More kids with diabetes, few specialized docs to care for them
(03/10/08) The number of physicians who specialize in caring for kids with diabetes and obese kids at risk for the disease is not keeping pace with demand for care, say reserachers at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital. In a new study, they found that for every 290 children with diabetes, there is only one board-certified pediatric endocrinologist available to care for them. Plus, the ratio of obese children to board-certified pediatric endocrinologists is about 17,000 to one.
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Study: More young Americans with diabetes hospitalized
(11/27/07) A new study from researchers at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital finds a significant increase in the rate of hospitalizations among young Americans with diabetes. And, they say, this growing trend is costing Medicaid and private insurers billions each year in hospital fees.
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Pedometers motivate people with diabetes to walk more
(11/19/07) The use of a pedometer and a Web site that tracked physical activity levels proved to be powerful motivators for people with diabetes who participated in a recent walking study conducted by researchers from the University of Michigan Health System and VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System.
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Diabetes patients face multiple health woes
(11/14/07) As if diabetes weren’t enough, a new study shows that 92 percent of older people with the disease have at least one other major chronic medical condition - and that nearly half have three or more major diseases besides diabetes. The sheer number, severity, and type of these other conditions all appear to decrease patients’ ability to manage their diabetes.
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Chronic disease programs receive prestigious certification
(11/05/07) The Medical Management Center at the University of Michigan Health System now has seven programs that have received Disease-Specific Care Certification by The Joint Commission, the same accrediting body that examines and accredits hospitals to ensure safe and effective medical care.
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Problems with insulin folding may lead to diabetes
(10/01/07) A glitch in the production and folding of molecules deep within the insulin-producing cells of the pancreas may be responsible for the death of those cells and the onset of diabetes, new animal research suggests.
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Blacks, Latinos still lag in diabetes control, U-M/VA study finds
(09/24/07) Despite decades of advances in diabetes care, African Americans and Latinos are still far less likely than whites to have their blood sugar under control, even with the help of medications, a new national study by U-M and VA researchers finds. That puts them at a much higher risk of blindness, heart attack, kidney failure and other long-term diabetes complications.
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UMHS shows that improving quality, coordination of care can cut Medicare costs
(07/11/07) In just the first year of a special effort organized by the federal agency that runs the Medicare system, the University of Michigan Health System was able to significantly improve both the quality and efficiency of care that Medicare beneficiaries received at its hospitals and health centers, while also saving the Medicare system millions of dollars.
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Dramatic health benefits after just one exercise session
(05/18/07) New research shows that just one session of exercise can prevent a primary symptom of type 2 diabetes by altering fat metabolism in muscle.
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When good cells go bad by the fat company they keep
(01/02/07) Macrophages are normally good cells and key players in the immune system to fight off foreign invaders. But when a macrophage is presented with a high-fat diet, that cell starts to protest by causing inflammation.
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