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Diabetes WA reports hack and more briefs

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Diabetes WA discloses data breach Diabetes WA, the peak body for diabetes in Western Australia, has reported unauthorised access to the personal information of some of their contacts. The organisation already reached out to the affected individuals and recommended they apply for a replacement Medicare number.

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Diabetes care is too fragmented and education gaps are rife, new report shows

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More than half of diabetes patients believe that popular weight loss drugs alone may improve their health, according to a new report. More than half of diabetes patients believe that popular weight loss drugs alone may improve their health, indicating that the hype around buzzy new medications may be creating some false hope.

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Diabetes management tools not worth the cost, study finds. But digital health companies push back on 'flawed' analysis

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A new analysis pours cold water on the effectiveness of widely used digital diabetes management solutions, stirring up discussion about how best to evaluate the growing market of digital health too | The Peterson Health Technology Institute's analysis assessed whether digital diabetes solutions improve users' health outcomes over "usual (..)

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Parkview Health brings diabetic retinopathy tests closer to the patients

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Living with diabetes is challenging. THE PROBLEM In addition, those living with diabetes must take care of themselves by performing daily, monthly, quarterly and yearly tasks to stay ahead of the chronic condition. So is treating it, with a myriad of factors determining or influencing a person’s health.

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Eli Lilly partners with Amazon Pharmacy for home delivery of its weight loss, diabetes and migraine drugs

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Eli Lilly is partnering with Amazon's pharmacy unit to offer home delivery for diabetes, migraine and obesity medications, including GLP-1 weight loss drug Zepbound. |

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2 in 5 Native Americans visit ER due to diabetes complications, survey finds

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Some 42% of Native Americans have visited the ER because of a Type 2 diabetes complication, a new survey showed. Some 42% of Native Americans have visited the ER because of a Type 2 diabetes complication, according to the survey.

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Walmart launches telehealth program aimed at diabetes

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Walmart Health's telehealth company MeMD launched a virtual care diabetes program this past week aimed at helping individuals improve management of the disease. "Our aim is to empower patients with the most up-to-date diabetes education and clinical care so they can take control of their health," Wigneswaran said.