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GPs facing higher diabetes targets

Changes announced in yesterday’s budget include increasing the targets GPs need to meet to receive PIP diabetes incentives.

1 week ago0

Diabetes patients need regular contact

Two studies reporting little benefit from brief educational initiatives suggest that regular contact may be essential.

1 week ago0

‘One size does not fit all’: guidelines
Individual patient needs and preferences rather than prescriptive measures are at the heart of new hyperglycaemia management guidelines for type...
1 week ago0
No evidence that fish-oil reduces GDM
An Australian randomised controlled trial of nearly 2400 pregnant women has failed to find a benefit from taking fish-oil, at...
1 week ago0
Early bird catches the worm
Early registration and abstract submissions are now open for this year’s ADA/ADEA conference on the gold coast.
1 week ago0
Nurses cut toddler BMI and TV time
Home visits by specially trained nurses are effective in reducing the BMI and TV viewing time of very young children...
1 week ago0

Patient Care

Nurse funding shake-up and diabetes educators

Last week Diabetes Educators Update asked our readers what they thought about the shake-up for GP Practice Nurse funding, as well as more generally about their thoughts on the barriers to diabetes educators entering private practice.

23 weeks ago0

Glucose control effective across international healthcare systems

Intensive control of blood glucose is possible in varied healthcare systems around the world despite differences in ethnicity, the use of other medications and baseline risk factors, new research shows.

23 weeks ago0

New guidelines neutral on insulin pumps
Australia’s first all-of-life guidelines for type 1 diabetes suggest insulin pumps are not substantially better than old-fashioned multiple daily injections...
25 weeks ago0
Screening for autoantibodies reduces diabetic complications
Screening for islet autoantibodies in children with a first-degree family history of type 1 diabetes reduces their risk of going...
25 weeks ago0
Transitioning kids to adult healthcare still a problem
Australian teenagers with type 2 diabetes often ''fall through the cracks'' in the transition from paediatric to adult healthcare systems.
36 weeks ago0
New guidelines on hypoglycaemia and driving
People with diabetes are being urged not to drive a vehicle if their blood sugar level is below five millimols...
36 weeks ago0

Treatment

20g carb miscalculations troublesome

Miscalculating a meal’s carbohydrate load by 20 grams significantly increases the risk of hypo- or hyperglycaemia in children with type 1 diabetes, an Australian study has found.

15 weeks ago0

Bariatric surgery should remain ‘last resort’: Diabetes Australia

Bariatric surgery is not without risks and should only be considered when lifestyle measures and medical treatments have been unsuccessful, Diabetes Australia has said in a position statement aimed at helping people decide whether surgery is appropriate for them.

15 weeks ago0

More on the menu for diabetes prevention
Low-volume, high-intensity interval training should be incorporated into future exercise guidelines for adults at risk of type 2 diabetes, a...
15 weeks ago0
CAM use common in diabetes, especially among overseas-born
Almost half the residents of Western Sydney who have diabetes may be using some kind of complementary medicine, a new...
17 weeks ago0
Multidisciplinary diabetes program yields promising results
Multidisciplinary diabetes management is able to significantly improve both patients’ glycemic control and their quality of life, a study finds.
17 weeks ago0
New phone app reminder
Patients now have no excuses for forgetting to take their medications with the launch of a new smart phone app
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Lifestyle

No green light for food labelling

The AMA has accused the Government of caving in to the food industry after failing to endorse traffic light labelling for foods.

23 weeks ago0

Exercise benefits validated

A recent study has confirmed for the first time that supervised training in addition to counselling leads to a significant improvement in both the physical and mental quality of life in patients with type 2 diabetes.

23 weeks ago0

Regional GPs positive about diabetes educators
A survey of why regional GPs do and don’t refer their patients to diabetes educators has found most are positive...
29 weeks ago0
Nurses less cooperative than GPs, but more humble
The stereotypes of friendly nurses and big-headed doctors may not be quite right, with Australian research suggesting nurses and GPs...
42 weeks ago0
Gestational diabetes fear
Women who have gestational diabetes are more likely to have children who will battle diabetes and weight problems through their...
1 year ago0
1 in 3 US adults will have diabetes
Over 11% of US adults have diabetes, new figures show.
1 year ago0

Politics

Costs a growing barrier to GP visits

More patients are putting off seeing their GP due to costs, despite the bulk-billing rate being at its highest level in decades, new research shows.

15 weeks ago0

Vice president resigns

Fiona McIver has offered her resignation as vice president of the ADEA this week.

25 weeks ago0

Accreditation should focus on professional development
The certification process for credentialed diabetes educators should not just be an exercise in ''collecting points", delegates at the Australian...
36 weeks ago0
Fraudster claims cure for type 1 diabetes
A convicted conman who was previously jailed in Australia for two years for posing as a World Health Organisation official...
1 year ago0
Position Statement: The Prevention or Delay of Type 2 Diabetes. American Diabetes Association
In the last decade, studies have been initiated to determine the feasibility and benefit of various strategies to prevent or...
9 years ago0

Training

New Technologies Online Learning Program

An online program designed to provide diabetes educators with the latest information on new diabetes technologies has been launched at the recent Australia Diabetes Society and Australian Diabetes Education Association Annual Scientific Meeting in Perth.

36 weeks ago0

Diabetes educator recognised on honour roll

A newspaper ad for what was probably the first diabetes educator position in Australia led Margaret McGill to become an international pioneer in diabetes education.

1 year ago0

Applying lessons of the landmark US Diabetes Prevention Program to clinical practice
Lifestyle intervention and metformin therapy both reduce the incidence of diabetes in patients at high risk, with the former being...
9 years ago0

Other News

Good and bad news for diabetes

The prevalence of diabetes in the Australian population has more than doubled from 1.5% to 4.1% and men are becoming obese faster than women, according to an AIHW report.

15 weeks ago0

Placebo adherence saves lives?

Trial participants who conscientiously take their placebos die less than those who have worse adherence to placebos – and the association resists being explained away by confounding.

15 weeks ago0

New research linking statins to diabetes won’t change guidelines: Experts
Guidelines on the prescription of statins for postmenopausal women should not be changed despite evidence linking the medications with an...
17 weeks ago0
Research questions diabetes screening
New research has questioned the efficacy of diabetes screening programs.
17 weeks ago0
Warnings over new diabetes payment scheme
GPs may face financial risks under the new diabetes payment scheme, say Australian experts.
17 weeks ago0
Nurse funding shake-up and diabetes educators
Last week Diabetes Educators Update asked our readers what they thought about the shake-up for GP Practice Nurse funding, as...
23 weeks ago0