Islets of Hope diabetes studies and research links

Older Adults and diabetes. A collaborative effort between the NDEP and HHS' Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and Administration on Aging compiled information and resources for seniors with diabetes.

   Lisa Roney
Sweet Invisible Body: More than 16 million people in the United States have diabetes. Despite the ability of medicine to control the disease partially, its long-term complications make it the seventh leading cause of death in this country. Diabetics are more likely to suffer from heart disease, strokes, blindness, renal disease, and lower-limb amputations. Roney was diagnosed with diabetes in 1972, just before her 12th birthday, and her life has been indelibly marked by the physical and psychological effects of the disease. Candid, beautifully written, and touching, this exploration of the hidden sequelae of diabetes will spark recognition in anyone who lives with a chronic condition, especially those physical and psychological conditions that are invisible to casual observers. Suitable for the general public and highly recommended for all libraries.

SeniorJournal.com is an excellent web tool for researching health issues for senior citizens.

                                                       
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2006

Edinburgh researchers to probe memory loss in people with diabetics - Researchers at the University of Edinburgh are aiming to pinpoint why diabetes can cause memory loss and mental decline. A thousand people will take part in the study, the largest of its kind ever undertaken in the UK.  06/26/2006

More than One in Five Senior Citizens Has Diabetes - May 26, 2006 - A new study has found that 22 percent of senior citizens age 65 and older have diabetes and nearly 40 percent suffer with a form of pre-diabetes called impaired fasting glucose (IFG), which becomes more common with age. The study also found the prevalence of diagnosed diabetes in U.S. adults age 20 and older has risen from about 5.1 percent to 6.5 percent.   05/26/2006

Diabetes Medicines that control diabetes help prevent serious complications, reducing the cost of care. Diabetes is particularly prevalent among elderly patients; according to the American Diabetes Association, 10.3 million, or 20.9% of all people age 60 and older have diabetes.  One recent study found that effective treatment of diabetes with medicines and other therapy yields annual health care savings of $685 - $950 per patient within one to two years.  Another study corroborated these results, finding that use of a disease management program to control diabetes with medicines and patient education generated savings of $747 per patient per year.   01/31/2006

Senior Citizens Reduce Cardiovascular, Diabetes Risks Eating More Whole Grains - Senior citizens can lower their risk of cardiovascular disease and reduce the threat of metabolic syndrome by consuming a diet rich in whole-grain foods. Metabolic syndrome is a collection of risk factors that puts people at an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes.  02/06/2006

2005

Seniors Beware: Diabetes and Depression Can Be a Fatal Mix - Diabetics (type 2) suffering even minor depression are more likely to die than those not experiencing depression, a new study reports. The researchers also say a sedentary lifestyle is an important, independent predictor of mortality from diabetes. Senior citizens and baby boomers should be particularly aware of the depression-diabetes mix, since they are the most likely to have both type 2 diabetes and depression.  10/27/2005

Kidney Failure Rates Dip, Numbers Growing With Older Population - Age 75 up group now 26% of total, troubling racial disparities persist.  After 20 years of annual increases from 5 to 10 percent, rates for new cases of kidney failure have stabilized, according to new research from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) of the National Institutes of Health. The numbers of the oldest population, however, continue to climb and dramatic racial disparities persist. 10/11/2005

Are some medicines so good they should be free? In diabetes, U-M study finds, the answer can be yes - Lives and money could be saved if co-pays for ACE inhibitors were eliminated Result has implications for Medicare drug plan that begins in 2006.  07/19/2005

Diuretics Effective for Seniors with Diabetes, High Blood Pressure  - For senior citizens with diabetes, which is almost 19 percent of those over 65, there was welcome news this week from research saying diuretics work as well as ACE-inhibitors and calcium channel blockers in protecting against heart attack and improving survival, and offer more protection against congestive heart failure. 06/29/2005

2004

Diabetes Increases Deaths Among People 65 And Older - A new study involving tens of thousands of people 65 and older suggests that even among older people, diabetes substantially increases premature deaths, according to researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.  05/25/2004

2003

Diabetes in the Elderly Linked to Fewer Cellular "Power Plants" - Elderly people may develop insulin resistance — one of the major risk factors for diabetes — because “power plants‿ in their muscle cells decline or fail with age, according to Howard Hughes Medical Institute researchers at Yale University School of Medicine. 05/16/2003

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