Monday, July 18, 2005

Improving/Worsening diabetes health news

I just love the media:
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Diabetes care appears to be improving Result is fewer hospital visits, less kidney failure
The Associated Press
Updated: 5:03 p.m. ET June 12, 2005
SAN DIEGO - For years, public health officials have urged people to do simple things to manage their diabetes: Watch blood sugar levels, eat a healthy diet and exercise.
Their message, it turns out, appears to be working.
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Diabetes out of control in U.S., study finds Survey cites poor management of blood sugar levels
Reuters
Updated: 3:20 p.m. ET May 18, 2005...
“Diabetes management actually worsened in the past 10 years,” Dr. Jaime Davidson, a diabetes expert at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, told a news conference.
'We are not doing better'“We have the tools but we are not doing better.”
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And we're supposed to trust these people without hesitation...

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