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November 15, 2012

News for diabetes health professionals

Diabetes in Focus

Diabetes cases worldwide reach record number
As many as 371 million people worldwide live with diabetes -- a record number -- and the disease is expected to affect 552 million by 2030, according to the International Diabetes Federation. The group estimates that 187 million people are unaware that they have diabetes. FoxNews.com/Reuters (11/14)

Study examines diabetes mortality risk at 1 year after diagnosis
Obese and normal-weight type 2 diabetes patients were at an increased risk of all-cause mortality within a year following diagnosis compared with patients whose BMI fell in the overweight category, according to a study in Diabetes Care. Healio/Endocrine Today (11/14)

Pancreatic stem cells show promise for type 1 diabetes
Australian researchers have identified pancreatic stem cells that can be converted into insulin-producing cells and found that the cells' number and capacity to become insulin-producers also appeared to increase in response to pancreatic damage. The findings in PLoS ONE may pave the way for new type 1 diabetes treatments, researchers said. Medical News Today (11/14)

Nutrition & Wellness

Study finds few changes in fast-food menus' calorie content
Entrees and beverages offered by eight major fast-food chains did not show any major changes in median calorie content from 1997 to 2010, despite legislative and other efforts to reduce them, a study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine showed. Higher calorie contents were also seen in condiments and desserts, while side items showed decreased median calories. Yahoo/Asian News International (11/14)

Study ties early menarche to higher BMI, waist size
Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston found that an earlier onset of menarche was linked to higher BMI, waist circumference, and visceral and subcutaneous adiposity, though the link was not significant after adjusting for BMI. The results appear on the website of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. PhysiciansBriefing.com/HealthDay News (11/14)

Down syndrome raises obesity risk in children
Children with Down syndrome had a twofold higher risk of being overweight or obese on average compared with their peers without the disorder, according to a study in the journal Pediatrics. Researchers looked at almost 1,600 Dutch children with Down syndrome and found that approximately one-fourth were overweight beginning at age 4. Disability Scoop (11/13)

Practice Update

CMS posts specification sheets for stage 2 MU
The specification sheets for the second stage of EHR meaningful use have been posted by CMS for eligible hospitals and professionals. The sheets are created to help them calculate the numerator and denominator for every MU objective and judge whether they qualify to be excluded from an objective. Health Data Management (11/12)

Trends & Technology

Weight-loss device tricks the brain into eating less
Researchers have developed the SatiSphere, a flexible, wirelike implant designed to help people lose weight. The minimally invasive device, which features a series of balloons that sit in the duodenum, suppresses appetite by slowing the progress of food through the small intestine. The Daily Mail (London) (11/13)

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