1.) Diabetes Care Has Improved in Past 10 Years, but Americans
Have a Long Way to Go According to a new study, diabetes care in
the past 10 years has improved, but, still, two in five people
with diabetes have poor control of cholesterol, one in three
have poor blood pressure control and one in five has poor
control of blood sugar levels (Article, p. 465). Researchers,
using data from two national population-based surveys, looked at
the proportion of Americans with diabetes who had adequate
control of blood sugar, blood pressure and cholesterol levels,
and who had recommended yearly eye and foot examinations. This
article in its entirety is available to the public at
www.annals.org. 2) People with Mild Hypertension Can
Successfully Make and Sustain Lifestyle Changes That Reduce Risk
for Heart Disease In an 18-month study to measure the effect of
positive lifestyle changes on blood pressure control, 810 adult
volunteers with borderline or mild hypertension were assigned to
one of three groups: a. repeated coun