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Educational Intervention Aids Problematic Hypoglycemia

Nonsignificant reduction in hypoglycemia episodes; significant improvement in hypoglycemia awareness
After Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery

Study Duration Affects Rate of Diabetes Remission Post-RYGB

Differing definitions of remission also account for varied reported remission rates after gastric bypass
Patients with diabetes should do three or more minutes of light activity every 30 minutes during prolonged periods of sitting

New ADA Guidelines Call for More Frequent Activity for DM Patients

Light physical activity now recommended every 30 minutes, not every 90 minutes
Patients and health care providers have markedly divergent perceptions of barriers to diabetic retinopathy screening

Barriers for Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Vary

Patients, health care providers differ in perceptions of most important barriers
Considerable costs are associated with absenteeism related to chronic diseases and health risk factors

Considerable Absenteeism Costs for Chronic Disease, Risk Factors

Considerable costs for smoking, physical inactivity, obesity, and for those with hypertension, diabetes
Adolescent body mass index predicts diabetes mellitus mortality in midlife

Adolescent BMI Predicts Diabetes Mellitus Mortality

Overweight and obesity correlated with hazard ratios of 8.0 and 17.2 for diabetes mortality
For patients with diabetes

Low HDL-C, High TG Increase Risk for Diabetic Kidney Disease

Findings in large cohort of patients with diabetes over four years of follow-up
Industry-funded researchers say they've developed a way to improve the accuracy of glycated hemoglobin testing

Industry-Funded Team Says Algorithm Improves HbA1c Value

Scientists say their mathematical formula improves accuracy of glycated hemoglobin testing
Weekly doses of vitamin D do not improve oral glucose tolerance or markers of glycemic status among those at risk for diabetes

Vitamin D Doesn’t Improve Glucose Measures

However, significant improvement in LDL cholesterol seen in those with diabetes risk
Older adults have high incidence of cardiovascular risk factors

High Incidence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Older Adults

Blacks have increased incidence of hypertension, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, but not a-fib