What the news
means for you
Carrie Johnson, PharmD
Certified Diabetes Educator
&AdvAnces
Insights September 30, 2009
Despite need, most diabetics
don’t receive lifestyle counseling
Diabetes is nearing epidemic proportions
in the United States due...
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What the news
means for you
Carrie Johnson, PharmD
Certified Diabetes Educator
&AdvAnces
Insights September 30, 2009
Despite need, most diabetics
don’t receive lifestyle counseling
Diabetes is nearing epidemic proportions
in the United States due to an increased
number of older Americans and a greater
prevalence of obesity and sedentary lifestyles
among Americans of all ages.
The Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
estimates that 16 million Americans have
diabetes.
Rates are highest among people of
African-American, Hispanic/Latino American
and Native American descent.
Lifestyle changes to risk factors such as diet
and physical activity can improve outcomes
for patients of all ages with type 2 diabetes,
which is the most prevalent form of the
disease.
Yet little has been known about how
often doctors provide lifestyle counseling or
referrals to address these risk factors.
Research findings
To find out whether lifestyle counseling
and re
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