November is American Diabetes Month, so we’re going blue for #Bluevember. Learn more about this campaign and our 29 Days of Action here. Nov. 2 Action: Add our #Bluevember overlay to your social media profile photos. Step 1: Visit our campaign at Twibbon.com. Step 2: Select an option (or both)…
The statistics are staggering: more than 29 million Americans have diabetes, and 1 in 3 people with diabetes don’t even know they have it. One person is diagnosed with diabetes every 23 seconds, and one patient dies from diabetes and its consequences every 6 seconds. As Dr. Desmond Schatz,…
Written by David Williams. “Your grip strength is what researchers at the University of Florida studied, using national data from nearly 2,000 people, who might be missed when screening for diabetes and hypertension.”…
This study looked at the quality of available online weight loss resources that Spanish speakers in the U.S. are likely to access. View article here. Cardel et al. (2016). Accuracy of weight loss information in Spanish search engine results. Obesity, doi: 10.1002/oby.21646…
This study analyzed whether non-obese compared to obese patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis would have a lower risk of cirrhosis and a better overall long-term prognosis. View article here. Cusi, K. (2016). Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis in Non-obese Patients: Not So Different After All. Hepatology, 1-9.
In his presidential address at the American Diabetes Association (ADA) 76th Scientific Sessions in New Orleans, LA, Dr, Schatz explains that we must not be complacent towards diabetes research and education. Dr. Schatz states that “diabetes is the ‘global warming’ of health care, yet infectious diseases and other epidemics grab the…
Dayton and Silverstein assessed what is most essential for primary care providers to know about adolescent patients with Type 1 diabetes (T1D), so that they can help manage and prevent complication for adolescent patients with T1D. View article here. Dayton & Silverstein. (2016). What the Primary Care Provider Needs…
This study assessed the relationship between the walkability/bikeability of college campuses and students’ body mass index (BMI) View article here. Horacek et al. (2016). Path Analysis of campus walkability/bikeability and college students’ physical activity attitudes, behaviors and body mass index. Am J Health Promot, DOI: 10.1177/0890117116666357…
Past studies have found that daily self-weighing is an effective weight loss strategy. This study looked specifically at factors that would influence nonadherence to self-weighing and found that increased caloric intake on a given day would increase odds of not self-weighing the following day. view article here. Tanenbaum, M.
