Diabetes
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Does using A1c to diagnose diabetes miss some patients?
Danish study finds that the incidence of type 2 diabetes declined after the World Health Organization okayed the use of A1c for diagnosis,...
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Anxiety in men tied to risk factors for CVD, diabetes
Worry and neuroticism, both aspects of anxiety, when seen in midlife are associated with differences in risk for heart disease and diabetes that...
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AHA annual stats update highlights heart-brain connection
“The global rate of brain disease is quickly outpacing heart disease.”
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FDA okays first tubing-free ‘artificial pancreas’ Omnipod 5
The system automatically adjusts insulin levels based on individual settings and predictive technology.
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More than 1 in 10 people in U.S. have diabetes, CDC says
According to the latest National Diabetes Statistics Report, a quarter of those with diabetes are undiagnosed and over a third of the U.S....
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Moderate-vigorous stepping seen to lower diabetes risk in older women
More steps per day, particularly at a higher intensity, may reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes in older women, based on a prospective cohort study...
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Does COVID-19 induce type 1 diabetes in kids? Jury still out
Neither the German nor the U.S. investigators were able to directly correlate current or prior SARS-CoV-2 infection in children with the...
Practice Alert
How to help adults meet dietary recommendations
Dietary guidelines provide scientifically sound and practical advice that, if followed by every person, would probably result in less obesity,...
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‘We just have to keep them alive’: Transitioning youth with type 1 diabetes
Transitioning a teen with type 1 diabetes from pediatric care to taking full responsibility for their own condition under an adult team is one of...
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‘Artificial pancreas’ life-changing in kids with type 1 diabetes
A semi-automated insulin delivery system using proprietary software improved time in target blood glucose range in young children aged 5 years, on...
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Program targets preschoolers to promote heart health
A validated pilot program to educate preschoolers about heart health serves as a template for expanding the program into more schools.