US News & World Report ranks DASH diet Best Overall, Best Diabetes Diet
The government-endorsed Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension Diet has been ranked Best Overall Diet and Best Diabetes Diet by the U.S. News & World Report, known for its rankings on the country’s best colleges and hospitals.
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In U.S. News Diet Rankings, Look Closer At Atkins
Atkins Nutritionals, Inc. is pleased to have the Atkins Diet⢠included in the U.S. News Media Group “Best Diets” rankings. We believe, however â and  contrary to the published ratings â that the Atkins Diet has repeatedly demonstrated its effectiveness for diabetes and heart health management, as evidenced by a host of key peer-reviewed scientific studies.  Atkins also questions the validity …
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News briefs from the August issue of Chest
( American College of Chest Physicians ) News briefs from the August issue of Chest discuss how diabetes may reduce lung function; how aerobic activity helps improve asthma symptoms; and how home sleep testing may be a viable option.
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Carter Sinclair News: The Guidelines are the work of the IDF Task Force on Clinical Guidelines, which is focused on meeting the critical global need to provide up-to-date evidence-based information and training for healthcare professionals. This is especially important as, alarmingly, the latest data from the IDF Diabetes Atlas show that over 285 million people worldwide now live with diabetes. Within 20 years, IDF predicts the figure will jump to 435 million. Healthcare professionals must be equipped with the latest improvements and standards in diabetes care to tackle this spiralling epidemic.
The IDF Global Guideline on Pregnancy and Diabetes aims to set a global standard for the care of gestational diabetes and people with diabetes who become pregnant. Gestational diabetes is common and, like obesity and type 2 diabetes, is increasing in frequency throughout the world. The risk of developing diabetes after gestational pregnancy is very high.
“This is the first International Diabetes Federation Guideline on Pregnancy. It is an important issue for IDF to address because of the growing number of women this now affects worldwide,” said Dr Stephen Colagiuri, Chair of the IDF Task Force on Clinical Guidelines.
IDF also released new guidelines on the Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose in Non-Insulin Treated Type 2 Diabetes and Oral Health for People With Diabetes.
“Both these guidelines cover important but often neglected areas of diabetes care,” said Dr Colaguiri.
The IDF Oral Health for People With Diabetes Guideline recommends a focus on clinical care for people with diabetes, integrating not only diabetes but oral health professionals. Poor oral health can negatively impact the lives of people living with diabetes and they need to be educated on how to not only manage their diabetes but their oral health. The guideline joins a list of IDF Clinical Guidelines addressing cores needs in diabetes.
The IDF Guidelines on Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose in Non-Insulin Treated Type 2 Diabetes provides recommendations for people with diabetes and their healthcare professionals. Type 2 diabetes is responsible for 85-95% of all diabetes and this guideline recommends that SBMG should be considered an ongoing part of diabetes self-management education. Another of its key recommendations is that SBMG Protocols (intensity and frequency) should be individualized to address each individual’s specific educational/behavioural/clinical requirements (to identify/prevent/manage acute hyper- and hypoglycaemia) and provider requirements for data on glycaemic patterns and to monitor impact of therapeutic decision-making.
“These guidelines are just a first step. In addition, IDF coordinates workshops worldwide to ensure that care for all people with diabetes is improved regardless of income level or geography,” said Dr Colagiuri. “The mission of IDF is to promote diabetes care, prevention and a cure worldwide. By producing global diabetes guidelines, we are working diligently to fulfil that mission and to improve the lives of people with diabetes.”
Source: Kerrita McClaughlyn, International Diabetes Federation
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The American College of Physicians released a new clinical practice guideline on diagnosing and treating stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a slowly progressive lung disease involving the airways and lung tissue, resulting in a gradual loss of lung function, typically as a result of smoking. COPD affects more than 5 percent of the adult population in the United States and is the fourth leading cause of death and twelfth leading cause of illness. The symptoms of COPD range from chronic cough and wheezing to more severe symptoms such as shortness of breath and significant activity limitation. The term COPD includes both emphysema and chronic bronchitis. Physicians often use the broader term COPD, since affected patients frequently have components of both conditions.
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The American College of Physicians has released an updated clinical practice guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). COPD is a collection of slowly progressing lung diseases more commonly found in smokers. Over 5% of adults in the US have COPD and it is the fourth primary cause of death and twelfth leading cause of illness. A patient suffering from the disease will typically have a chronic cough, wheezing, and some patients also have a shortness of breath and and activity limitation.
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Dr. Etie S. Moghissi discusses the new American Diabetes Association/American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists’ guidelines for inpatient glycemic management. Miriam Tucker of the Global Medical News Network (GMNN) reports from the AACE annual meeting in Houston.
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