Researchers identify high-need areas for diabetes outreach in Florida and California
The team used the Neighborhood Deprivation Index, along with geocoding of primary care providers and endocrinologists, to find areas for strategic outreach.
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UF launches effort to improve access to care for Type 1 diabetes patients
Dr. Ashby Walker co-leads the program, which aims to help primary care physicians in Florida and California attain a greater level of expertise in Type 1 diabetes management.
Class about Type 1 diabetes has a twist: All the students are living with the disease
Dr. Ashby Walker leads the class that introduces students to diabetes research.
Study links prediabetes, diabetes in healthy weight adults to sedentary lifestyle
Dr. Arch Mainous and colleagues found that low levels of physical activity are associated with higher blood sugar among adults who are at a healthy weight.
Don’t let the scale fool you: Why you could still be at risk for diabetes
Writing for The Conversation, Dr. Arch Mainous describes the hidden health dangers of "skinny fat," including an increased risk of prediabetes.
Doctors aren’t diagnosing or treating most cases of prediabetes
A study led by Dr. Arch Mainous finds that less than one-quarter of patients who met the criteria for prediabetes received drug or lifestyle modification treatment from their primary care physician.
The Comeback Kids
After battling Guillan-Barre syndrome and relearning how to feed herself and walk, Gloria McIntyre is back…
UF study: One-third of English adults have prediabetes
Dr. Arch G. Mainous and colleagues found that prediabetes rates among English adults rose from about 12 percent in 2003 to 35 percent in 2011.
Parents of children with Type 1 diabetes turn to the Internet for support
Graduate student Amanda Balkhi and colleagues examined how parents use web forums to gain knowledge of their child’s disease and to find social support.
