 May 09, 2007
Experts believe that treating wounds with honey has tremendous potential for the approximately 200 million people in the world with diabetes, 15 percent of whom will develop an ulcer, usually because of impaired sensation in their feet.
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Most Americans Don't Have High Blood Pressure Under Control
Health Behavior News Digest -- May 4, 2007
(HealthDay News) Although most Americans with high blood pressure are taking steps to combat the potentially deadly condition, only 30 percent have it under control, a new federal study found.
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Snackers Looking for Nutritious Choices
Health Behavior News Digest -- May 4, 2007
(Baltimore Sun) Food industry scrambling to expand its offerings.
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Diabetes Treatment Said No Threat to Mental Skills
Health Behavior News Digest -- May 3, 2007
(Reuters) Tightly controlling the blood sugar levels of diabetics, even with the attendant risk of dangerously low levels of blood glucose, does not damage mental abilities, researchers said on Wednesday.
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Diabetes Damages Sperm, May Cause Infertility
Health Behavior News Digest -- May 3, 2007
(Bloomberg) Diabetes is linked to a higher level of damaged sperm, and may affect fertility, a study found. Diabetics had higher levels of so-called fragmented sperm -- 52 percent -- compared to 32 percent in men who didn't have the disease, according to the study published online today by the journal Human Reproduction. Fragmented sperm contains broken DNA.
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Depression Raises Risk of Diabetes, Study Finds
Health Behavior News Digest -- May 1, 2007
(New York Times) Depression is associated with an increased risk for diabetes in older adults, even in people who have no other risk factors for the disease, a new study reports.
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Exercising Harder Keeps Weight Off Longer
Health Behavior News Digest -- May 1, 2007
(Reuters) People who consistently engage in high levels of exercise over the long haul are the most successful at losing weight and keeping it off, a new study shows.
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