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February 19, 2013

News for diabetes health professionals

Diabetes in Focus

Higher diabetes risk is seen in men who sit more
Data on 63,048 Australian men showed those who reported spending more time sitting were 12% to 19% more likely to develop diabetes than those who sat less than four hours a day. The results were published in the International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. DailyRx.com (2/18)

Hyperglycemia, obesity raise odds of premature death
Researchers looked at data on 9,245 people ages 12 to 39 and found that cardiometabolic risk factors such as central obesity, smoking and hyperglycemia were associated with a higher risk of death before age 55. Analysis also showed a higher risk of all-cause death related with hypertension and high total and non-HDL cholesterol in women, but not in men. The study appeared online in the journal Pediatrics. MedPage Today (free registration) (2/18)

Study compares CABG, PCI for patients with diabetes, CAD
Patients with diabetes and coronary artery disease who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting showed a lower mortality risk compared with those who had percutaneous coronary intervention with a drug-eluting stent, a study indicated. However, the CABG patients had a higher risk of non-fatal myocardial infarction than those in the PCI group, researchers wrote in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Healio/Cardiology Today (2/18)

Nutrition & Wellness

Diet and exercise curb weight gain in obese pregnant women
Obese pregnant women who underwent weekly weight-management sessions gained seven pounds less during pregnancy and had lost all of their pregnancy weight at three weeks post-delivery compared with those in the control group, a study showed. Another study revealed that 78% of obese pregnant women who followed a calorie-restricted diet and exercise program met the Institute of Medicine's guidelines on gestational weight gain, compared with 30% of the control group. The results were presented at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine meeting. MedPage Today (free registration) (2/18)

Study: Menu labels help least-health-conscious diners the most
Oklahoma State University researchers who studied customers at a campus restaurant found that the least-health-conscious diners consumed the fewest calories when ordering off menus that listed calorie counts or color-coded healthier options. Overall, diners using the alternative menus ate fewer calories than those who ordered off standard menus. People who are not health conscious, however, are "precisely the people that menu labeling laws are often trying to influence," the researchers wrote on the website of the International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. Reuters (2/15)

Practice Update

Proposed rule would streamline provider regulations, cut costs
CMS has issued a proposed rule that streamlines health care provider requirements and makes changes to the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988, reforms the agency said may help providers save $676 million a year. Comments on the proposed rule, which would also affect other policy areas, will be accepted until April 8. Health Industry Washington Watch blog (2/18)

Gift bans influence prescribing of brand-name drugs, studies find
Physicians who attended medical schools that restricted industry-provided meals and gifts were less likely to prescribe brand-name drugs than those whose schools did not implement such restrictions, a study in BMJ revealed. Another study published in Medical Care supported the findings, noting lower prescribing of widely promoted, brand-name drugs after gift bans became common. American Medical News (free content) (2/18)

Trends & Technology

More than half of U.S. patients live in ACO areas
Fifty-two percent of U.S. patients reside in regions served by accountable care organizations, up from 45% in August, data from an Oliver Wyman analysis show. Researchers also found 28% or more of patients live in areas with at least two ACOs, an increase from 17% in August. BeckersHospitalReview.com (2/18)

Wis. sees increase in use of medical home model
Wisconsin medical groups are adopting the patient-centered medical home model to improve quality of care and reduce costs. Froedtert Health Medical Group tested the model at its Jackson Clinic, and physician Peter Cornelius said moving to team-based care allows him to spend more time with patients. "I don't want to go back to the way I practiced before the medical home," he said. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (tiered subscription model) (2/16)

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