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Peer Mentoring Helps Reduce A1c a Full Point
Posted: Sunday, April 01, 2012
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Talking with diabetic peers who've gotten their blood sugar under control helped other African-American diabetes patients bring down their own levels a full point, more than those who were offered $100 to reduce their A1c 1 point or even $200 to reduce their A1c 2 points.
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New Profile Program Discovers Those Predisposed to Type 2 Diabetes
Posted: Monday, March 26, 2012
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Team finds medically relevant info using personalized "-omics".
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Resistant Starch Shows Blood Sugar Benefits
Posted: Sunday, March 25, 2012
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Thirty grams per day of resistant starch may improve sensitivity to insulin by 73% for men, but not women.
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Text Messaging Helps to Manage Diabetes
Posted: Monday, March 12, 2012
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New published research assessed the feasibility of engaging adults with diabetes in self-management behaviors between clinic visits by using cell phone text messaging to provide blood sugar measurement prompts and appointment reminders.
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Diabetes Patients Risk for Death Greatly Increases with Kidney Damage
Posted: Sunday, February 26, 2012
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Control of blood sugar and catching early signs of damage may help prevent advanced kidney disease and death.
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Setting Goals Improves Dietary Habits of Diabetes Patients
Posted: Friday, February 17, 2012
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A specific goal to eat a set number of daily servings of low-glycemic-index foods can improve dietary habits of people with type 2 diabetes.
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Intermittent Exercise Improves Glucose for People with Diabetes
Posted: Monday, February 13, 2012
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New study finds exercise in low oxygen environment may result in improved insulin sensitivity.
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New NIH fact sheet explains test for diabetes, prediabetes
Posted: Thursday, January 26, 2012
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A new fact sheet from the National Institutes of Health explains the A1C test, a widely used and important test to diagnose type 2 diabetes and prediabetes, and to monitor blood glucose levels of people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
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New Report Rates 25 Diet Plans
Posted: Sunday, January 08, 2012
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Experts examine 25 diet plans and rate them in different ways.
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Medtronic Remote Diabetes Monitor Gets U.S. Approval
Posted: Sunday, January 08, 2012
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Medtronic Inc. has announced it has received regulatory approval for the first remote glucose monitor that will let parents check the blood sugar of a diabetic child sleeping in another room.
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