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May 1, 2010 | Journal Article
A study of diabetes prevention and management programs implemented by community-based organizations in the Lower Rio Grande Valley (LRGV) of the Texas-Mexico border region finds 19 free or low-cost programs based on state and national guidelines.
August 18, 2010 | Story
With the disease on the rise, Wanda Montalvo and the New York State Diabetes Campaign are working to make sure diabetes sufferers are diagnosed and getting the care they need.
February 2, 2010 | Journal Article
Diabetes patients with multiple health concerns often agree with their primary care providers about which of their conditions is most important. Providers need to give more consideration to symptomatic conditions, such as pain and depression, as well as competing demands.
July 1, 2010 | Program Result
Staff at One Economy Corporation created and expanded Manage Your Diabetes, an interactive Web site designed to help people with low incomes and low literacy skills monitor and control their diabetes.
June 20, 2009 | Journal Article
The Diabetes Initiative was a self-management initiative conducted in real-world settings for individuals with type 2 diabetes.
December 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This article examines how children are involved in their parents' diabetes self-management. Both parents and children perceive that children influence dietary, exercise and medication management.
December 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This article examines changes in the prevalence of diabetes in Mexican Americans aged 75 and older since the early 1990s. Mexican Americans have higher rates of diabetes than non-Hispanic White Americans but little is known about older Mexican Americans with diabetes.
April 19, 2010 | Program Result
The Diabetes Initiative and its individual projects have contributed to the expansion of diabetes self-management at the state level and nationwide.
October 1, 2009 | Journal Article
News media coverage of diabetes shapes public perception of the disease. This study found that articles published between 2005 and 2006, in major U.S. newspapers, framed type 2 diabetes as the result of behavioral, rather than social, factors.
August 20, 2010 | Story
Physicians may need to change their approach to discharge care for diabetics hospitalized for heart attacks. A Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Scholar's research finds current practices may place patients at risk.