A look at the Diabetes Prevention Program at the 10-year mark showed the program brought lasting results.
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Long-term effectiveness of the Diabetes Prevention Program received attention at this year’s ADA Scientific Sessions, but it’s not the first time the program has received an interim report card.
A 10-year lookback at the program, including its effect on healthcare spending, appeared in The American Journal of Managed Care® in 2013. At that time, the original DPP Research Group found that the relative risk reduction was still 49% among the those in the lifestyle group and 21% in the metformin group compared with placebo. The researchers also found that enrolling in the lifestyle program saved money in the long run.
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Co-occurring Diabetes and Tooth Loss Linked to Worse, Faster Cognitive Decline
March 15th 2023New research suggests older adults with both diabetes and edentulism are more likely to experience worse and faster cognitive decline compared with adults without either condition and adults older in age.
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How Can Employers Leverage the DPP to Improve Diabetes Rates?
February 15th 2022On this episode of Managed Care Cast, Jill Hutt, vice president of member services at the Greater Philadelphia Business Coalition on Health, explains the Coalition’s efforts to reduce diabetes rates through the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP).
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HALO Misses End Point, but Optimism Remains for Baxdrostat in Resistant Hypertension
March 5th 2023Baxdrostat is a highly selective aldosterone synthase inhibitor; phase 1 studies showed that the therapy caused a sustained, dose-dependent reduction in plasma aldosterone by more than 70% without reducing cortisol.
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Balancing Care Access and Fragmentation for Better Outcomes in Veterans With Diabetes
April 22nd 2021The authors of a study in the April 2021 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® discuss the possible reasons behind the link between care fragmentation and hospitalizations in veterans with diabetes, as well as potential opportunities to address disjointed care in the context of the widespread telehealth uptake seen during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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How Rising Insulin Costs Impacted Uninsured Populations
February 23rd 2023Researchers looked at trends in insulin usage and expenditure among insured and uninsured populations with diabetes, accounting for how the expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act may have affected these trends.
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