Contents tagged with diabetes
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Empower your patients with diabetes self-management education
Empower your patients with diabetes self-management education
By the Texas Diabetes Council
Diabetes education works. But less than 60 percent of people with diabetes have had formal diabetes … more
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Memorial Family Medicine Residency Program named a GO! Diabetes research poster competition winner
Memorial Family Medicine Residency Program named a GO! Diabetes research poster competition winner
The GO! Diabetes research poster entitled, “Effect of In-house Retinal Photography on Diabetic … more
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GO! Diabetes completes its fourth year, celebrates highlights in Fieldbook 2012 featuring TAFP members
GO! Diabetes completes its fourth year
Program celebrates highlights in Fieldbook 2012 featuring TAFP members
posted 10.25.12
GO! Diabetes provides tools for family physicians, faculty, … more
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The epidemic of our times: Diabetes
By Lamia Kadir, M.D.
Diabetes is a personal issue for me, as with many; my mother was diagnosed decades ago. I firmly believe a solid knowledge of diabetes is crucial for all primary care physicians. To know diabetes is to know medicine.
According to the American Diabetes Association, 25.8 million children and adults in the United States—8.3 percent of the population—have diabetes. There were 1.9 million new cases of diabetes diagnosed in people over age 20 in 2010.
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News from ABFM: TAFP member elected to board, new programs available
News from ABFM: TAFP member elected to board, new programs available
posted 06.10.10
TAFP member Carlos Roberto Jaén, M.D., of San Antonio, Texas, has been elected to the Board of Directors of … more
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Improve diabetes care, patient education through GO! Diabetes
Improve diabetes care, patient education through GO! Diabetes
The GO! Diabetes program, an initiative of the Georgia and Oklahoma chapters of the American Academy of Family Physicians, is looking … more
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Improve diabetes care and patient education through GO! Diabetes program
Improve diabetes care and patient education through GO! Diabetes program
posted 09.16.10
The GO! Diabetes program, an initiative of the Georgia and Oklahoma chapters of the American Academy of … more
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Research: Shared medical appointments for Hispanic diabetic patients in a residency clinic
Research: Shared medical appointments for Hispanic diabetic patients in a residency clinic
By Natalia Gutierrez-Chefchis, M.D., Nora Gimpel, M.D., Barbara Foster, Ph.D., Jay Ohagi, M.P.H., and … more