Search results for "Diabetes"
Physician volume linked to diabetes care quality, study finds
Data on more than 1 million adults with diabetes indicated that higher ambulatory volume overall was associated with lower rates of appropriate eye exams, HbA1c testing, and LDL cholesterol testing, among other results.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/12/13/1.htm
13 Dec 2016
Social determinants of health associated with higher CVD mortality rates in Black persons
Unemployment, lower family income, food insecurity, not owning a home, and not being married or living with a partner were significantly associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality independently of established behavioral and metabolic risk factors.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/08/15/1.htm
15 Aug 2023
Experts agree on principles of diabetes care
Learn 10 guiding principles for the care of people with or at risk for diabetes.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/02/diabetesqa.htm
1 Feb 2015
High-dose statins associated with more diabetes risk
Higher-dose statin therapy increased patients' risk of developing diabetes more than moderate-dose regimens, a new meta-analysis found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/06/28/1.htm
28 Jun 2011
Cardiac societies issue new joint guideline on management of heart failure
The updated guideline recommends sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors for many heart failure patients, regardless of their diabetes status, among other changes.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/04/05/2.htm
5 Apr 2022
Troponin concentration may help stratify risk in those with stable ischemic heart disease and diabetes
Researchers used a high-sensitivity assay to measure cardiac troponin T concentration at baseline, then analyzed whether it was associated with a composite end point (death from cardiovascular causes, myocardial infarction, or stroke).
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/08/18/4.htm
18 Aug 2015
Is self-monitoring of blood glucose still needed for diabetes?
Self-monitoring of blood glucose could become more of a targeted therapy than a blanket approach, with individual factors determining its value, experts say.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/10/is-self-monitoring-of-blood-glucose-still-needed-for-diabetes.htm
1 Oct 2017
Low-dose aspirin associated with 20% increase in risk of anemia among older adults
Analysis of a randomized trial of aspirin in healthy older patients found significantly increased risk of anemia, faster decline in hemoglobin concentrations, and greater decline in ferritin levels with aspirin versus placebo.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/06/20/1.htm
20 Jun 2023
‘Nonfunctional’ adrenal tumors may be linked to incident diabetes
Risk for incident diabetes is significantly higher in patients with nonfunctional adrenal tumors than in those without, and the term “nonfunctional” may minimize the potential contribution of adrenal hormone secretion to cardiometabolic risk, researchers said.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/08/02/1.htm
2 Aug 2016
EHRs may improve diabetes management and achievement of treatment goals, particularly among those with worst disease control
Use of a commercially available electronic health record (EHR) was associated with improved care processes and better achievement of intermediate treatment outcomes for outpatients with diabetes, a study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/10/02/1.htm
2 Oct 2012