American Diabetes Association researchers surveyed more than 1,400 people aged 40 and older and more than 600 health care providers to come to this conclusion. The investigators found that 40 percent of at-risk people thought they had no risk for diabetes or prediabetes, and only 30 percent of patients with modifiable risk factors for diabetes […]
If you have diabetes, your doctors most likely have told you to keep your blood sugar under control through diet, exercise, and proper medication. But did you know that you also need a dilated eye exam at least once a year?
We are winding down 2013. Here’s what was on our radar this month, in no particular order…
There are a zillion people at the airport. Your flight has been delayed because of a nasty winter storm. The kids are crying. Your husband is yelling. Starving, you find the nearest food vendor and order a $12 basket of chicken fingers with fries. Been there, done that?
Keeping my blood sugar in range on a day like Thanksgiving is no easy task! In an ideal world, a person with diabetes would eat their meals at least 3 hours apart from each other and in small portions. Thanksgiving, on the other hand, usually turns out to be one enormous long meal that last […]
This study found found that diabetes patients under age 65 who used mail order pharmacy had significantly fewer emergency room visits for any cause than those who picked up prescriptions (33.8 percent vs. 40.2 percent, respectively).
For people who have diabetes, drinking alcohol can have unpredictable effects on blood glucose, including increasing the risk of hypoglycemia (low blood glucose). The app, “The Type 1 Diabetes Friend: Alcohol Guide,” provides profiles of different alcoholic drinks that include information on the drink’s sugar, carbohydrate, and alcohol levels.
Patients with poorly controlled diabetes have improvements in hemoglobin A1c and medication adherence and fewer trips to the emergency room after receiving daily text messages, according to a study published online Nov. 13 in the Annals of Emergency Medicine.
A normal range for this test is 5.6 percent or lower, according to the National Institutes of Health. When Keith was first diagnosed, his HbA1c was a staggering 9 percent. After a few months of healthy eating, his level dipped to 6 percent.
Social Security Disability Benefits and Diabetes Although many individuals who have diabetes are able to control their condition with medical treatment or lifestyle changes, not all people are able to control their diabetes. As a result, they may suffer from severely debilitating side effects. These side effects can include vision loss, kidney disease, nerve damage, […]
The DiabetesMine™ 2013 Patient Voices Survey has found that according to patients, the factors that would most improve their quality of life are not being sufficiently met by diabetes technology currently in the market. The survey shows patients attribute this to two factors: one being the technology itself, and the other being limitations on access […]
The American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association have released a new clinical practice guideline to help primary care clinicians better identify adults who may be at high risk for developing atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, potentially serious cardiovascular conditions caused by atherosclerosis, and who thus may benefit from lifestyle changes or drug therapy to […]
We wanted to take a closer look just how the World Diabetes Day awareness campaign has evolved through the years, and what kind of impact is it having? So guess what? We were able to track down the D-Mom who started it all… AND interview the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) itself about how they view […]
To highlight World Diabetes Day which takes place each year on Nov. 14, the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) released its sixth edition of the Diabetes Atlas. The report estimates how many adults between the ages of 20 to 79 will be affected by the disease in the future.
In what’s being called a tectonic shift in the way doctors will treat high cholesterol, the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology on Tuesday released new treatment guidelines calling for a focus on risk factors rather than just cholesterol levels.
What’s your take on gluten? Have you cut it out of your diet? Do you scour the grocery store for gluten-free foods? If so, you’re not alone. According to a survey done earlier this year by the NPD Group (a market research company), almost 30% of Americans are trying to “cut down or be free […]
Diexi. Diaberex. Glytain. Glucocil. Nepretin. They sound like medications your doctor might prescribe for treating diabetes. But they’re not. In July, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued letters to 15 companies warning them that their mislabeled products were violating federal law
The hope is that understanding both risk factors and the timing of the development of disease pathologies will lead to successful treatments in people who haven’t begun to show any impairments in memory or thinking.
Mood changes are a common experience in people with either type 2 or type 1 diabetes. Changes in mood can be attributed to various factors, including rapid changes in blood sugars, the stresses and strains of managing diabetes every day, or depression
What is diabetes about? Here are some myths and facts adapted from the American Diabetes Association, or ADA, about this often misunderstood disease.