Diabetes

If all children engaged in CDC-recommended levels of physical activity, the resulting decreases in obesity could save up to $51.5 billion in direct medical costs and $69 billion in lost productivity each year.

Every week, The American Journal of Managed Care® recaps the top managed care news of the week, and you can now listen to it on our podcast, Managed Care Cast.

The meta-analysis covers 92 studies from 16 countries, and includes 3.2 million patients.

This week, the top managed care stories included the Senate began working on its own Obamacare replacement bill; Scott Gottlieb, MD, was confirmed as FDA commissioner; and coverage from Digestive Disease Week.

A new study using “next generation” materials could offer solutions to the problems that have delayed smart lenses for blood glucose testing in diabetes care.

The celebrated rule change did not translate into an easy transition with Medicare Administrative Contractors or suppliers of durable medical equipment.

The study of electronic medical records showed that patients on the SGLT2 inhibitor stayed on the medication longer, although both groups took the same amount of time to get their A1C below 8%.

A new study finds that sugar-sweetened beverages have become more affordable relative to income in 79 of 82 countries analyzed. The authors suggested that soda taxes may be an important tool in curtailing the rise of obesity and diabetes.

The study may help explain a phenomenon noticed by researchers and primary care physicians alike: adults in their 40s may eat less and exercise more, but not see the results in weight loss.

The findings will likely reopen discussion of what to do when patients report muscle-related symptoms from statins.

The study's authors say the findings show the need to find the right balance between guarding against skin cancer and getting enough vitamin D.