Sentences with phrase «diabetes patients receiving»

A study has found that type 2 diabetes patients receiving self - donated bone marrow stem cell transplants required less insulin after the transplants

Published in the Jan. 12 issue of JAMA Internal Medicine, the study found that many older diabetes patients received aggressive treatment for their disease regardless of their health status and blood sugar levels.

Not exact matches

Until now, there was no reimbursable way for pre-diabetic patients to receive care, said Mike Payne, head of medical affairs at Omada Health, the nation's largest federally recognized provider of diabetes prevention programs in the U.S. Medicare has always reimbursed providers to screen for diabetes and to treat those who have the disease, but there wasn't a way for providers to be reimbursed to stop that progression all together.

There were no differences between groups in parity, incidence of diabetes, operative delivery, or third - degree compared with fourth - degree lacerations.By 2 weeks postpartum, patients who received prophylactic antibiotics at the time of third - or fourth - degree laceration repair had a lower rate of perineal wound complications than patients who received placebo.ClinicalTrials.gov, www.clincaltrials.gov, NCT00186082.I.

Researchers looked at data on 74 300 patient who received metformin and sulfonylurea, another common diabetes drug, over a 25 - year study period.

Richard J. McManus, F.R.C.G.P., of the University of Oxford, and colleagues randomly assigned 552 patients with hypertension and a history of stroke, coronary heart disease, diabetes, or chronic kidney disease to self - monitoring of blood pressure combined with an individualized self - titration algorithm or a control group (patients received usual care consisting of seeing their health care clinician for routine blood pressure measurement and adjustment of medication if necessary).

«Unfortunately, with the worry of treating the heart attack, we haven't directed our full attention to assessing the presence of diabetes in heart patients to make sure they receive treatment.»

Compared to those who did not receive the drugs, patients prescribed antidepressants were predominantly female, older, and more likely to have hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidaemia, obesity and comorbidities.

In the pilot, 182 patients with Type 2 diabetes received mental health coaching, including an average of three visits in which the coach helped them find tools to best address the stressors and challenges in their lives.

After receiving diabetes education, 25 percent of patients had high blood pressure, compared to 32 percent prior to the study.

The team identified 1,411 patients with diabetes and HCV who were enrolled in the study, and received pegylated interferon plus ribavirin.

Among patients with hypertension who received the automated phone calls, those who also had cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease and diabetes were up to 8.4 percent more likely to achieve better blood pressure control than those who did not have these conditions.

In 2011, a patient newly diagnosed with type II diabetes will likely receive the same drug, metformin, that was first approved in 1957.

«Patients who received Lucentis showed a little bit better central vision, much less loss of their side vision, and substantially less risk for surgery than patients who received laser treatment,» said Lloyd Paul Aiello, M.D., Ph.D., director of the Beetham Eye Institute at Joslin Diabetes Center and Professor of Ophthalmology at Harvard MedicalPatients who received Lucentis showed a little bit better central vision, much less loss of their side vision, and substantially less risk for surgery than patients who received laser treatment,» said Lloyd Paul Aiello, M.D., Ph.D., director of the Beetham Eye Institute at Joslin Diabetes Center and Professor of Ophthalmology at Harvard Medicalpatients who received laser treatment,» said Lloyd Paul Aiello, M.D., Ph.D., director of the Beetham Eye Institute at Joslin Diabetes Center and Professor of Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School.

Researchers have reported cases in which immunotherapies attacked vital organs, including the colon, liver, lungs, kidney, and pancreas, with some patients experiencing acute, rapid - onset diabetes after receiving the treatments.

George L. Bakris, M.D., of University of Chicago Medicine, and colleagues randomly assigned 823 patients (821 received study drug) with diabetes and elevated albuminuria who were receiving an angiotensin - converting enzyme inhibitor or angiotensin receptor blocker to varying doses of the drug finerenone or placebo.

Having a fast, accurate assay could «help determine a patient's type of diabetes and ensure they receive the right treatment,» he says.

The first cohort of type 1 diabetes patients is receiving multiple small - format cell - filled devices called sentinels in order to evaluate safety and implant viability.

Patients receiving tacrolimus may develop high blood - pressure, tremor, many and varied digestive disturbances, kidney toxicity, headaches, liver toxicity, abnormal blood sugar control (diabetes), skin itching, white blood cell toxicity, high potassium levels, and hypomagnesemia.

From Dr. Barnard's research patients received either a vegan diet or a typical diet for diabetes and found significant changes in weight loss and insulin levels.

JAMA even recently published an article discussing its utility in weight loss and type 2 diabetes, both closely related to several common cancers like breast and prostate cancer.9 This effect, in itself, may improve cancer outcomes since weight gain is associated with an increased risk of recurrence and death, thus the mediccal should seriously consider the ketogenic diet, periodic ketosis, or simply low - carb to help patients achieve and maintain a healthy weight and healthy metabolic status.10 After years of taking continuous shots for their views, the modern day pioneers like Jeff Volek are finally receiving some vindication.

The biggest thing is making sure you can qualify for life insurance with SBLI, so lets cover (in general) what SBLI will and won't insure: SBLI Underwriting Uninsurable medical scenarios with SBLI: • Aids / HIV + status • ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) • Alzheimer's disease or dementia or significant cognitive impairments related to functionality • Cancer diagnosis within last 2 years • Chronic pain treatment, severe, receiving disability, narcotic use • Cirrhosis of the Liver • Congestive heart Failure • COPD / Emphysema or chronic bronchitis - Severe or with current nicotine use • Cystic Fibrosis • Defibrillator use • Depression, severe, recurrent or with multiple in - patient hospitalization history • Diabetes with co-morbidities that include significant cardiac disease, or impairment of renal function or mobility • Heart / Cardiac Disease - multiple vessels diagnosed within 2 years or any past history with current nicotine use • Muscular Dystrophy • Multiple Sclerosis, if symptoms progressing • Organ Transplants, in most scenarios • Quadriplegia • Pulmonary hypertension • Renal failure, Renal insufficiency - severe • Stroke within 1 year • Suicide attempt within 5 years • Surgical repair of heart valves, aneurysms, intracranial tumors, major organs within six months, including gastric bypass Uninsurable non-medical scenarios: • Marijuana use, 4 or more times weekly • Substance abuse / misuse within last 5 years • Criminal activity - any history within the last 10 years • DUI, more than 2 or under age 25 if within 1 year • Unemployed (other than homemakers or retired) with minimal household income or dependent on SSI / disability benefits • Bankruptcy filing within 2 years • Liens / Judgements - outstanding activity that exceeds $ 50K

And recent research from the Sax Institute's 45 and Up Study supports this, finding patients with diabetes have a one - third lower rate of hospitalisation if they receive regular diabetes - related care from their GP.

All patients received diabetes education in hourly individual sessions with a certified diabetes educator every 2 weeks.

Regardless of whether receiving care in a primary or tertiary setting is an important factor influencing the patient - provider relationship, health behaviors and diabetes outcomes should be explored using an attachment perspective in future studies.