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Diabetes prevalence is highest in poorer countries

Highest Diabetes Prevalence in Poorest Countries

Wealthiest countries have lowest prevalence; gradient persists after adjustment for all risk factors
Early intervention with vitamin D in deficient individuals may help ward off early onset of insulin resistance

Vitamin D May Help Avert Early Onset of Insulin Resistance

Levels of insulin, HOMA-IR remain steady in those receiving supplements
Trends indicate a reduction in glyburide and thiazolidinedione prescriptions and increases in gliclazide and dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor prescriptions among older adults with diabetes and chronic kidney disease

Antihyperglycemic Medication Prescribing Trends Are Changing

Decrease in glyburide and thiazolidinedione Rx; increase in gliclazide, dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor
Patients with diabetes may be significantly more likely to develop community-acquired Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia than those without diabetes

Diabetes Patients More Susceptible to Staph Bacteremia

Risk up seven-fold among patients with type 1 diabetes, almost three-fold for those with type 2
Privacy policies for health programs -- or "apps" -- designed for smartphones that share highly sensitive medical information between patients and doctors are lacking

Study Raises Privacy Concerns for Health Care Apps

Many have no policies, and may share data with third parties, researchers say
Women with diabetes who take insulin appear to have a higher incidence of dense breasts

Insulin Treatment May Up Breast Density in Diabetes Patients

Women on insulin might need extra breast cancer screening
A large number of Americans with prediabetes aren't being treated for the condition

Too Few Patients With Prediabetes Are Being Treated

Study found many patients with higher-than-normal HbA1c levels were not being treated for it
New recommendations have been developed for diabetes

ADA Issues Recs for Management of Diabetes in Primary Care

Recommendations in eight areas focus on individualized care to manage the disease

February 2016 Briefing – Diabetes & Endocrinology

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Diabetes & Endocrinology for February 2016. This roundup includes...
Short-term exposure to air pollutants adversely affects glucose tolerance

Air Pollution Tied to Adverse Effect on Metabolic Parameters

Adverse effects on glucose tolerance, insulin sensitivity, blood lipids in Mexican-Americans