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It’s well known that diabetes greatly increases the risk of cardiovascular disease—a risk that increases the longer one has diabetes. Less well known is that it does so even in individuals with stable blood sugar levels. Two leading health care organizations are teaming with three pharmaceutical companies to reduce the risk of diabetes-related cardiovascular disease and improve quality and length of life by increasing consumer awareness, training health care providers, and introducing quality improvement measures for practices, clinics, and hospitals that treat this vulnerable population.
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Coalition Aims to Tackle Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease
The American Heart Association (AHA) and the American Diabetes Association (ADA) recently announced the start of a new multiyear collaborative initiative supported by founding sponsors Boehringer Ingelheim, Eli Lilly and Company, and Novo Nordisk. The initiative’s goal is to help people with type 2 diabetes reduce their risk of disability and death due to cardiovascular events such as heart attack and stroke. Additional support for the initiative is provided by national sponsor, Sanofi.
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death and a major cause of disability for this population.
Adults with diabetes are two to four times more likely to have cardiovascular disease, which includes heart disease, heart failure, heart attack, and stroke, than people without diabetes. The combined risks have a significant impact—shortening life expectancy by an average of 12 years for adults at age 60 with both conditions.
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Providers Can Guide Patients’ Use of Products Promoted on TV
Providers can offer guidance to patients confused by television and online advertising for supplements that promise impressive inflated results when no evidence exists of their legitimacy. Read more »
Brain Health and Dementia: Challenge or Opportunity?
Recent research findings present recommendations for lifestyle modifications aimed at dementia prevention. Providers can play a key role in promoting these protective modifications. Read more »
Improving Elders’ Driving Safety
More older drivers are involved in fatal crashes than younger drivers, largely due to elders’ increased susceptibility to injury and medical complications. Read more » |
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Midlife Blood Pressure a Bellwether for Dementia Risk in Later Life
The New York Times reports on new research published in the European Heart Journal indicating that even mildly elevated blood pressure at age 50 points to higher risk of dementia later in life.
Asthma Drug Appears to Reverse Alzheimer’s Symptoms
Researchers at the Alzheimer’s Center at Temple University in Philadelphia used a decades-old asthma drug to improve thinking in mice and turn back the signs of Alzheimer’s disease. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports on the study, published online in Molecular Neurobiology. It demonstrates, according to the lead researcher, that “for the first time, we are showing that we can do something after the disease is established.”
Alzheimer’s Drug Test Halted
An article in the Chicago Tribune speculates about the impact of the failure of AstraZeneca’s experimental drug for Alzheimer’s disease, lanabecestat. Although there were no safety issues, two late-stage trials, one for early Alzheimer’s and the other for Alzheimer’s-related mild dementia, were halted due to lack of efficacy.
What Should Be Done About the Guns of People With Dementia?
The Los Angeles Times reports on a timely topic: When should physicians engage in a conversation about guns with their patients with dementia? It’s the topic of a recent essay written by a group of physicians in the Annals of Internal Medicine that tackles the thorny question of gun safety with respect to individuals with diminished mental competence. |
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AADE18 Offers More in Baltimore
By Heather Hogstrom
Baltimore will host the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) 2018 Annual Meeting from August 17 to 20. While visiting the city, conference attendees can take advantage of discounts at select restaurants, attractions, shops, and transportation providers available through Baltimore’s Show Your Badge program. With plenty to learn, experience, and explore, AADE18 will offer more in Baltimore.
New for AADE18 is the Mastering Diabetes Complications Series learning track, which features eight sessions focusing on various complications of diabetes, such as common foot abnormalities, hypertension, kidney disease, oral health, sexual issues, mental health, eye disease, and neuropathy. Other learning tracks cover AADE7 in Practice, Business Models, Clinical Therapeutics of Glycemic Management, Pathophysiology: Origin and Management Strategies, Population Health, Prevention/Delay of Type 2 Diabetes, Psychosocial/Behavioral, and Technology: Devices, Data, and Patient-Generated Health Data.
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Med-Q Smart Pillbox
Med-Q offers a modern take on pill reminders for those who need an alternative to telephone reminders, traditional pill alarms, and smartphone apps. Inspired by a registered nurse and created to help prevent medication errors, the Med-Q Smart Pillbox stores medications and emits a loud escalating beeping alarm to alert users each time they need to take medications, and a flashing light lets users know which compartment contains the pills to be taken. Learn more »
iTUG Smartphone App Helps Predict Dementia
A free smartphone app, iTUG, was created by an Osaka systems development firm and doctors to help detect dementia. It measures factors such as users’ walking speed as they move up and down, backwards and forwards, and left to right in order to help detect walking impediments that may signal dementia. Although there are plans to offer versions for a variety of smartphones, it’s currently available only for iPhones. Learn more » |
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