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Intensive Blood Pressure Regimen Lowers CVD Risk for People With Diabetes

By Connor Iapoce

November 19th 2024

Reducing systolic blood pressure to less than 120 mmHg lowered the risk of major cardiovascular events for most people with type 2 diabetes in the Blood Pressure Control Target in Diabetes trial.

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Young Adults With Low Incomes Have Higher Diabetes Mortality Risk

By Hayden E. Klein

November 14th 2024

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Contributor: The Diabetes Vendor Resource Guide—A Useful Directory for Employers

By Elzbieta Dziekonski, RN

November 13th 2024

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Rethinking Diabetes Care: Are New Therapies Adding Value or Cost?

By Hayden E. Klein

November 5th 2024

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How Neighborhood Social Needs Drive Diabetes Care Disparities

By Hayden E. Klein

October 18th 2024

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March 21st 2017

Study Links Rising Diabetes Rates With Global Warming

The analysis followed a landmark study in 2015 that showed insulin sensitivity could improve in patients with type 2 diabetes after only 10 days in a colder climate.

Dr Jim McDermott Discusses Objectives and Outcomes of CVD-REAL Trial

March 20th 2017

Dr Jim McDermott Discusses Objectives and Outcomes of CVD-REAL Trial

The CVD-REAL study presented at the American College of Cardiology 66th Scientific Session asked whether cardiovascular outcomes seen in the EMPA-REG OUTCOME trial could be seen in a real-world environment, and for the entire class of SGLT2 inhibitors, according to AstraZeneca’s Jim McDermott, PhD, vice president for Medical Affairs, Diabetes.

March 20th 2017

CVS, Novo Nordisk Launch Program for Affordable Insulin

The step comes after months of criticism about high insulin prices.

March 19th 2017

Can SGLT2 Inhibitors Prevent Heart Failure in a Broad Population?

Results from the CVD-REAL study seek to answer questions raised by the EMPA-REG OUTCOME study: do the effects of SGLT2 inhibitors on heart failure apply to a broad population?

March 17th 2017

Women Taking Statins Faced Increased Diabetes Risk

The study found a "dose effect" in the elderly women who took statins to treat cholesterol.

March 17th 2017

Does Paid Versus Unpaid Supplementary Caregiving Matter in Preventable Readmissions?

Hsueh-Fen Chen, PhD Taiye Oluyomi Popoola, MBBS, MPH Sumihiro Suzuki, PhD

Home health beneficiaries with diabetes using paid supplementary caregivers had 68% higher hazards of readmission due to urinary tract infection than those with unpaid supplementary caregivers.

March 17th 2017

Repatha Found to Cut CV Death, Heart Attack, Stroke 25% After a Year

Coverage from the American College of Cardiology 2017 Scientific Session.

March 15th 2017

Study to Investigate Which Type 2 Diabetes Patients Benefit From Bariatric Surgery

The study seeks to answer several questions that look at which patients benefit from surgery over the long term.

March 15th 2017

Effects of an Enhanced Primary Care Program on Diabetes Outcomes

Sarah L. Goff, MD Lorna Murphy, MA, MPH Alexander B. Knee, MS Haley Guhn-Knight, BA Audrey Guhn, MD Peter K. Lindenauer, MD, MSc

An insurance company—sponsored enhanced primary care program had little effect on selected outcomes for low-income patients with diabetes.

March 14th 2017

Those Who Use Social Media the Most Feel Lonely, Study Finds

Too much screen time is also blamed for rising rates of childhood obesity and diabetes. NIH Director Francis Collins said social media is a "chicken or the egg" issue, because it's unclear if social media causes isolation or reflects it.

March 14th 2017

Scientific, Advocacy Groups Weigh in on Republicans' Healthcare Plan

Groups say the approach of the Republicans' plan moves away from prevention, which had been a chief aim of the Affordable Care Act. A large cut to the CDC would leave the future of the Diabetes Prevention Program unclear.

Heather Zacker on How Cultural Awareness Can Enhance Diabetes Care

March 14th 2017

Heather Zacker on How Cultural Awareness Can Enhance Diabetes Care

When caring for patients with diabetes, it’s important for providers to take into account the patient’s culture and how it can affect communication styles and treatment preferences, according to Heather Zacker, MS, senior director of Care Alliances of Joslin Innovation at Joslin Diabetes Center.

March 13th 2017

When High Blood Pressure Means Lower Death Risk, but More Hospitalization

The study's lead author said the findings may show something similar to the "obesity paradox," where high-risk patients fare better than expected due to frequent follow-up by physicians.

March 13th 2017

Moving Toward Diabetes Solutions That Think for Themselves

The technology outlined in the study not only offers superior glucose control, but it also is being developed in forms that its creators say will be functional and discreet.

Dr Fatima Cody Stanford Explains How Obesity Stigma Creates Vicious Cycle

March 12th 2017

Dr Fatima Cody Stanford Explains How Obesity Stigma Creates Vicious Cycle

Patients with obesity often face severe stigmatization from healthcare providers, which can discourage them from seeking help, according to Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPH, MPA, FAAP, FTOS, of Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital. She explained that the “dismal” obesity education in medical schools can lead physicians to judge obese patients unfairly.

March 10th 2017

Threats to CDC Prevention Fund Draw Scrutiny

Advocates note that the cuts would put the nation's health system in reverse, away from stopping health problems before they get out of hand.

March 10th 2017

Diabetes Patients With Depression, Anxiety Symptoms at Higher Risk of Mortality

Christina Mattina

When people with diabetes experience symptoms of depression and/or anxiety, their risk of mortality increases-particularly for men with only depressive symptoms.

This Week in Managed Care: March 10, 2017

March 10th 2017

This Week in Managed Care: March 10, 2017

This week, the top managed care news included a bill from House Republicans to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, a new program at Walgreens to train pharmacists on an advanced cancer-care curriculum, and findings that health coaching helps the neediest patients most.

March 8th 2017

Have Americans Given Up Trying to Lose Weight?

The researchers found that the shares of Americans who weighed too much rose over time, but the share who were trying to lose weight did not.

March 6th 2017

Merck, Pfizer Announce New Drug Applications for Ertugliflozin and Combinations

FDA has until December 2017 to act on the applications, which include a combination of the SGLT2 inhibitor and the top-selling Januvia.

March 6th 2017

Quest Diagnostics to Donate $200K to Help Find People at Risk of Type 2 Diabetes

An estimated 86 million people in the United States have prediabetes, but they typically have no symptoms. The long-term medical and economic complications of diabetes are significant, costing the country $245 billion a year.

March 5th 2017

Making Diabetes Self-Management Education Patient-Centered: Results From a North Carolina Program

Paige Johnson Cartledge, RN, BSN

How tailoring a diabetes self-management program to patients' cultural and individual needs brought success.

March 5th 2017

Payer-Provided Fitness Rewards: Employers Will Look At Evidence

Kenneth Snow, MD, MBA

Recommendations to interrupt long periods of sitting challenge both insurers and employers to find methods, based on evidence, to encourage physical activity throughout the day to improve health. Aetna has pursued programs with Apple with its own employees.

March 4th 2017

Managed Care Updates: Medicare and CGM, Omada Health Hires, Council for Diabetes Prevention Officers

A landmark reimbursement decision from Medicare, and news in diabetes prevention.

March 4th 2017

A Bundle of Nudges: Healthcare Payment in an Era of Behavioral Science

Mike Payne, MBA, MSci

Using digital health to manage chronic disease means creating new payment models that recognize care is an ongoing process.

March 4th 2017

Reaching Beyond the Exam Room: How Technology-backed Lifestyle Intervention Is Improving Health Outcomes for Diabetes and Hypertension Management

Andreas Michaelides, PhD Ed Pienkosz, MS

Authors from the digital health provider Noom offer an update of a successful employer-based initiative.

March 3rd 2017

Can Yoga, Mindfulness Fit With Managed Care?

Recent studies have linked yoga and mindfulness with reduced stress, improved glycemic control, and even lower medical costs. Should these low-cost practices find ways to standardize to meet payers' needs? Or is it managed care that needs to adapt?

March 3rd 2017

Diabetes: An Opportunity to Have a Lasting Impact on Health Through Lifestyle Modification

Hena N. Patel, MD Andrew M. Freeman, MD, FACC Kim A. Williams MD, FACC

Three cardiologists, including the 2015-2016 president of the American College of Cardiology, review the evidence in support of lifestyle modification for diabetes management or remission.

March 3rd 2017

Neediest Diabetes Patients Can Benefit Most From Health Coaching Initiatives

Christina Mattina

Health coaching for diabetes patients increased diabetes knowledge in all participants, but the most significant clinical improvements were seen in those who had been faring poorly at baseline, according to the newly published results of a chronic disease management program in Australia

March 2nd 2017

Differential Weight Loss Effects on Type 2 Diabetes Remission Among Adults

Virender Kumar, PhD William Encinosa, PhD Hena Thakur Kisha Thakur

An analysis of nationally representative survey-based data finds that 5.2% of adults with type 2 diabetes were in remission, without bariatric surgery, at the end of the second year.

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