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3 easy ways to engage patients during National Diabetes Month

One out of every three of your patients likely has prediabetes—and it’s even more likely that they don’t even know they are at an elevated risk for type 2 diabetes. Use National Diabetes Month this November to educate your patients about their risks and encourage them to be screened.

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Underserved communities to get help preventing diabetes

An estimated 86 million American adults have prediabetes, but only one in 10 of these people knows they are at risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Fifteen free and charitable clinics across the country will receive funding to help reduce the incidence of type 2 diabetes as part of two grant programs from the AMA Foundation and AmeriCares.

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New diabetes guidelines: Screen patients aged 45 and older

New draft guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommend screening adults aged 45 and older for prediabetes and type 2 diabetes. The recommendation could mean identifying and treating undiagnosed diabetes in millions more people, preventing complications and improving quality of life.

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YMCA, physicians join to prevent diabetes in Florida community

Physicians in a Florida community are getting help with screening patients for type 2 diabetes and improving outcomes around the disease. Part of the AMA’s Improving Health Outcomes initiative, this pilot is exploring a process for physicians to screen patients for prediabetes, refer eligible patients to participate in the local YMCA Diabetes Prevention Program and receive feedback from the program to use in patients’ care plans.

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Rate of diagnosed diabetes may be slowing but still too high

The rate of diagnosed diabetes cases could be plateauing, according to a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention—but the numbers of diagnosed cases still are alarmingly high.

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Longer-term weight loss predicts reduced diabetes risk: Study

Weight loss over two years is a strong predictor of reduced diabetes risk, according to a recent study that examined diabetes predictors among participants with prediabetes in a lifestyle intervention program.

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Southwest Florida takes on diabetes prevention

At-risk seniors in a Florida community are getting some extra help with preventing the onset of type 2 diabetes. About half of all U.S. adults aged 65 years or older have prediabetes, the precursor to diabetes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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40 percent of Americans will develop diabetes: New study

About two in five Americans will develop type 2 diabetes at some point in their lives, according to the findings of a new study, which underscore the increasing need for evidence-based programs that help prevent or delay the onset of diabetes.

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Benefits of diabetes prevention program long-lasting: Study

Participants in a diabetes prevention program 15 years ago continue to have lower rates of type 2 diabetes development than those assigned to a placebo, according to the latest findings of the Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study presented at the American Diabetes Association’s 74th Scientific Sessions.

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