Work? Diabetes? Where does the time go?
Theresa Flaherty09/13/2013The month of August marks two anniversaries for me: the first, it's been 14 years since I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. I cannot for the life of me remember the exact...
View ArticleMortality rate rises with diabetes-related disease, regardless of race, study...
09/18/2013HME News StaffWorcester, Mass – Postmenopausal women die of diabetes-related disease at the same rate, regardless of race or ethnicity, according to a new UMass Medical School study. That’s...
View ArticleDiabetes Care Club adds pain management to mail-order offering
09/24/2013HME News StaffFRANKLIN, Tenn. – Diabetes Care Club, one of 19 contract suppliers for the national mail-order program for diabetes supplies, has inked a deal with Neurometrix to distribute its...
View ArticleSmile, it's Diabetes Awareness Month
Theresa Flaherty11/08/2013November gives me an excuse to climb up on my diabetes soapbox and blog (as if I needed one, already!).That's because November is Diabetes Awareness Month and I've seen...
View ArticleCongratulations! You made it out of bed this morning!
Theresa Flaherty11/14/2013"What's the congratulations for?" my coworker, Jo, asked me this morning."What congratulations?""Didn't I just hear Heather say 'congratulations?'""She may have said...
View ArticleIn brief: CMS briefs, Invacare hires, KCI slips
11/15/2013HME News StaffWASHINGTON – A meeting with CMS and congressional staff on DME competitive bidding, originally cancelled due to the government shutdown, has been set for 11 a.m., Monday, Nov....
View ArticleMed-Care recognizes children with diabetes
11/22/2013HME News StaffDALLAS – Fifty children and their families will attend the Nov. 22 Dallas Mavericks basketball game as part of “One Shot Away,” a diabetes recognition program hosted by Med-Care...
View ArticleCome on and shake your tailfeathers. It's Thanksgiving!
11/25/2013Theresa FlahertyWe've written stories in the past about how home medical equipment allows people to travel to visit friends and relatives for the holidays.This year, I spoke with the folks at...
View ArticleShake your tail feathers everyone! It's Thanksgiving.
Theresa Flaherty11/26/2013We've written stories in the past about how home medical equipment allows people to travel to visit friends and relatives for the holidays.This year, I spoke with the folks at...
View ArticleActiveCare ready to ‘unlock’ growth opportunity
12/03/2013HME News StaffOREM, Utah – ActiveCare, a diabetes and chronic disease management company, has retained DelMorgan & Co. to serve as its financial adviser, it was announced today.DelMorgan,...
View ArticleNipro initiates voluntary recall
01/03/2014HME News StaffFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Nipro Diagnostics has initiated a voluntary recall and replacement of a limited number of TRUEbalance and TRUEtrack blood glucose meters. The company has...
View ArticleOnehealth Solutions helps diabetes patients do 360
01/03/2014Theresa FlahertyHOLLAND, Mich. – Mike Archambault dislikes the term wellness.“I prefer the term health management because it includes everything,” said Archambault, CEO of Onehealth...
View ArticleActiveCare program cuts healthcare costs, study says
03/11/2014HME News StaffOREM, Utah – Patients participating in ActiveCare’s diabetes management program saw first-year cost savings of nearly $3,400 each, according to a study published in US...
View ArticleDiabetes rates rise
04/16/2014HME News StaffYARMOUTH, Maine – Diabetes is on the rise, but so is control of the condition, according to a new study. Between 1988 and 2010, rates of diagnosed diabetes rose from 6% to 10%,...
View ArticleStudy shows link between OSA, diabetes
06/06/2014HME News StaffNEW YORK – A new study of more than 8,500 patients in Canada has demonstrated a link between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and the development of diabetes, the American Thoracic...
View ArticleCDC: 9.3% of U.S. population has diabetes
06/11/2014HME News StaffWASHINGTON – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the National Diabetes Statistics Report 2014 this week and it’s not pretty.The CDC now believes 29.1...
View ArticleCDC reports rise in doc visits by diabetes patients
07/31/2014HME News StaffATLANTA – Office-based physician visits made by diabetes patients rose 20% between 2005 and 2010, according to a new data brief from the Centers for Disease Control and...
View ArticleDiabetes risk increases sharply
08/13/2014HME News StaffNEW YORK — The risk of diabetes has doubled, with 40% of Americans born between 2001 and 2011 at risk of developing the disease, according to a new study published in The Lancet...
View ArticleIn brief: GAO weighs in on audits, Liberator’s investments pay off
08/15/2014HME News StaffWASHINGTON – The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is calling on CMS to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of its post-payment review efforts by providing contractors...
View ArticleAre diabetes rates slowing?
09/25/2014HME News StaffYARMOUTH, Maine – The incidence and prevalence of diabetes appears to have plateaued between 2008 and 2012, according to an article published Sept. 24 in the Journal of the...
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