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- Ten Common Myths About Diabetes Busted
Kentucky ranks 17th in diabetes, and many Kentuckians are newly diagnosed every year with the disease, usually Type 2 diabetes. The diagnosis can be overwhelming, especially if you don't have your facts straight. A report by Healthgrades on the CNN...
- Brown Fat, Already Known As A Super Calorie Burner,' Could Also Be A Key To Treating Type 2 Diabetes, Study Shows
Better understanding brown fat could lead to future ways of treating obesity and type 2 diabetes, Abby Phillip reports for The Washington Post. A recent study published in The Journal of Cell Biology found that brown fat cells are not only great "super...
- Study Concludes That Fasting Can Reduce Cholesterol Levels For People In Danger Of Developing Diabetes
New research suggests that occasional fasting can help pre-diabetics from developing diabetes, which is more common in Kentucky than most states. After 10 to 12 hours of fasting, the body looks for other energy sources to sustain itself, so it removes...
- Bills To Allow School Personnel To Administer Insulin Are Result Of Lack Of Funding To Pay For Nurses In Schools
Reflecting a shortage of school nurses and Kentucky's higher-than-average prevalence of diabetes, a bill in the new legislative session would allow school personnel to administer insulin and otherwise treat diabetes symptoms if they undergo specified...
- Know Your Risk Factors For Diabetes
Would you like to delay or prevent diabetes if you could? Would you like to prevent possible severe diabetes-related complications, including loss of sight or limbs? Millions of Americans are at risk for developing type 2 diabetes, according to the American...
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Diabetic youth have medical costs of more than $9,000 a year
Children who have diabetes incur medical costs of more than $9,000 a year, a number that is six times greater than for children who don't have the disease, a new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found.
Most of the expenses are for prescription drugs and outpatient care. "Most youth with diabetes need insulin to survive and the medical costs for young people on insulin were almost 65 percent higher than for those who did not require insulin to treat their diabetes," said Ann Albright, director of CDC's Division of Diabetes Translation.
Type 1 diabetics cannot produce insulin and so must receive insulin treatment. Type 2 diabetics, whose bodies no longer handle insulin properly and slowly lose the ability to make it, are generally treated with oral medications that control glucose levels in the blood. More than 90 percent of young diabetics are on insulin. Type 2 diabetes is extremely rare in children younger than 10 years of age. It is infrequent in children and teens 10 to 19 years old.
The study looked at medical costs for children and teens less than 20 years of age who were covered by employer-sponsored private health insurance plans in 2007. Estimates were based on administrative claim data from almost 50,000 children, including 8,226 diabetics. (Read more)
- Ten Common Myths About Diabetes Busted
Kentucky ranks 17th in diabetes, and many Kentuckians are newly diagnosed every year with the disease, usually Type 2 diabetes. The diagnosis can be overwhelming, especially if you don't have your facts straight. A report by Healthgrades on the CNN...
- Brown Fat, Already Known As A Super Calorie Burner,' Could Also Be A Key To Treating Type 2 Diabetes, Study Shows
Better understanding brown fat could lead to future ways of treating obesity and type 2 diabetes, Abby Phillip reports for The Washington Post. A recent study published in The Journal of Cell Biology found that brown fat cells are not only great "super...
- Study Concludes That Fasting Can Reduce Cholesterol Levels For People In Danger Of Developing Diabetes
New research suggests that occasional fasting can help pre-diabetics from developing diabetes, which is more common in Kentucky than most states. After 10 to 12 hours of fasting, the body looks for other energy sources to sustain itself, so it removes...
- Bills To Allow School Personnel To Administer Insulin Are Result Of Lack Of Funding To Pay For Nurses In Schools
Reflecting a shortage of school nurses and Kentucky's higher-than-average prevalence of diabetes, a bill in the new legislative session would allow school personnel to administer insulin and otherwise treat diabetes symptoms if they undergo specified...
- Know Your Risk Factors For Diabetes
Would you like to delay or prevent diabetes if you could? Would you like to prevent possible severe diabetes-related complications, including loss of sight or limbs? Millions of Americans are at risk for developing type 2 diabetes, according to the American...