MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'diabetes mellitus'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:36:27 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5077678&cid=t_104369_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2F5hHFowu-r40%2F On June 9, 2011, sanofi-aventis U.S. announced the “sanofi-aventis U.S. Innovation Challenge: Data, Design, Diabetes” at the National Institute of Health’s Health Data Initiative Forum. The challenge, which launched on July 1, integrates open data with a human-centered view into diabetes, and will award $220,000 in total prize money. The challenge is designed for fast learning, so that innovators can create the needed service solutions for people living with diabetes. It brings together the richness of open data sets made available on healthdata.gov, the values of human-centered design, and the leading edge methodology of the top innovation accelerators. Until July 31st, innovators can submit their concepts on www.datadesigndiabetes.com.  In early August, an independent panel of exp... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5077678 Thu, 28 Jul 2011 13:30:17 +0100 5077678 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5069475&cid=t_104369_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fwhat-is-the-most-costly-healthcare-expenditure%2F2011.07.27 The National Institute for Healthcare Management Foundation is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization focused on healthcare. The foundation just published an excellent report on the distribution of  healthcare costs in the population. The results indicate that reducing healthcare cost is all about reducing and managing chronic diseases. U.S. healthcare spending has sharply increased between 2005 and 2009 by 23 percent from $2 trillion to $2.5 trillion per year. This is a result of a combination of factors. Chief among them is the increasing incidence of obesity. Who spends the money? (more…) *This blog post was originally published at Repairing the Healthcare System* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5069475 Wed, 27 Jul 2011 12:00:54 +0100 5069475 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4592389&cid=t_104369_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FpxGQlzUw4yw%2F By Hope Ditto. The passing of the Affordable Care Act was intended, at least in part, to make life easier for those living with chronic medical issues –ensuring them access to affordable insurance despite their “pre-existing condition” status. While the passage of ACA last March has improved this for many people in this situation, there are still condition-specific problems regarding insurance coverage and reimbursement that desperately need addressing. Adi Renbaum I recently sat down with Adi Renbaum, Senior Vice President of Health Policy and Reimbursement for The Neocure Group regarding one such issue –addressing the need of nearly half of patients with diabetes who do not make a yearly trip to the ophthalmologist. How could this be accomplished? By allowing primary care physici... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4592389 Mon, 14 Mar 2011 14:11:43 +0100 4592389 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3556028&cid=t_104369_86_f&fid=38272&url=http%3A%2F%2Flaikaspoetnik.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F05%2F11%2Fwhat-one-short-nights-sleep-does-to-your-glucose-metabolism%2F As a blogger I regularly sleep 3-5 hours just to finish a post. I know that this has its effects on how I feel the next day. I also know short nights don’t promote my clear-headedness and I also recognize short-term effects on  memory, cognitive functions, reaction time and mood (irritability), as depicted in the [...] (Source: Laika's MedLibLog) Laika's MedLibLog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3556028 Tue, 11 May 2010 17:18:36 +0100 3556028 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3482892&cid=t_104369_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fv%2F9dNQ6HVbvk8%26amp%3Brel%3D1%26amp%3Bcolor1%3Dd6d6d6%26amp%3Bcolor2%3Df0f0f0%26amp%3Bborder%3D0%26amp%3Bfs%3D1%26amp%3Bhl%3Den%26amp%3Bautoplay%3D0%26amp%3Bshowinfo%3D0%26amp%3Biv_load_policy%3D3%26amp%3Bshowsearch%3D0 www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dNQ6HVbvk8 To learn more about the disease and get information about the JDRF Capitol Chapter’s 2010 Walk to Cure Diabetes, visit www.jdrfcapitol.org. The Walks will be held in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, May 2 and in Leesburg, Virginia on Sunday, June 6. By Tamera Adams. “Can I do anything?” is the response 12-year-old Sara Jacob typically hears when she explains to new friends that she has diabetes and the device strapped to her waist is not a cell phone, but her “life support.” Those are the exact words Sara uses to describe the pump that automatically infuses insulin into her small body. It’s more critical than chemotherapy is to a cancer patient she explains. Unlike a type 2 diabetic whose body doesn’t produce sufficient insulin, Sara’s body p... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3482892 Mon, 19 Apr 2010 11:57:45 +0100 3482892 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3318382&cid=t_104369_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FF0QMQ_JBBHA%2F First Lady Michelle Obama recently launched a nationwide campaign to lower childhood obesity, citing that one-third of U.S. children are overweight. NHMA is proud to be invited to partner with the First Lady and the White House in this effort. The Let’s Move campaign will combat childhood obesity by focusing on four main strategies: helping parents make health family choices, providing healthier food options in schools, promoting physical activity and ensuring that low-income urban and rural areas have access to healthy and affordable food. One in four Latino youth is overweight, and the result has been an alarming increase in Type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure among children. The causes are numerous and range from a lack of supermarkets in Hispanic neighborhoods to disparities in a... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3318382 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:24:04 +0100 3318382 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3258977&cid=t_104369_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rwjf.org%2Ffiles%2Fresearch%2F20090715beveragetaxresearchbrief.pdf During this blizzard of 2010, I thought about the difficulties an ambulance would have reaching someone in need on an unplowed street—let alone if the person were significantly obese and hard to transport on even an ordinary day.  Then today I read an astounding Washington Post article that noted “a patient between 400 pounds and 600 pounds is part of every workweek for many crews throughout the [DC metro] region.”  Really? I thought this only happened on occasion in select areas shown on the Discovery Channel.  Apparently, not the case. Emergency medical crews are making hefty investments (no pun intended) in super-sized, ambulatory equipment.   According to the article, “sales of stretchers designed specifically for very large patients were expected to reach $50 million in 2... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3258977 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 13:15:14 +0100 3258977 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2875993&cid=t_104369_87_f&fid=34935&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedicine.com.my%2Fwp%2F%3Fp%3D7967 A Cochrane review suggests that some Chinese herbal medicines may help to prevent diabetes (together with lifestyle changes) but more research is needed The researchers considered data from 16 clinical trials including 1,391 people who received 15 different herbal formulations. According to their findings, combining herbal medicines with lifestyle changes is twice as effective as lifestyle changes alone at normalising patients’ blood sugar levels. Those given the herbal formulations were less likely to develop full blown diabetes during the study period. Trials included in the review lasted from one month to two years. No adverse effects were reported in any of the trials. “Our results suggest that some Chinese herbal medicines can help to prevent diabetes, but we really need ... Malaysian Medical Resources blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2875993 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2875993 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=825595&cid=t_104369_134_f&fid=36049&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FDiabetesNotes%2F%7E3%2F147430651%2F Today’s topic is…yeast infections among diabetics, otherwise known as candidiasis. Now fellow women readers, and some men, I know you understand what a yeast infection is all about. Unpleasant indeed. But for those of you that have a puzzled look upon your face I will give you a brief run down. Our bodies have natural flora, and yeast is one of them. We carry yeast on our skin and in moist places, ie. mouth and vagina. I know I just said “that” word, but it’s okay, I’m a nurse. Typical Causes for yeast infections include the use of antibiotics, chemotherapy, suppressed immune systems, oral contraceptives and diabetes mellitus. Yes, it is true that diabetics have a larger pre-disposition for those nasty yeast infections, especially diabetics that do not ... Diabetes Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=825595 Thu, 23 Aug 2007 19:32:00 +0100 825595