Physician's Weekly

JUNE 26, 2025

Early-onset type 2 diabetes is rising in women of childbearing age, increasing the risk for fetal and maternal complications versus other forms of diabetes. In the United States, the March of Dimes estimates that 1% to 2% of women have preexisting diabetes before pregnancy, a number that has been increasing in recent years.

Diabetes 52

Diabetes Hypertension Community Complication 52

Vida Family Medicine

APRIL 27, 2023

Unsurprisingly, the states with the worst sleep habits mirror the states with the highest rates of diabetes and heart disease. Sleep deprivation can come from a variety of causes. Some are related to poor sleep habits, others are the result of medical conditions that require intervention. It is available for all to use for free.

Individual 52

Individual Diabetes Medical Chronic Disease 52

Family Medicine Initiative

APRIL 10, 2024

22 Family physicians are the sole care providers for 86% of hypertensive patients and for 71% of diabetics (based on 2.7 In Europe, countries with stronger primary care had less unnecessary hospitalizations, especially concerning Asthma, COPD, and diabetes. 29 Source: OECD Health Statistics 2020 (without dental care) 29 8.

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Family Physician Family Families GP 130

BMJ

AUGUST 20, 2021

We sought to analyse how prescribing trends have changed over time, utilising a dataset containing all prescriptions signed and dispensed in the UK by primary care facilities from January 2014 to November 2020. Despite the spike in prescribing of insulins, oral antidiabetic medications were not similarly affected.

Primary Care 40

Primary Care Supply Chain General Practitioner Vaccination 40