October 2006

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•	October 2006

October 2006

Test predicts blood sugar levels in diabetics

Health Behavior News Digest -- October 31, 2006

(Reuters) The average daily risk range, a measure computed from an individual's blood sugar readings, is useful in predicting both low and high blood sugar levels, according to a report in the journal Diabetes Care.

Diabetics Often Suffer Depression. Depressed People Often Get Diabetes. Why?

Health Behavior News Digest -- October 31, 2006
(Boston Globe) There are no clear explanations yet, but researchers are turning up clues that might lead to treatments for both diseases.

Drop in Smoking Rates Stalls

Health Behavior News Digest -- October 27, 2006

(Washington Post) The battle against tobacco in the United States appears to have stalled, with the number of adults who smoke cigarettes hitting a plateau after declining steadily for eight years, federal health officials reported yesterday.

Obesity Pill May Treat Diabetes

Health Behavior News Digest -- October 27, 2006

(Reuters) A new obesity pill that helps to control blood sugar levels in patients with type 2 diabetes could provide a novel way to treat the illness, a team of international researchers said on Friday.

HHS Secretary Announces Development of Physical Activity Guidelines at National Prevention Summit

HHS Press Release October 26, 2006

HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt today announced that the Department will develop comprehensive guidelines, drawn from science, to help Americans fit physical activity into their lives.

Low-fat Foods Pack Caloric Punch

Health Behavior News Digest -- October 25, 2006

(USA Today) People indulge a lot more in low-fat versions of processed foods than in their regular counterparts, and overweight people seem especially vulnerable, according to research presented Tuesday at the annual meeting of the Obesity Society, an organization of weight-loss professionals.

Exercise Helps Smokers Quit, Study Concludes

Health Behavior News Digest -- October 25, 2006
(Reuters) A study released on Tuesday by the American College of Chest Physicians found smokers who combine exercise with nicotine gum or transdermal patches are more likely to quit than those who rely on nicotine replacement therapy alone.

Middle-Aged People Can Walk Off Extra Weight

Health Behavior News Digest -- October 24, 2006
(USA Today) As you age, walking can keep the pounds away, according to new research presented at the annual meeting of the Obesity Society, an organization of weight-loss researchers and care providers.

Reassessing Diabetes Treatments

Health Behavior News Digest -- October 20, 2006
(Health Behavior News Service via Newsweek Online) A new report raises old concerns about a popular diabetes drug.

Healthy Diet Beats Exercise for Weight Loss
Health Behavior News Digest -- October 18, 2006

(Health Behavior News Service via HealthDay News) Exercise alone won't help you lose weight if you continue eating an unhealthy diet. That's the conclusion of an Australian review of 43 weight-loss studies dating back to 1985.

National Diabetes Initiative Presents Tools for Successful Diabetes Self Management

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Diabetes Initiative Press Release October 18, 2006

The Diabetes Initiative, a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation(R), is presenting important findings about diabetes self management at its Capstone Meeting this week in Tucson, Arizona.

FDA Approves Januvia for Diabetes

Diabetes In Control Newsletter Issue 334 October 18, 2006
The FDA announced today the approval of Januvia (sitagliptin phosphate) Tablets, the first diabetes treatment approved in a new class of drugs known as DDP-4 inhibitors that enhances the body's own ability to lower elevated blood sugar.

Diabetics Warned About Fake Test Strips
Health Behavior News Digest -- October 16, 2006

(Associated Press) The government warned diabetics Friday to watch for counterfeit versions of test strips commonly used to monitor blood sugar levels. The test strips, for use in glucose monitors made by a Johnson & Johnson company, were distributed nationwide, the Food and Drug Administration said in a public alert.

Are Your Diabetic Patients Part of the 21% Who do Not Take Their Meds?

Diabetes In Control Newsletter Issue 333 October 11, 2006
About 21 percent of individuals with diabetes do not regularly take their blood-sugar lowering, blood-pressure lowering or cholesterol-lowering pills, researchers found in study of 11,532 diabetes patients.

Salad Is Even Healthier Than You Thought

Diabetes In Control Newsletter Issue 332 October 4, 2006
Eating just one salad a day provides even greater health benefits than previously thought.
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Small Changes in Diabetes Care Exceeds All Expectations

Diabetes In Control Newsletter Issue 332 October 4, 2006
A series of fairly low-tech innovations radically transformed diabetes care in a busy family medicine program in just over a year's time, exceeding insurance company pay-for-performance benchmarks.
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Diabetes Is Now Diagnosed in 1 in 523 Young People

Health Behavior News Digest -- October 2, 2006

(USA Today) About one in every 523 young people have been diagnosed with diabetes, according to the first comprehensive assessment of the disease in Americans under 20.

Last update: 12/7/06