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361. AHRQ News and Numbers: Fewer Than Half of Adults with Diabetes Get Critically Important Yearly Exams
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     April 25, 2006 - AHRQ News and Numbers: Fewer Than Half of Adults with Diabetes Get Critically Important Yearly Exams … Get Critically Important Yearly Exams Fewer Than Half of Adults with Diabetes … More than 14 million adult Americans have been diagnosed with diabetes, making it one of the nation's … If diabetes is diagnosed and treated effectively, complications, and associated health problems such … through improved primary care ( Economic and Health Costs of Diabetes ).

362. Research Supports Use of Intensive Therapy and Team Approach in Management of Diabetes
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     December 11, 2001 - Research Supports Use of Intensive Therapy and Team Approach in Management of Diabetes … Research Supports Use of Intensive Therapy and Team Approach in Management of Diabetes … The synthesis, Improving Care for Diabetes Patients Through Intensive Therapy and a Team Approach , … conditions like diabetes, as well as how to translate those research findings into improved clinical … , and that certain minorities also have much higher rates of diabetes-related complications and death

363. Research Activities, September 2007: Patient Safety and Quality: A multipronged quality improvement strategy can markedly improve the quality of diabetes care and patient outcomes
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     September 01, 2007 - Safety and Quality: A multipronged quality improvement strategy can markedly improve the quality of diabetes … A multipronged quality improvement strategy can markedly improve the quality of diabetes care and patient … It included 372 providers and 24,250 adults with diabetes. … care and a summary measure, the Diabetes Summary Quality Index (Diabetes-SQUID). … The average Diabetes-SQUID across all practices improved 7.8 percent from 50.6 percent on January 1,

364. Research Activities, September 2006: Child/Adolescent Health: Diabetes screening practices in children vary widely among pediatric clinicians
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     September 01, 2006 - Research Activities, September 2006: Child/Adolescent Health: Diabetes screening practices in children … Diabetes screening practices in children vary widely among pediatric clinicians As U.S. obesity rates … have risen, so has the incidence of type 2 diabetes (previously called adult-onset diabetes) among U.S … It is enough of a concern that the American Diabetes Association (ADA) recommends screening for type … 2 diabetes in moderate- and high-risk children, but only one-fifth of clinicians follow these screening

365. Research Activities, July 2006: Health Care Costs and Financing: Some adults with diabetes face high health care expenditures
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     July 01, 2006 - Research Activities, July 2006: Health Care Costs and Financing: Some adults with diabetes face high … Some adults with diabetes face high health care expenditures When people with diabetes cannot afford … The financial burden of care among adults with diabetes is substantial, concludes the first nationally … among nonelderly adults and 62 to 69 percent among the elderly with diabetes. … See "Health care expenditure burdens among adults with diabetes in 2001," by Drs.

366. Research Activities, February 2005: Clinical Decisionmaking: People with diabetes who have chronic hyperglycemia are at increased risk for cardiovascular disease
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     February 01, 2005 - Research Activities, February 2005: Clinical Decisionmaking: People with diabetes who have chronic hyperglycemia … A new study of adult diabetes patients links chronic hyperglycemia (high blood sugar levels) with an … increased risk for cardiovascular disease, the most common cause of death among people with diabetes … 7,435 people with type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes. … No studies estimated the risk of stroke by level of glycosylated hemoglobin for type 1 diabetes.

367. Treating Americans with diabetes cost hospitals $83 billion | AHRQ Archive
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     October 01, 2010 - In that year, nearly one of every five hospitalizations involved a person with diabetes. … and roughly 7.2 million stays for patients who had other conditions in addition to diabetes. … percent more than stays for people who did not have diabetes ($10,937 versus $8,746, respectively). … Medicare paid 60 percent of the hospital stays of people with diabetes; private insurance, 23 percent … The West had the lowest hospitalization rate for diabetes, 1,866 per 100,000 persons, while the South

368. AHRQ News and Numbers: Diabetes-Related Amputations Increase for Hispanics
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     March 21, 2008 - AHRQ News and Numbers: Diabetes-Related Amputations Increase for Hispanics … Amputations Increase for Hispanics Diabetes-Related Amputations Increase … About 86,000 Americans underwent diabetes-related amputations in 2004. … Although diabetes is the leading cause of foot or leg amputations, those complications and others can … In 2004, only 38 percent of adult Hispanics age 40 and over with diabetes received three recommended

369. Nueva serie de videonovela vía web ayuda a los pacientes hispanoparlantes a comparar tratamientos para la diabetes | AHRQ Archive
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     October 01, 2014 - serie de videonovela vía web ayuda a los pacientes hispanoparlantes a comparar tratamientos para la diabetes … serie de videonovela vía web ayuda a los pacientes hispanoparlantes a comparar tratamientos para la diabetes … Aprende a vivir relata la historia de Don Felipe, que vive con diabetes tipo 2 y es la cabeza de la … Para información en español acerca de la diabetes de los CDC visite, http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/spanish … / y del National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (Instituto Nacional de la Diabetes

370. An empowerment-based educational approach improves understanding and knowledge for patients with diabetes | Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)
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     February 01, 2013 - An empowerment-based educational approach improves understanding and knowledge for patients with diabetes … Chronic Disease Patient education is an integral component of high quality diabetes care. … of the diabetes ABCs and to be aware of their own personal ABC values. … on self-management and educational materials about the diabetes ABCs. … educators to facilitate comprehension and application of the diabetes ABCs, especially in diabetes education

371. Research Activities, October 2007: Disparities/Minority Health: Black, Hispanic, and white patients with diabetes differ in performance of self-care behaviors to manage their disease
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     October 01, 2007 - Research Activities, October 2007: Disparities/Minority Health: Black, Hispanic, and white patients with diabetes … their disease Blacks and Hispanics are more likely to suffer from diabetes than whites. … They are also more likely to suffer from diabetes-related complications such as kidney and eye disease … sugar (glycemic) levels and reduce complications and deaths from diabetes. … Yet few people with diabetes engage in multiple diabetes self-care behaviors at the recommended levels

372. Research Activities, April 2002: Heart Disease: Lipid-lowering medication should be considered early in treatment of blacks with diabetes and high LDL cholesterol levels
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     April 01, 2002 - : Heart Disease: Lipid-lowering medication should be considered early in treatment of blacks with diabetes … Lipid-lowering medication should be considered early in treatment of blacks with diabetes and high LDL … cholesterol levels People who have diabetes are at higher risk than those without diabetes for cardiovascular … 2 diabetes," by Diane M. … Greenlund, Ph.D., and others, in the January 2002 Diabetes Care 25(1), pp. 9-15.

373. Research Activities, September 1999: Primary Care: Internal medicine residents need training to enhance their diabetes care
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     September 01, 1999 - Activities, September 1999: Primary Care: Internal medicine residents need training to enhance their diabetes … Recent clinical trials have shown that complications of diabetes can be prevented or limited by tight … care services advocated by the American Diabetes Association. … See "What do internal medicine residents need to enhance their diabetes care?" by Annette M. … Phillips, M.D., in the May 1999 Diabetes Care 22(5), p. 661-666.

374. Older teens with type 1 diabetes face challenges as they transition into adult care | Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)
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     July 01, 2013 - Older teens with type 1 diabetes face challenges as they transition into adult care | Agency for Healthcare … Young adults with type 1 diabetes are at risk for gaps in medical followup, poor glycemic control, diabetes-related … The transition from pediatric to adult diabetes providers can add further challenges, according to a … The researchers mailed surveys to and received them back from 258 young adults with type 1 diabetes, … See "Health care transition in patients with type 1 diabetes," by Katharine C.

375. Research Activities, May 2008: Agency News and Notes: Diabetes-related amputations increase for Hispanics
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     May 01, 2008 - Research Activities, May 2008: Agency News and Notes: Diabetes-related amputations increase for Hispanics … Diabetes-related amputations increase for Hispanics Hospitalizations of adult Hispanics for diabetes-related … Leg or foot amputations among people with diabetes typically occur because the disease diminishes blood … About 86,000 Americans underwent diabetes-related amputations in 2004. … Although diabetes is the leading cause of foot or leg amputations, those complications and others can

376. Research Activities, December 2005: Health Information Technology: Computer kiosks help patients with diabetes and low literacy skills understand their susceptibility to complications
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     December 01, 2005 - Research Activities, December 2005: Health Information Technology: Computer kiosks help patients with diabetes … Computer kiosks help patients with diabetes and low literacy skills understand their susceptibility to … of their susceptibility to complications when they use a computer kiosk that targets diabetes education … , psychological support, and diabetes self-management skills without extensive text or complex computer … Lawless, Ph.D., and others, in the July 2005 Diabetes Care 28(7), pp. 1574-1580.

377. 2.30 Conditions to Consider at Diabetes Planned Visit | AHRQ Archive
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     October 01, 2014 - Diabetes Planned Visit Notebook 2.30 Conditions to Consider at Diabetes Planned Visit Previous … Diabetes Planned Visit Algorithm 2.11 Blood Pressure Control at the Diabetes Planned Visit 2.12 … Visit 2.30 Conditions to Consider at Diabetes Planned Visit 3. … Type 2 Diabetes 24. … Oral Diabetes Medications 27. Blood Glucose and Urine Ketone Testing 28.

378. Research Activities, March 2008: Chronic Disease: Patients with diabetes and depression tend to skip self-care behaviors that would help keep their diabetes in check
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     March 01, 2008 - Research Activities, March 2008: Chronic Disease: Patients with diabetes and depression tend to skip … self-care behaviors that would help keep their diabetes in check … Patients with diabetes and depression tend to skip self-care behaviors that would help keep their diabetes … in check Many persons with diabetes also suffer from depression. … See "Depression, self-care, and medication adherence in type 2 diabetes," by Jeffrey S.

379. Research Activities, October 2007: Acute Care Hospitalization: One-third of patients with acute coronary syndrome and diabetes do not have their blood sugar assessed before hospital discharge
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     October 01, 2007 - Activities, October 2007: Acute Care Hospitalization: One-third of patients with acute coronary syndrome and diabetes … One-third of patients with acute coronary syndrome and diabetes do not have their blood sugar assessed … Novel strategies to improve diabetes care at the time of hospitalization for ACS are needed, suggest … HbA1c values were known or obtained in 69 percent of the ACS patients with diabetes. … Among ACS patients with diabetes whose HbA1c was elevated, only 42 percent of those with an HbA1c of

380. Research Activities, October 2004: Quality/Patient Safety: Very little of the variation in quality of diabetes care is explained by practice factors
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     October 01, 2004 - Research Activities, October 2004: Quality/Patient Safety: Very little of the variation in quality of diabetes … Very little of the variation in quality of diabetes care is explained by practice factors Physician … practice management strategies and financial arrangements have very little impact on quality of diabetes … Keating and her colleagues studied medical records of 652 adult diabetes patients in three Minnesota … performance reports, and routinely enrolled patients with diabetes in disease management programs.