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Panel is casting skeptical eye on screening for skin cancel diabetes, other disorders. DALLAS -- A glimpse into some of the likely forthcoming clinical recommendations of the third U.S. Preventive [...]

SAN ANTONIO -- The fasting glucose cutoff values that are used to diagnose diabetes need to be lower in patients who are seen in the afternoon than for those screened [...]

NEW ORLEANS -- An international committee of experts has endorsed the use of the hemoglobin [A.sub.1c] assay to diagnose diabetes, at a level of 6.5% or above. The 21-member international [...]

Of the 999 people who underwent free biometric screening for diabetes at Wal-Marts in five small towns between late September of 2007 and early March of 2008, many were found [...]

A diabetes monitoring program starting last month in New York City is drawing praise while also raising questions about confidentiality. Under the program, clinical laboratories now send the results of [...]

The researchers take it as a given that [HbA.sub.1c] is highly useful in diagnosing diabetes. Their findings are limited by the fact that the study population is drawn from a [...]

This study assesses a strategy that I think is quite reasonable, and was suggested in the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists' position statement a number of months ago. One must [...]

The American Diabetes Association has officially endorsed the use of hemoglobin [A.sub.1c] as an option for diagnosing diabetes. In its Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes, updated annually, the ADA [...]

NEW ORLEANS -- The costs of routine screening for prediabetes and unrecognized diabetes appear to be lower than the costs of no screening at all, results from a large analysis [...]

The prevalence of elevated hemoglobin [A.sub.1c] levels in adults without a history of diabetes is 3.8%, based on an analysis of data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. [...]

UnitedHealthcare is making diabetes patients an offer: Get your required checkups and tests, and your diabetes drugs and supplies are free. Getting diabetes patients to take better care of themselves [...]

More than 40% of American adults aged 20 years and older have hyperglycemic conditions, according to review of data from the 2005-2006 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. In this [...]

The NYC HANES data revealed some telling facts about New York City's diabetic population. Diabetes prevalence in NYC HANES increased with age. from 3% among those aged 20-39 years to [...]

BOSTON -- Screening asymptomatic diabetes patients for myocardial ischemia using advanced imaging does not improve their 5-year prognosis for coronary events, compared with standard care, study results have shown. In [...]

KEYSTONE, COLO. -- Red flags for disturbed eating behavior in adolescent girls with type 1 diabetes include a persistently high glycosylated hemoglobin level, frequent episodes of diabetic ketoacidosis, and behaviors [...]

I take issue with Dr. Rhoda Cobin's claim that there were "few arguments against" the recent recommendation that women with polycystic ovary syndrome be screened for diabetes ("Glucose Tolerance Tests [...]

SAN FRANCISCO -- Hemoglobin [A.sub.1c] levels can now be accurately expressed as estimated average glucose for most patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. In a study presented at [...]

SAN FRANCISCO -- Diabetes patients whose lives are frequently disrupted by glycemic episodes requiring hospitalization need a multifaceted work-up to identify the cause of their brittle diabetes, Dr. Irl B. [...]

On the surface, it would seem to be an exciting time to be involved in managing diabetes. In the last 5 years, we have seen numerous new medications--new and better [...]

CHICAGO -- Lipid-lowering therapy was associated with a significant reduction in the risk of developing peripheral sensory neuropathy in a large Australian observational investigation involving adults with type 2 diabetes [...]

NEW YORK -- True brittle diabetes is a rarity, with characteristic blood glucose lability, frequent hospitalizations, and life disruption often reflecting underlying psychiatric or organic disease, according to Dr. Irl [...]

CHARLESTON, W. VA. -- Ischemic heart disease patients with comorbid diabetes start cardiac rehabilitation programs at a disadvantage: They have less lung power than nondiabetic heart disease patients do, according [...]

LOS ANGELES -- Primary prevention of diabetes begins with the prevention of obesity, as well as maintaining the ABCs of normal metabolism: hemoglobin [A.sub.1c], blood pressure, and cholesterol, according to [...]

SAN DIEGO -- The 2-hour capillary glucose tolerance test is a useful screening tool for diabetes and prediabetes in underserved populations, a pilot study showed. "'If we look at poor, [...]

San Diego -- Women with diabetes and untreated depression who become pregnant face a host of risks to themselves and their fetus if their conditions are not managed properly, Laura [...]

MUNICH -- The mortality risk during a hospital stay for acute MI in patients with rheumatoid arthritis is as high as in those with diabetes, Gurkipal Singh, M.D., reported at [...]

The American Diabetes Association has issued its first statement devoted solely to the management of children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes. The objective is to "improve understanding as to [...]

We are all frustrated at times in our efforts to improve glycemic control in our diabetic patients. We tend to focus on nutrition and medications, overlooking exercise. The benefits of [...]

KEYSTONE, COLO. -- The concept of "metabolic memory" has emerged as a focus of intense interest among diabetologists, Dr. Satish K. Garg said at a conference on management of diabetes [...]

SAN DIEGO -- About 13 million U.S. adults have diagnosed diabetes. An additional 5.2 million are undiagnosed and don't know they have the disease. Some of the latter are likely [...]

Each January, the American Diabetes Association updates and publishes Clinical Practice Recommendations that define the standard of care for patients with diabetes mellitus. Here, we emphasize changes for this year [...]

ST. LOUIS -- The use of noninvasive stress myocardial perfusion imaging can help stratify cardiovascular risk in diabetic patients, Dr. D. Douglas Miller said at the annual symposium of the [...]

New guidelines from the American Diabetes Association will place even more people into the "prediabetes" category. The ADA's Follow-up Report on the Diagnosis of Diabetes Mellitus reduces the lower limit [...]

YES Telling patients and physicians to monitor and manage postprandial glucose levels without providing a defined target of control is like removing all the speed limit signs on American highways [...]

New diabetes testing guidelines from the American Association for Clinical Chemistry reflect "the new thinking" about the importance of early diagnosis and optimal therapy to control the disease, Dr. David [...]