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(HealthDay)—Internet-based psycho-educational programs are beneficial for young patients with type 1 diabetes as they transition into adolescence, according to a study published online April 11 in Diabetes Care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-teen-diabetes-outcomes-internet-interventions.html Diabetes Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:20:01 EST news285871137 (HealthDay)—Health coaching by peers is associated with a significant reduction in hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels among patients treated in public health clinics, according to research published in the March/April issue of the Annals of Family Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-peer-beneficial-patients-diabetes.html Diabetes Wed, 03 Apr 2013 18:30:02 EST news284231958 (HealthDay) —Patients with diabetes who have longstanding diabetes, poor glycemic control, and use insulin had suboptimal improvements in clinical outcomes after lumbar spine surgery, according to research published March 15 in Spine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-diabetes-affects-lumbar-spine-surgery.html Diabetes Tue, 02 Apr 2013 13:30:01 EST news284125780 (HealthDay)—For older adults with diabetes, an active intervention involving assessment of barriers to self-care and development of strategies to cope with these barriers is superior to usual care, according to research published in the March issue of Diabetes Care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-barrier-elderly-diabetes.html Diabetes Tue, 19 Mar 2013 13:40:01 EST news282914929 (HealthDay)—The average five-year cost of caring for patients with diabetes is higher for those with abnormal kidney function, suboptimal glycemic control, and presence of proteinuria, according to research published online Dec. 13 in Diabetes Care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-predictors-higher-diabetes-health.html Diabetes Mon, 04 Feb 2013 14:10:01 EST news279204320 (HealthDay)—Among healthy middle-aged adults, adiposity and hyperglycemia correlate with poor cognitive performance, according to a study published online Dec. 28 in Diabetes Care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-adiposity-hyperglycemia-tied-cognitive.html Diabetes Fri, 01 Feb 2013 11:20:01 EST news278938133 (HealthDay)—For patients without diabetes undergoing coronary angiography (CAG), fasting plasma glucose (FPG) performs better in diabetes screening than glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), according to a study published online Dec. 13 in Diabetes Care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-fasting-plasma-glucose-hba1c-diabetes.html Diabetes Thu, 17 Jan 2013 16:50:01 EST news277660139 (HealthDay)—Self-reported measures of medication adherence in adults with type 2 diabetes are valid, although some self-reports are moderated by depression, according to a study published online Nov. 30 in Diabetes Care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-meds-adherence-self-report-valid-diabetes.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 20 Dec 2012 13:00:02 EST news275228949 Strategies implemented in high-income countries to improve blood glucose control in people with type 1 diabetes and so reduce complications, such as heart attacks, strokes, and early death, are working, but there is much need for further improvement, according to a study from Scotland published in this week's PLOS Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-complications-people-diabetes-ongoing-poor.html Diabetes Tue, 02 Oct 2012 17:00:01 EST news268407469 Use of electronic health records was associated with improved drug-treatment intensification, monitoring, and risk-factor control among patients with diabetes, according to a new Kaiser Permanente study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-ehr-outcomes-patients-diabetes.html Diabetes Mon, 01 Oct 2012 17:00:02 EST news268329263 (HealthDay) -- For adults without diabetes, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) severity is independently associated with impaired glucose metabolism, as measured by glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels, according to a study published online June 11 in Diabetes Care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-apnea-severity-linked-glycated-hemoglobin.html Sleep apnea Mon, 18 Jun 2012 14:40:01 EST news259243568 The severity of sleep disordered breathing and nocturnal hypoxemia independently predict both glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), according to a new study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-severity-disordered-glycemic-health.html Sleep apnea Wed, 23 May 2012 09:47:52 EST news256985266 (HealthDay) -- During the transition to adolescence, children with type 1 diabetes monitor their blood glucose less frequently, resulting in significant increases in HbA1c levels, according to research published online April 3 in Diabetes Care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-glucose-trends-tweens.html Diabetes Thu, 12 Apr 2012 04:20:08 EST news253423193 A new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health suggests that hyperglycemia (high blood sugar) injures the heart, even in patients without a history of heart disease or diabetes. Researchers found that elevated levels of glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), a marker for chronic hyperglycemia and diabetes, were associated with minute levels of the protein troponin T (cTnT), a blood marker for heart damage. The high-sensitivity test they used detected levels of cTnT tenfold lower than those found in patients diagnosed with a heart attack. The findings, which are published in the latest issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, suggest that hyperglycemia may be related to cardiac damage independent of atherosclerosis. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-elevated-glucose-undetected-heart.html Cardiology Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:31:14 EST news247404664 A new fact sheet from the National Institutes of Health explains the A1C test, a widely used and important test to diagnose type 2 diabetes and prediabetes, and to monitor blood glucose levels of people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-nih-fact-sheet-diabetes-prediabetes.html Diabetes Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:39:41 EST news246875973 In 2009, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) recommended that Hemoglobin A1c be exclusively used for the diagnosis of diabetes in children. The simple test measures longer-term blood sugar levels -- without requiring patients to fast overnight. However, a new U-M study has shown that these tests are not very accurate in children. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-american-diabetes-association-method-kids.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:21:04 EST news241114839