News and Features Related to Diabetes
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New Type of Diabetes Drug Drops Weight With Blood Sugar
June 25, 2010 – A new class of diabetes drug lowers blood sugar -- and weight -- by increasing the amount of sugar released in the urine. Now the first of these so-called SGLT2 inhibitors has been tested in a phase III clinical trial. It's dapagliflozin, being jointly developed by Bristol-Myers Squi
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Diabetes Doubles Risk of Heart Attack, Stroke
June 24, 2010 -- Diabetes doubles the risk of developing serious blood vessel diseases and life-threatening events such as strokes and heart attacks, a new study shows. The findings emphasize the need to increase efforts to prevent diabetes, researchers report in a study published in The Lancet. T
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Inhaled Insulin May Help Treat Diabetes
June 24, 2010 -- Inhaled insulin proved to be as effective at lowering blood sugar levels as standard insulin injection treatment, and with minimal side effects, among patients with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes, according to a new study. Reporting in this week's American Diabetes Association meeting
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Obesity After Age 50 Raises Diabetes Risk
June 23, 2010 -- Obesity and weight gain increase the risk for diabetes in the elderly, but the association is not as strong after age 75 as it is for younger adults, a new study finds. Researchers followed people over age 65 for more than a decade in one of the largest and longest studies ever to e
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Summer Heat Is a Risk to Diabetes Patients
June 22, 2010 -- People with diabetes can be extra sensitive to high temperatures, and many don't take enough precautions early enough, according to a new survey. The results weren't all bad. "Most patients incorporated appropriate personal protective measures such as staying indoors, drinking addit
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Low Vitamin D Linked to Poor Diabetes Control
June 21, 2010 -- Vitamin D deficiency, long suspected to be a risk factor for glucose intolerance, is commonly found in people with poor diabetes control, according to a new study. ''Our study could not show cause and effect," says Esther Krug, MD, an endocrinologist at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore a
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Why Does Diabetes Raise Cancer Risk?
June 16, 2010 -- People with diabetes are at increased risk of certain cancers -- but why? Could it be that some diabetes treatments trigger or promote cancer? Or do the underlying causes of diabetes also underlie cancer? These are the questions put before an expert panel from the American Diabetes
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Brown Rice vs. White Rice: Which Is Better?
June 14, 2010 -- Replacing white rice in your diet with brown rice may reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to a new study. The finding is important because the consumption of white rice in the United States has increased dramatically in the past few decades, and about 18 million
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Drug Combo May Prevent Diabetes
June 2, 2010 -- Patients who have trouble controlling their blood sugar are 66% less likely to get diabetes if they take low doses of two diabetes drugs with different modes of action. The finding comes from a four-year Canadian study of more than 200 patients with impaired glucose tolerance, a sign
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New Aspirin Guidelines for Diabetes Patients
June 2, 2010 -- Women under 60 and men under 50 who have diabetes but no other major risk factors for heart disease probably should not be on low-dose aspirin therapy, new research suggests. The new recommendations are based on close examination of nine studies that found the risks of some aspirin s
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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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