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Combinations of insulin and oral glucose-lowering drugs for people with type 2 diabetes on insulin treatment | Cochrane

Combinations of insulin and oral glucose-lowering drugs for people with type 2 diabetes on insulin treatment | Cochrane
Source: cochrane.org

Varied diet (or the means to afford a varied diet) is healthy for you. "Dietary Diversity, Diet Cost, and Incidence of

Varied diet (or the means to afford a varied diet) is healthy for you. "Dietary Diversity, Diet Cost, and Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes in the United Kingdom: A Prospective Cohort Study: Using a large prospective cohort, Annalijn Conklin and colleagues investigate the association between dietary diversity...
Source: plos.org

Cycling and Diabetes Prevention: Practice-Based Evidence for Public Health Action: Panter and Ogilvie describe findings

Cycling and Diabetes Prevention: Practice-Based Evidence for Public Health Action: Panter and Ogilvie describe findings that link recreational and commuter cycling with reduced incidence of diabetes. Jenna Panter. David Ogilvie. PLOS Med.
Source: plos.org

Editorial: Contemporary Faces of Diabetes Care for Youth and Young Adults in the 21st Century: Evolution in the Roles of

Editorial: Contemporary Faces of Diabetes Care for Youth and Young Adults in the 21st Century: Evolution in the Roles of Patients and Families, Healthcare Providers and Systems, Behavioral Health, and the Online Community Current diabetes reviews.
Source: nih.gov

The Emerging Diabetes Online Community: Diabetes self-management is complex and demanding, and isolation and burnout are

The Emerging Diabetes Online Community: Diabetes self-management is complex and demanding, and isolation and burnout are common experiences. The Internet provides opportunities for people with diabetes to connect with one another to address these challenges. The aims of this paper are to introduce ......
Source: nih.gov

Meta-Analysis: Metformin Should Still Be First-Line Diabetes Therapy, Even with Newer Drugs Available: By Amy Orciari Herman

Meta-Analysis: Metformin Should Still Be First-Line Diabetes Therapy, Even with Newer Drugs Available: By Amy Orciari Herman Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, and Jaye Elizabeth Hefner, MD Evidence from a new meta-analysis "supports current guidelines with metformin as the recommended first-line...
Source: jwatch.org

Systematic review shows "CoQ10 supplementation has no beneficial effects on glycemic control, lipid profile or blood pressure

Systematic review shows "CoQ10 supplementation has no beneficial effects on glycemic control, lipid profile or blood pressure in patients with diabetes." Effects of coenzyme Q10 supplementation on metabolic profile in diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Source: nih.gov

Interactive telemedicine: effects on professional practice and health care outcomes. "the use of [telemedicine] TM in the

Interactive telemedicine: effects on professional practice and health care outcomes. "the use of [telemedicine] TM in the management of heart failure appears to lead to similar health outcomes as face-to-face or telephone delivery of care; there is evidence that TM can improve the control of blood...
Source: wiley.com

Researchers identify candidate biomarker of accelerated onset diabetic retinopathy: Mass. Eye and Ear researchers describe,

Researchers identify candidate biomarker of accelerated onset diabetic retinopathy: Mass. Eye and Ear researchers describe, for the first time, an association between a defective myogenic response of blood vessels in the retina and early, accelerated development of retinopathy in patients with type 1...
Source: eurekalert.org

Medicare may soon cover diabetes prevention program: (HealthDay)—Medicare could soon pay for a program aimed at diabetes

Medicare may soon cover diabetes prevention program: (HealthDay)—Medicare could soon pay for a program aimed at diabetes prevention, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced this week.
Source: medicalxpress.com

The Google search terms 'diabetes' and 'recipe' have contrasting patterns repeated each year over the festive period covering

The Google search terms 'diabetes' and 'recipe' have contrasting patterns repeated each year over the festive period covering November to January. Could this be evidence of human behaviour from big data? I'm on a Big Data MOOC #FLbigdata and was introduced to this tool on Google. I've shown in the...
Source: google.com

The Future of Diabetes Prevention: A Call for Papers: PLOS Medicine editors and guest editors announce a call for papers

The Future of Diabetes Prevention: A Call for Papers: PLOS Medicine editors and guest editors announce a call for papers for submissions for a special issue on diabetes prevention. The PLOS Medicine Editors. PLOS Med.
Source: plos.org

Diagnosis and Management of Diabetes: Synopsis of the 2016 American Diabetes Association Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes

Diagnosis and Management of Diabetes: Synopsis of the 2016 American Diabetes Association Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes James J. Chamberlain. Andrew S. Rhinehart. Charles F. Shaefer. Annie Neuman. Annals of Internal Medicine.
Source: annals.org

Why It's Such a Big Deal That Mainstream Glucometers are Going Wireless |: In recent months the two largest glucose meter

Why It's Such a Big Deal That Mainstream Glucometers are Going Wireless |: In recent months the two largest glucose meter companies quietly released products that signal a tectonic shift in diabetes care. They didn't grab many hea
Source: medgadget.com

You've Been Overtesting for HbA1c, Researchers Assert: By Joe Elia Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, and Lorenzo

You've Been Overtesting for HbA1c, Researchers Assert: By Joe Elia Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, and Lorenzo Di Francesco, MD, FACP, FHM Most patients with well-controlled type 2 diabetes have been subject to overtesting, according to a study in … NEJM Journal Watch.
Source: jwatch.org

CDC: New Diabetes Cases on the Decline in the U.S.: By the Editors For the first time in decades, the annual number of

CDC: New Diabetes Cases on the Decline in the U.S.: By the Editors For the first time in decades, the annual number of new diabetes cases among U.S. adults appears to be declining, according to … NEJM Journal Watch.
Source: jwatch.org

IDF diabetes atlas

Key figures on diabetes from the IDF. "The latest edition of the IDF Diabetes Atlas shows that 463 million adults are currently living with diabetes."
Source: diabetesatlas.org

Diabetes: significant reduction in diabetes-related amputations since the mid-1990s - Hospital Dr

Diabetes: significant reduction in diabetes-related amputations since the mid-1990s - Hospital Dr
Source: hospitaldr.co.uk

Exercise and diabetes prevention. I was asked about some references and thought I'd share them here from our PgDip Diabetes

Exercise and diabetes prevention. I was asked about some references and thought I'd share them here from our PgDip Diabetes Programme - BMJ / University of Leicester. The classic efficacy articles on exercise preventing diabetes are: The Finnish Diabetes Prevention Study - http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM200105033441801#t=abstract...
Source: nih.gov

IDF calls to action on diabetes | International Diabetes Federation

IDF calls to action on diabetes | International Diabetes Federation
Source: idf.org