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Article: New Study Reveals Large Gaps In Diabetes Care In New York City
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- The Culvert Chronicles
- Article date:
- January 8, 2009
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A new study from the Health Department reveals huge gaps in the care that New Yorkers with diabetes receive. High blood pressure and high cholesterol pose extreme hazards to people with diabetes, increasing the risk of heart attack and stroke. Treating these conditions can spare persons with diabetes from complications and early death. But according to the new study published online this week in the journal Diabetes Care - fewer than 1 0% of New Yorkers with diabetes are fully controlling their conditions. More than 90% of them have elevated blood pressure, cholesterol or blood sugar - placing them at increased risk of heart attacks, strokes and other complications.
The new study includes ...
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