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- Study evaluates costs of diabetes care
The five-year cost of diabetes was about $26,978 per patient, not including drug expenses, and about $44,511 per patient in those older than 65 including medication costs, a study found. Diabetes costs also tend to increase when patients have worsening kidney function, proteinuria or an A1C level higher than 7.9%, researchers reported in Diabetes Care. DailyRx.com
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- Type 2 diabetes elevates periodontitis risk in men
Men with type 2 diabetes had a 39% increased risk of periodontitis onset than those without the disease, according to a study based on data from the Health Professionals Follow-up Study. Researchers also found men with type 2 diabetes were 22% more likely to suffer tooth loss than those without diabetes. The findings were published in Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. DrBicuspid.com (free registration)
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- Metformin outperforms glipizide in preventing CVD events in diabetes
Long-term metformin treatment was associated with fewer cardiovascular events than glipizide therapy in type 2 diabetes patients with a history of coronary artery disease, according to a study in Diabetes Care. Data on 304 patients showed 35.1% of glipizide-treated patients experienced cardiovascular events at five years, compared with 25% of metformin-treated patients. Modern Medicine/Reuters
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- Diabetic retinopathy tied to heart risks in study
Diabetes patients with severe retinopathy were more likely to develop cardiovascular problems than those with mild retinopathy and those without the eye condition, according to a study published in Diabetes Care. Researchers also found the risk of heart trouble increased as retinopathy progressed. DailyRx.com
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- Providers may be missing out on childhood obesity diagnosis
Extremely obese children showed higher rates of diagnosis and health education during visits compared with their less obese and overweight peers, suggesting that health care professionals may rely more on the visual characteristics of obesity than actual diagnosis. A well child visit is a good opportunity to talk about healthy lifestyles and body weight in children, authors wrote in the International Journal of Obesity. DailyRx.com
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- More docs are likely to leave Medicare in 2013
Many frustrated physicians are likely to abandon Medicare this year over its unpredictable funding despite the decision to delay for one year a cut in Medicare payments for doctors, according to medical associations and physicians. "The Medicare program has become unreliable and its instability undermines efforts by physicians to implement new health care delivery models that stand to improve value for seniors and other beneficiaries through better care coordination, chronic disease management, and keeping patients healthy," the American Medical Association told doctors. Forbes
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- Ind. provider launches free lifestyle monitoring app
Indiana University Health has designed a free mobile health application, called My Healthy Habits, that allows users to monitor changes in their lifestyles. Users can also leverage the app, which works on iPhones and other Apple devices, to make personalized health goals. USA Today
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