Type 2 Diabetes

Study seeks to determine whether significant improvement in glycemic control can be achieved when regular coaching is part of the process.

We recently asked experts to define the top challenges associated with diabetes health management, and how health plans can overcome them.

How much does diabetes cost the healthcare system and what's driving cost increases? Find out.

Here’s how remote monitoring works to improve diabetic patient care, and a look at whether payers are paying for it.

Novo Nordisk’s new diabetes drug production facility in Clayton, N.C., will ensure production capacity for these drugs in the United States for the decade ahead.

A systemic review highlights studies that improved medication adherence and patient outcomes using strategies that could be effective if employed in real-world healthcare settings.

Studies have found that getting diabetes under control early on has immediate benefits. Here’s how providers and patients can more proactively address the disease.

Specific benefits patients with diabetes have experienced due to the ACA, and how those benefits are impacting diabetes costs.

Although the diabetes pipeline is not large, we continue to have progress in meeting the unmet needs of patients with diabetes.

Personalization is the key to a healthcare experience that optimizes outcomes, improves the customer experience and, ultimately, lowers costs to the healthcare system. Find out why it’s especially key for diabetic patients.

Mobile health (mHealth) offers new ways to empower patients with diabetes in caring for themselves and making decisions that support their health.

Telemedicine could improve diabetic patient outcomes, expand access, and provide better economic value for patients. Find out how.

Consequences range from cardiovascular disease to renal disease

Here are some of the innovative approaches payers and providers are taking to quell the diabetes epidemic, and curb the costs associated with it.

A successful YMCA diabetes program has prompted the Obama administration to expand Medicare to cover programs to prevent diabetes among those at high risk of developing the disease.

The sheer volume of diabetes patients has made it a big driver of medication spending. Here are some important formulary considerations.

… and solutions from experts

Rob Danoff, DO, of Aria Health System, explains what should be done to reduce health management costs, while improving care of diabetic patients.

In this Q&A, experts discuss how emerging treatments and technologies are affecting diabetes costs.

Humana is using past evidence to reach patients at risk for diabetes.

As 2016 gets underway, improvements in diabetes health management are expected to progress. Here are some of the noteworthy trends to watch.

While diabetes, particularly type 2, remains an epidemic, the number of new diagnoses has begun to slow. Here are some developments contributing to the decrease.

Broader exchange of ideas for diabetes health management and related programs may result in more efficient community-based programs with a wider impact.

Several studies have demonstrated that telemedicine programs of different types can yield the same or better results than more traditional diabetes interventions.

The results of a large study of the impact of empagliflozin (Jardiance) on cardiovascular outcomes were recently published. Here are some key takeaways.