Diabetes Care News Posts
Impacting Patient Experience: Positive Impressions for Positive Outcomes
Healthcare is personal. Any individual in need of healthcare services becomes vulnerable. The level of comfort and confidence relayed by healthcare professionals at every stage of care can impact positive health outcomes. Long waits, big words and confusing bills may...
Taking Back Control: Diabetes Management Begins at Home
As one of the most common chronic diseases, diabetes is an everyday reality for an estimated 23.1 million people in the United States. While healthcare professionals provide regular monitoring, the majority of care and disease management is a result of...
Impacts of Living Longer in South Dakota
The South Dakota State University Extension recently released 'A Profile of Older South Dakotans' authored by Gerontology Field Specialist, Leacey Brown. The document is a broad overview of social indicators from marital status to health insurance coverage and...
Diabetes Awareness: Decreasing Disparities Among the Native American Population
Within the four-state region served by Great Plains Quality Innovation Network (QIN), South Dakota has the highest percentage of American Indians diagnosed with diabetes. Nationally, the American Diabetes Association reported diagnosis of 15.1 percent compared to 23.4...
Prediabetes…the Ticking Time Bomb
One in 3 adults in the United States—approximately 84 million—has prediabetes (a blood glucose level that is higher than normal, but not high enough for a diagnosis of diabetes with a fasting blood glucose of 100–125 mg/dL). Of those, 90% don’t know they have...
Know Diabetes by Heart™ National Initiative
Last week the American Diabetes Association and the American Heart Association launched the Know Diabetes by Heart™ initiative. The goal is to raise awareness about the increased risk for cardiovascular disease for patients with type 2 diabetes. The initiative will...
Diabetes and Diabetic Retinopathy
Diabetes is a disease that affects the body’s ability to produce or use insulin effectively to control blood sugar (glucose) levels. Although glucose is an important source of energy for the body’s cells, too much glucose in the blood for a long time can cause damage...
Champions for Lifestyle Change: Great Plains QIN South Dakota Receives Better Choices, Better Health Award
The passion of the Great Plains Quality Innovation Network (QIN) diabetes care team for teaching proven diabetes self-management education was recognized at the Office for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion meeting on October 17, 2018, with the...
Following Dad’s Example: Everyday Reality of Managing Diabetes Passed Down as a Healthy Lifestyle
Diabetes impacts nearly every decision made by individuals diagnosed with the disease including what to eat, wear and do. This November is American Diabetes Awareness Month and the theme is “Everyday Reality.” According to the American Diabetes Association,...
Webinar Series: The Basics for Achieving Medicare Reimbursement for DSMT (Part II)
Three-Part QIN-QIO Public Sharing Call Series: Going Back to the Basics of Diabetes Self-Management Training (DSMT) Part II: The Basics for Achieving Medicare Reimbursement for Diabetes Self-Management Training Part II: Thursday, November 08, 2018 2:00 – 3:30 PM CT...
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