Tag: Type 2 Diabetes
Dexcom releases study, launches new CGM
May 22, 2024HME News Staff
LONDON – Nearly half of patients with Type 2 diabetes were unaware of the disease’s effects, according to a new study from Dexcom.
The “Dexcom State of Type 2 Report,” released in conjunction with the launch of the Dexcom ONE+ continuous glucose monitor, also found:
63% of people with diabetes are encountering difficulties in managing their disease, including challenges related to improving their diet or their mental health; and
42% of...
Groups collaborate to prevent diabetes
May 28, 2020HME News Staff
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - The National Community Pharmacists Association is partnering with the Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists and OmniSYS to prevent Type 2 diabetes. The initiative, funded by the Centers for Disease Control, will allow small independent pharmacies to offer the National Diabetes Prevention Program to people with pre-diabetes. “The National DPP will enable neighborhood pharmacies—the most accessible health care providers—to better identify those at...
Diabetes study: Current standard of care inadequate
November 28, 2018HME News Staff
SAN FRANCISCO -Sixty two percent of patients with Type 2 diabetes are not satisfied with their current standard of care, according to a new study from Virta Health.What's more, 66% of healthcare providers believe the average patient is unable to manage their disease with the current standard of care.The online study, conducted by students from Purdue University, sampled 168 adults and 48 healthcare providers in the United States.Other patient findings: 43% think information from their provider is...
No link between CPAP and glycemic control, study says
March 11, 2016HME News Staff
MELBOURNE, Australia - CPAP therapy may not improve glycemic control for people with Type 2 diabetes and obstructive sleep apnea after all, according to a new study in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.“Some uncontrolled studies have reported improved glucose control after starting CPAP, but some small controlled trials did not support this,” said lead study author Jonathan Shaw, head of population health at Melbourne's Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute,...
Study: Disconnect on diabetes awareness
June 10, 2015HME News Staff
BETHESDA, Md. - More than half of the U.S. public doesn't know that diabetes can cause other major health issues, according to a new survey.Although 64% of Americans know someone with diabetes, 57% don't realize the disease can cause heart disease, kidney failure and blindness, among other issues, according to a study from Telcare, a digital health company.Furthermore, 63% of Americans don't know the difference between Type 2 and Type 1 diabetes, according to the survey.“The index clearly shows...
Eating to the Xtreme
June 4, 2015Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
It's that time again. The Center for Science in the Public Interest has announced the latest winners of its Xtreme Eating Awards.
I always love this feature because it fascinates me that people would actually order this stuff off the menu. Or that people sit around and think this stuff up. I mean we are talking about entrees that tip the nutritional scale at 2,000 calories.
I haven't heard of half of these restaurants (hopefully they'll never come to Maine), but I have heard of The Cheesecake Factory,...
Study highlights clinical, economic benefits of CPAP therapy
May 2, 2014HME News Staff
SAN DIEGO - CPAP therapy lowers blood pressure in obstructive sleep apnea patients with Type 2 diabetes and helps to control their diabetes, according to a new study sponsored by ResMed. What's more: it's cost effective. The study used a case-control design, during which 300 patients with OSA and Type 2 diabetes were randomly selected from a nationally representative database of patients in the U.K. Researchers then analyzed the total National Health Service (NHS) cost and outcomes of patient management...
Study finds correlation between sugar, diabetes
March 5, 2013HME News Staff
STANFORD, Calif. - A study by researchers at Stanford University has found that sugar may have a direct, independent link to Type 2 diabetes, according to an article from United Press International. Conducted by lead author Dr. Sanjay Basu, an assistant professor of medicine at the Stanford Prevention Research Center, and his colleagues, the study found that after accounting for obesity and a broad array of other factors, increased sugar in a population's food supply was linked to higher rates of...
Chicken, egg or CPAP? You be the judge.
June 18, 2012Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
Lose weight! Prevent diabetes! Improve your sex life! Stave off depression! Is it a miracle drug? The fountain of youth? Not quite. It's the humble CPAP.
Don't get me wrong. I understand that CPAP is invaluable in alleviating a variety of what ails you. I also understand that there are many interrelated issues and concerns here. For example, being overweight is a factor for sleep apnea but CPAP is a factor for people to lose the weight. Kind of a CPAP chicken-and-egg scenario, if you will.
But I...
Medical profession skeptical about Walgreens plan
January 20, 2010Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
Well now I'm thoroughly confused. I just read an article about how a new program at Walgreens that would offer face-to-face consulting services for Type 2 diabetes patients is being panned. By the medical profession.
Now, I realize there is no love lost among independent pharmacies for Walgreens. But, at the heart of the issue, isn't this sort of service supposed to help the patients—and save the health care system money? Isn't this sort of service what's supposed to separate the good...