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(HealthDay)—Nonelderly, older adults with lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) have a higher prevalence of diabetes and hypertension than those without stenosis, according to a study published in the April 20 issue of Spine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-diabetes-hypertension-prevalent-spinal-stenosis.html Diabetes Tue, 07 May 2013 13:20:01 EST news287149074 (HealthDay)— More Americans are meeting diabetes care goals, but nearly half still aren't achieving major targets for controlling blood sugar, blood pressure and cholesterol, government health officials say. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-diabetes-self-care-slowly.html Diabetes Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:20:01 EST news286043637 (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 African-Americans with type 2 diabetes, health care-promoted interventions targeting patients, the health care system, or both, can improve the quality of care, according to a review and meta-analysis published in the March issue of Diabetes Care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-diabetes-african-americans.html Diabetes Mon, 01 Apr 2013 13:40:01 EST news284039145 (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)—Among patients with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes, a structured self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) protocol correlates with reductions in the level of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), according to a study published online Feb. 22 in Diabetes Care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-self-monitoring-blood-glucose-protocol-hs-crp.html Diabetes Thu, 07 Mar 2013 16:40:01 EST news281892121 (HealthDay)—Most children with type 1 diabetes (T1D) have hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) values above target levels, according to a study published online Jan. 22 in Diabetes Care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-youth-diabetes-dont-hba1c-goals.html Diabetes Fri, 08 Feb 2013 14:30:01 EST news279553125 (HealthDay)—Waist circumference measured midway (WC-mid) between the lowest ribs and the iliac crest better defines risks associated with central obesity than does waist circumference measured at the iliac crest (WC-IC), according to a study published online Dec. 28 in Diabetes Care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-midway-waist-circumference-iliac-crest.html Diabetes Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:30:01 EST news279386720 (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)—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 (HealthDay)—For patients with type 1 diabetes, resistance exercise is associated with a smaller initial decline in blood glucose compared with aerobic exercise, but offers a more prolonged reduction in post-exercise glycemia, according to research published online Nov. 19 in Diabetes Care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-resistance-prolonged-glycemic.html Diabetes Wed, 05 Dec 2012 17:30:01 EST news273946590 Eating more legumes (such as beans, chickpeas or lentils) as part of a low-glycemic index diet appears to improve glycemic control and reduce estimated coronary heart disease (CHD) risk in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM), according to a report of a randomized controlled trial published Online First by Archives of Internal Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-legumes-glycemic-heart-disease.html Health Mon, 22 Oct 2012 16:00:15 EST news270136926 Daily sessions of whole-body vibration may combat prediabetes in adolescents, dramatically reducing inflammation, average blood glucose levels and symptoms such as frequent urination, researchers report. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-daily-vibration-combat-prediabetes-youth.html Diabetes Fri, 19 Oct 2012 13:47:02 EST news269873213 (HealthDay)—Children with type 1 diabetes have significant structural differences in the white matter of their brain compared to healthy children, which correlates with hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) values, according to a study published online Sept. 10 in Diabetes Care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-white-idd-children-t1dm.html Diabetes Mon, 17 Sep 2012 14:40:04 EST news267105588 (Medical Xpress) -- Type 2 diabetes often reverses after modified weight loss surgery, especially when the duration of diabetes is less than 10 years, a new study finds. The results will be presented Tuesday at The Endocrine Society's 94th Annual Meeting in Houston. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-bariatric-surgery-remission-diabetes.html Diabetes Mon, 25 Jun 2012 12:30:01 EST news259844562 An experimental drug helped significantly more overweight patients with diabetes shed pounds, compared with placebo, a new study finds. The results will be presented at The Endocrine Society's 94th Annual Meeting in Houston. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-experimental-drug-diabetes-patients-weight.html Medications Mon, 25 Jun 2012 12:01:42 EST news259844488 Obese adults with poorly controlled Type 1 diabetes can better control their blood sugar by adding liraglutide, a Type 2 diabetes drug, to their insulin therapy, a new study finds. The results, which will be presented at The Endocrine Society's 94th Annual Meeting in Houston, also found that these diabetic patients lost weight and lowered their blood pressure. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-liraglutide-insulin-poorly-diabetes.html Diabetes Mon, 25 Jun 2012 10:00:01 EST news259835664 (HealthDay) -- For postpartum women who have had gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), the hemoglobin A1c (A1C) test criteria alone or in combination with fasting glucose test criteria does not provide sensitive and specific diagnosis of abnormal carbohydrate metabolism compared with the gold-standard oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT), according to a study published online June 11 in Diabetes Care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-hemoglobin-a1c-inadequate-postpartum-diabetes.html Diabetes Tue, 19 Jun 2012 18:40:01 EST news259348311 Among well-functioning older adults without dementia, diabetes mellitus (DM) and poor glucose control among those with DM are associated with worse cognitive function and greater cognitive decline, according to a report published Online First by Archives of Neurology, a JAMA Network publication. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-diabetes-poor-glucose-greater-cognitive.html Neuroscience Mon, 18 Jun 2012 16:00:18 EST news259250436 (HealthDay) -- Many individuals with diabetes do not know their last hemoglobin A1C (A1C), blood pressure, and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels (ABC levels), although the correlation between such knowledge and meeting targets for ABC control is unclear, according to a study published online April 12 in Diabetes Care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-room-knowledge-abc-goals.html Diabetes Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:00:01 EST news254065205 (HealthDay) -- For patients with type 2 diabetes, substitution of sucrose with isomaltulose is not associated with improved glycemic control (measured by hemoglobin A1c [HbA1c] levels) at 12 weeks, according to a study published online April 9 in Diabetes Care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-isomaltulose-doesnt-glycemic-diabetes.html Diabetes Fri, 13 Apr 2012 13:40:01 EST news253540617 A 12-week treatment of the fermented soy germ-based nutritional supplement containing S-equol significantly lowered hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), LDL cholesterol and improved vascular stiffness, all factors that occur as part of metabolic syndrome, according to a first-of-its-kind peer-reviewed study reported in a poster at the Women's Health 2012 annual meeting. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-soy-based-s-equol-supplement-metabolic-syndrome.html Health Mon, 19 Mar 2012 10:31:21 EST news251371859 The American Diabetes Association recommends hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) testing as one basis for identifying diabetes and prediabetes. Setting a specific HbA1c cutoff threshold for prediabetes, which could be used to determine eligibility for interventions to prevent progression to more serious type 2 diabetes, has generated much debate, with at least three different cutoffs recommended by different professional organizations. A new study led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention demonstrates that lowering the cutoff increases the health benefits of preventive interventions, although at higher cost. It concludes that a cutoff level of 5.7% would be cost-effective. The research is published in the April issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-optimal-threshold-hba1c-prediabetes.html Diabetes Tue, 13 Mar 2012 04:40:01 EST news250831358 (HealthDay) -- A structured course teaching the benefits of automated bolus calculator (ABC) use and flexible intensive insulin therapy (FIIT) improves metabolic control and satisfaction in patients with type 1 diabetes, according to a study published online Feb. 16 in Diabetes Care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-bolus-flexible-insulin-diabetes.html Diabetes Fri, 24 Feb 2012 20:40:01 EST news249331172 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 Visiting a primary care clinician every two weeks was associated with greater control of blood glucose, blood pressure and cholesterol levels among patients with diabetes, according to a report in the September 26 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-frequent-office-factors-patients-diabetes.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 26 Sep 2011 16:24:34 EST news236273066 (Medical Xpress) -- A health-care delivery model called patient-centered medical home (PCMH) increased the percentage of diabetes patients who achieved goals that reduced their sickness and death rates, according to health researchers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-health-care-diabetes-outcomes-health.html Health Wed, 13 Jul 2011 09:53:39 EST news229769603 The gold standard long-term glucose monitoring test for patients with diabetes proved to be of limited value in dialysis patients, according to a new study at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-hba1c-glucose-poorly-dialysis-patients.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 31 May 2011 11:04:04 EST news226058621