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Addressing Barriers to Hispanic Men's Engagement in Diabetes Prevention

By Pearl Steinzor

June 18th 2025

Knowledge gaps, financial burdens, and skepticism hinder Hispanic men’s participation in the National Diabetes Prevention Program, a study finds.

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Fatty Liver Found in Half of Patients With Type 2 Diabetes, Study Finds

By Pearl Steinzor

June 13th 2025

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DASH-Style Diet Lowers Blood Pressure in Type 2 Diabetes

By Pearl Steinzor

June 10th 2025

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AI Matches Physician Accuracy in Insulin Dosing for T2D

By Laura Joszt, MA

May 30th 2025

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Concurrent Hypertension, Type 2 Diabetes Linked to Higher Mortality Risk

By Brooke McCormick

May 29th 2025

Advancing Care in Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity: A Coordinated, Guideline-Driven Approach

Understand how recent advances in GLP-1 receptor agonists and other therapies are transforming the treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity through a shift of reactive to proactive care that addresses root causes of cardiometabolic disease.

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October 28th 2016

Voters in Four US Cites to Weigh in on Soda Taxes

Mary Caffrey

The connection between soda consumption and rising rates of diabetes and obesity has been well established. The World Health Organization has called for soda taxes and marketing limits, especially for advertising aimed at children.

October 27th 2016

More Than Half in US Have One Chronic Condition, Study Finds

Mary Caffrey

The findings highlight the need for collaborative care, which has support in the proposed 2017 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.

October 26th 2016

Long-Term Exposure to Pollution Linked to Heart Disease

AJMC Staff

A new study suggests pollution particles could set into motion events like heart attacks and strokes years before they occur.

October 25th 2016

Myriad RBM, Sanofi, Reach Deal to Measure Predictive CV Markers in Diabetes Patients

Mary Caffrey

Ralph McDade, PhD, Myriad RBM's president, explained earlier this year how the precision medicine approach, pioneered in oncology, was finding its way into the cardiovascular arena, and that it could ultimately lead to develop of a risk panel that would make the ELIXA trial simpler and less costly.

October 23rd 2016

Understanding How Stress Affects Poor Medication Adherence in Type 2 Diabetes

Mary Caffrey

While the link between stress and medication adherence is well known, this study attempted to measure how much stress affected adherence.

October 21st 2016

AJMC in the Press, October 21, 2016

AJMC Staff

Coverage of our peer-reviewed research in the healthcare and mainstream press.

October 21st 2016

Omnipod Feasibility Study Seeks to Perfect Formulas That Will Make Artificial Pancreas Run

Mary Caffrey

Current work seeks to perfect the algorithm that would someday let the insulin pump automatically make the multitude of delivery decisions that would have been made by a healthy pancreas. Advances are happening alongside a shifting landscape in payer coverage, with advocates worried that they might lack choice amid so much innovation.

October 20th 2016

What Teens Weigh Can Predict Future Diabetes Mortality, Study Finds

Mary Caffrey

The study of teenagers found that the risk of early death from diabetes increased at BMI levels below the cutoff for what is considered "normal" in adults.

October 19th 2016

When It Comes to Diabetes, More Exercise Is Better, Study Finds

Mary Caffrey

The findings in Diabetologia separate the effects of activity from diet and other behaviors across 23 studies covering more than 1 million people.

October 19th 2016

Bach, Califf Elected to National Academy of Medicine

Mary Caffrey

Seventy Americans and 9 international members were elected to the National Academy of Medicine this week.

October 19th 2016

Mike Payne Discusses Omada Health's Prevent Program

Omada Health’s Prevent program has enrolled nearly 55,000 patients since its start in 2012, and has been demonstrating successful, real-world applicable results for patients with pre-diabetes, said Mike Payne, MBA, MSci, chief healthcare development officer at Omada Health.

October 18th 2016

High-Doses of Antidepressants Less Risky on Heart Than Initially Thought

Jackie Syrop

High doses of the antidepressants citalopram (Celexa) and escitalopram (Cipralex, Lexapro) do not appear to carry greater risk of sudden cardiac death than comparable doses of other selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, according to a new study.

October 17th 2016

Pepsi Announces Plan to Cut Sugar, Salt, Fat From Food and Soda Products

Mary Caffrey

The initiative comes as consumers move away from soda toward healthier beverages. Pepsi, in particular, has seen declining sales, and voters in several US cities will decide on soda taxes on November 8, 2016.

October 17th 2016

More Research Needed to Understand Link Between Diabetes, Fractures

AJMC Staff

Researchers say more work is needed to create calculators that predict fracture risk in individual patients with diabetes.

October 16th 2016

Dr Scott Breidbart Discusses the Impacts of Patient Behavior on Diabetes Care

A patient may be aware of the complications that could arise from a lack of adherence with a chronic disease like diabetes, but education is not enough to change a patient’s lifestyle, explained Scott Breidbart, MD, MBA, chief clinical officer of EmblemHealth.

October 14th 2016

This Week in Managed Care: October 14, 2016

This week, the top stories in managed care included HHS releasing the final rule for the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act, a commentary on the downside of drug coupons, and the World Health Organization called on countries to enact a soda tax.

October 14th 2016

Diabetes, Obesity Linked to Liver Cancer in Study

Mary Caffrey

Rates of liver cancer have steadily climbed alongside rising rates of obesity and diabetes, leading researchers to investigate links among the conditions.

October 13th 2016

Nearly Half of Pregnant Women Gained More Weight Than Recommended in 2015

Mary Caffrey

Gaining too much weight during pregnancy can bring serious health consequences.

October 13th 2016

Does Medicare Managed Care Reduce Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Diabetes Preventive Care and Healthcare Expenditures?

Elham Mahmoudi, PhD Wassim Tarraf, PhD Brianna L. Maroukis, BS Helen G. Levy, PhD

The authors aimed to examine whether participation in Medicare managed care, compared with fee-for-service, has any effects on racial/ethnic disparities in diabetes care and healthcare expenditures among older adults.

October 12th 2016

Aetna, Merck Reach Value-Based Deal on Diabetes Drugs and Collaborate on Wellness

Mary Caffrey

The pay-for-performance deal comes as Januvia faces increased competition from newer drug classes, especially SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1 receptor agonists.

October 12th 2016

Children, Teens With Autism More Likely to Be Obese

Mary Caffrey

A study from Tufts University School of Medicine found that at age 10, obesity rates among children on the autism spectrum are not that much higher than children outside the spectrum, but rates diverge sharply as children get older.

October 11th 2016

Harvard Study Evaluates How Mice With Diabetes React to Fructose

Mary Caffrey

The study found that in diabetic mice, a common sweetener appears to travel straight to the liver, where it causes fat to accumulate.

October 10th 2016

Big Soda Sponsored 96 Health Groups Over a 5-Year Period

Mary Caffrey

The findings are consistent with earlier work that show how soda companies spend heavily to promote their brands and thwart efforts to regulate or tax their products to address diabetes or obesity.

October 10th 2016

Kristen McGovern on Cost Concerns and the Increasing Use of Telehealth

Despite concerns, the use of telehealth visits does not have a significant impact on the overall budget, explained Kristen McGovern, JD, partner at Sirona Strategies. In fact, a recent study found that using telehealth services decreased costs over the long term.

October 7th 2016

Global Life Expectancy Rises, but 70% of Deaths Due to Noncommunicable Diseases

Laura Joszt, MA

Health is improving around the world, but 7 out of 10 deaths are now due to noncommunicable diseases, like stroke, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, and drug use disorders, according to a special issue of The Lancet.

October 7th 2016

This Week in Managed Care: October 7, 2016

This week, the top managed care stories included conference coverage from the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy's 2016 Nexus, Bill Clinton courted controversy when discussing the Affordable Care Act, and research finds fear of a job loss can increase the risk of diabetes.

October 7th 2016

Does Online Testing Overdiagnose Prediabetes?

Christina Mattina

A short online test evaluates respondents’ health status to determine their risk of having prediabetes. However, some doctors worry that too many people will fall into the high-risk category, contributing to an overuse of resources.

October 6th 2016

Building a Better A1C Test for Diabetes Diagnosis, Care

Mary Caffrey

It is well known that the current A1C test could be more accurate. A group of researchers at Harvard believes they have found a way to personalize the test.

October 5th 2016

Fear of Job Loss Increases Risk of Diabetes, Study Finds

AJMC Staff

While the researchers found a "modest risk" of diabetes associated with job insecurity, they said it pointed to the need for policies that promoted job stability and better wages.

October 4th 2016

Why This Year's Nobel Prize in Medicine Matters in Understanding Diabetes

Mary Caffrey

Despite a name derived from the Greek terms for "self-eating," autophagy is not harmful; rather, it is essential for insulin secretion.

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