Diabetes

Rates of food insecurity remain high in American Indian communities, and a recent study indicates that inadequate food quality and quantity may put these populations at higher risk of diabetes, obesity, and hypertension.

This week, the top managed care stories included news that Republicans will introduce legislation to replace the Affordable Care Act, a report found the abortion rate hit a historic low, and results showed Januvia is safe for the oldest patients, even if they have cardiovascular risk.

A Big Data approach reveals the link between well-known insecticides and melatonin, a chemical that affects sleep patterns.

Observers have called the mini-pump, which continuously delivers exenatide, a "game changer" because it has the potential to overcome medication adherence in the patients who are most resistant to treatment.

The study found only tobacco use and hypertension were worse on the heart than depression.

The new study in Diabetes Care comes more than a year after the initial results of the TECOS trial were presented at the American Diabetes Association Scientific Sessions.

This week, the top stories in managed care were that the Senate began the process of repealing the Affordable Care Act, Cigna and CVS moved away from the EpiPen, and the NCI Formulary will make it easier to study cancer drugs and their combinations.

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The new definition applies to CGM devices that have FDA approval for dosing decisions. Right now, Dexcom's G5 meets the 5-part test.

Patients have a number of concerns about insulin, including pain from injections and interference with their activities, said Yehuda Handelsman, MD, FACP, FACE, FNLA, medical director and principal investigator at the Metabolic Institute of America. However, clinicians must play an important role in explaining to patients how recent advances have made insulin delivery simpler and more convenient.

The World Health Organization has called for limiting soda marketing to kids, and the authors describe the holiday truck as a item that needs to go.

If the Affordable Care Act is repealed, providers of the Diabetes Prevention Program will need to replace the path to Medicare reimbursement that were covered in the law.

Director Tom Frieden, MD, MPH, said the results show that a population health—based approach can save lives and money when there are "rigorous" standards for accountability.

The addition of new a chief medical officer and a new chief commercial officer comes as the digital health provider is poised to scale up delivery of the National Diabetes Prevention Program in Medicare.

The judge's ruling allows 30 days for an appeal but encourages the parties to work out a settlement. The case involves competing, expensive drugs to control cholesterol.

This week in managed care, readers chose the top healthcare news story of 2016, 4 physician groups appealed to Congress to have a replacement for Obamacare ready if it is repealed, and the American College of Physicians released a new guideline on oral medications for type 2 diabetes.

The intervention involves limiting carbohydrates to 40% of calories and having participants maintain muscle mass, so energy levels remain high.

An increasing prevalence of type 2 diabetes and poor glycemic control among youth in the United States has highlighted the need for early detection of prediabetes.

Research on the role of community health workers shows that they can help patients manage their hypertension, in part by addressing barriers to medication adherence.

The American College of Physicians' oral medication guideline for treating type 2 diabetes is the first update since 2012, and it reflects many new medications that have received FDA approval since that time.

As 2016 drew to a close, The American Journal of Managed Care (AJMC)® polled readers on what was, in their opinion, the biggest healthcare story of the year. Runners-up included drug pricing drama, Medicare policy announcements, and more, but the top answer by far was the news story that sent shockwaves throughout the healthcare industry and around the world.

A glimpse at the top 5 articles from The American Journal of Managed Care's® conference coverage that caught reader attention in 2016.

Why a mobile health coaching company sees its move from per member per month to outcomes-based payment as the right thing-for employers and for consumers.

Evaluation of US healthcare data between 1996 and 2013 found that 20 conditions accounted for half of all spending in the United States, with diabetes leading the way.