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Much Exercise Helps Control Diabetes?
May 3, 2011 -- Structured exercise programs that include aerobic exercise and/or resistance training help improve blood sugar levels in people with diabetes, new research indicates. Scientists led by Daniel Umpierre, MSc, of the Hospital de Clinica de Porto Alegre in Brazil, performed an analysis of
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FDA OKs New Type 2 Diabetes Drug Tradjenta
May 2, 2011 -- The FDA has approved Tradjenta, a once-daily tablet that helps people with type 2 diabetes control their blood sugar. Tradjenta (linagliptin) is a DPP-4 inhibitor, in the same drug class as Januvia and Onglyza. While these drugs have the same mechanism of action, DPP-4 inhibitors appe
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6 Ways to Wreck Your Blood Sugar Level
Type 2 diabetes is a tough disease. It requires constant vigilance to keep your blood sugar level under control. It also requires avoiding some common mistakes, many of which are the product of long-held bad habits. Here are six mistakes that you can learn to avoid. “You are your own doctor 99.9%
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Diabetes Costs Are High for Young People
April 28, 2011 -- Young people who have diabetes face much higher medical bills than children and teenagers who do not have the disease, and much of the extra tab is due to prescription drugs and outpatient care, the CDC says. A new CDC study says the annual medical expense for young people with dia
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Gastric Bypass May Improve Diabetes Quickly
April 27, 2011 -- Gastric bypass weight loss surgery often improves type 2 diabetes long before patients lose much weight. Now a new study from Duke University Medical Center and Columbia University may help explain why. When researchers compared patients who had gastric bypass surgery to those who
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Many Diabetes Patients Wear the Wrong Shoes
April 22, 2011 -- Many patients with diabetes fall short on foot care and footwear, according to a new study. Failure to perform recommended foot care and wearing inappropriate footwear can set diabetes patients up for foot ulcers. Ulcers are painful and potentially serious. They can sometimes lead
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‘Artificial Pancreas’ May Treat Type 1 Diabetes
April 14, 2011 -- New research raises hopes that a so-called “artificial pancreas” can help patients with type 1 diabetes better control their disease. Adults with type 1 diabetes in a newly published study showed improvements in overnight blood sugar control when an experimental computer-assisted d
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How a 'Diabetes Diet' Protects Your Health
If you have diabetes, a healthy diet does more than keep your blood sugar under better control. A good diabetes diet can also help prevent or delay the onset of complications such as nerve pain or heart disease. Although some people talk about a "diabetes diet," there's really no such thing, experts
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Combination Therapy for Diabetes
Many people with type 2 diabetes can manage blood sugar levels effectively on oral diabetes medications and lifestyle changes alone. Others will need to combine oral diabetes medications with injectable diabetes drugs in order to bring their blood glucose levels into a healthy range. Finding the rig
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Why Some May Avoid Type 1 Diabetes Complications
March 29, 2011 -- After years of living with diabetes, complications can occur, including problems affecting the eyes, heart, kidneys, and nerves. However, some type 1 diabetes ''veterans'' seem to escape many or most of these diabetes complications, according to a new study. ''This study clearly de
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Is This Normal? Get the Facts Fast!
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0-69
70-130
131+
Your level is currently
If the level is below 70 and you are experiencing symptoms such as shaking, sweating or difficulty thinking, you will need to raise the number immediately. A quick solution is to eat a few pieces of hard candy or 1 tablespoon of sugar or honey. Recheck your numbers again in 15 minutes to see if the number has gone up. If not, repeat the steps above or call your doctor.
People who experience hypoglycemia several times in a week should call their health care provider. It's important to monitor your levels each day so you can make sure your numbers are within the range. If you are pregnant always consult with your health care provider.
Congratulations on taking steps to manage your health.
However, it's important to continue to track your numbers so that you can make lifestyle changes if needed. If you are pregnant always consult with your physician.
Your level is high if this reading was taken before eating. Aim for 70-130 before meals and less than 180 two hours after meals.
Even if your number is high, it's not too late for you to take control of your health and lower your blood sugar.
One of the first steps is to monitor your levels each day. If you are pregnant always consult with your physician.
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