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January 2008
Hot Spots Warn of Diabetic Foot Ulcers
Health Behavior News Digest - January 15, 2008
(Associated Press) Diabetics, watch out: A hot spot on your foot can signal an ulcer is brewing, a wound that could cost your limb. New research shows that using a special thermometer to measure the temperature of their soles can give patients enough early warning to avoid one of diabetes' most intractable complications.
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Statins Seen Beneficial for Nearly All Diabetics
Health Behavior News Digest - January 14, 2008
(Reuters) Statins -- the best-selling class of cholesterol-fighting drugs -- should be considered as standard therapy for all diabetics, apart from children and pregnant women, researchers said on Friday.
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Diabetics Reduce Heart Risks Using Statin Cholesterol Drugs, Lancet Says
Health Behavior News Digest - January 11, 2008
(Bloomberg) Statin drugs introduced in the 1980s to prevent heart attacks by lowering cholesterol reduce heart and stroke risks in people with diabetes and should be more widely used for these patients, according to a new study.
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Physical Activity and Risk of Diabetes
ADA Diabetes World - January 10, 2008
A British ProActive study evaluated the role of behavioral intervention in increasing physical activity for patients at-risk of developing type 2 diabetes. However, researchers concluded that such intervention had little efficacy in increasing physical activity, though results demonstrated positive results with regard to self-reported help.
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Efficacy of a Theory-Based Behavioral Intervention to Increase Physical Activity in an At-Risk Group in Primary Care
ADA Diabetes World - January 10, 2008
Researchers at ProActive UK sought to analyze the effectiveness of a facilitated behavioral intervention in increasing the physical activity of sedentary individuals at familial risk of diabetes.
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ADA's Clinical Practice Recommendations
ADA Diabetes World - January 10, 2008
In this year’s ADA Clinical Practice Recommendations, one notable change occurs in the Medical Nutrition Therapy section dealing with weight loss. It include a statement recognizing the increasing evidence that weight-loss plans that restrict carbohydrate or fat calorie intake are equally effective for reducing weight in the short term.
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Poor Sleep Could Raise Diabetes Risk
Health Behavior News Digest - January 7, 2008
(Associated Press) Sleep disruptions damage the body's ability to regulate blood sugar levels, potentially raising the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, according to researchers at the University of Chicago Medical Center.
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Depression May Lead to Type 2 Diabetes
ADA Diabetes World - January 3, 2008
Researchers, led by Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine assistant professor of preventive medicine and epidemiologist Mercedes Carnethon, believe there is a link between chronic depression and the development of Type 2 diabetes in adults age 65 years and up.
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Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose Among Adults With Diabetes--United States, 1997-2006
ADA Diabetes World - January 3, 2008
As part of the Healthy People 2010 initiative, experts hope to increase the number of diabetes patients checking blood glucose levels once daily to 61 percent. Currently, people with diabetes are expected to have their glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) monitored twice per year, but the American Diabetes Association believes daily self-monitoring of glucose levels is important for diabetes management as well.
Read more >> Waistline as Diabetes Flag Differs by Race
Health Behavior News Digest - January 2, 2008
(Reuters) Currently recommended waist circumference thresholds for identifying people with an increase likelihood of having type 2 diabetes should be modified for Asian and white women and men, a new study suggests.
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