Which blood sugar monitor is best?
Monitoring the level of glucose (sugar) in your blood is vital if you have diabetes. You get results in real-time, which allows you to adjust your medications, exercise and food accordingly.
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Investigative Techniques: News and Research on Continuous Glucose Monitoring
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Beyond insulin: Medi-Cal expands patient access to diabetes supplies
June Voros sprang from her couch as a high-pitched beep warned her that she needed a quick dose of sugar. Her blood sugar was plummeting, and the beep came from a continuous glucose monitor attached to her abdomen. The small ...
Nov 28, 2023
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Q&A: The art of diabetes care—why precision medicine leads to better diabetes care
Diabetes can show up in almost anyone: pregnant women, babies, kids, teens, adults both young and old. But the condition's various forms, all of which affect how the body processes blood sugar, can manifest quite differently ...
Oct 23, 2023
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Study shows the major measure of diabetes is significantly higher in young Black patients
LSU Health New Orleans research led by Stuart Chalew, MD, Professor of Pediatrics at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, has found that HbA1c, a major metric of diabetes management, is markedly higher in black youth ...
Sep 14, 2023
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Many people with type 1 diabetes continue to struggle to control blood sugar surrounding exercise
Many people with type 1 diabetes struggle to exercise safely while keeping their blood sugar levels within a healthy range, according to a study presented Thursday at ENDO 2023, the Endocrine Society's annual meeting in Chicago, ...
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Even with insurance, many patients with diabetes turn to crowdfunding to offset high cost of care
An analysis of medical crowdfunding campaigns reveals the types of expenses that patients with diabetes may struggle to afford. The data showed that even insured patients with diabetes used GoFundMe to offset the excess costs ...
Jun 12, 2023
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Cutting breakfast carbs can benefit people with type 2 diabetes, study confirms
An international team, led by UBC Okanagan researchers, suggests a simple tweak to the first meal of the day might help people living with type 2 diabetes (T2D) better control their blood sugar levels.
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Novel algorithm for controlling implanted insulin pumps accounts for unique patient characteristics
Type 1 diabetes affects 46.3 million people worldwide, and the number of people affected increases by about 3% each year. It requires careful calculations of insulin needs and bothersome daily injections to avoid peripheral ...
May 23, 2023
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Diabetes digital therapeutics program shown to improve blood sugar levels in patients with type 2 diabetes
A new research study published in JMIR Diabetes evaluated the real-world effectiveness of the Fitterfly Diabetes CGM digital therapeutic program for the management of glycemic control and weight in people with type 2 diabetes ...
May 8, 2023
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Tech increases equity in diabetes care for kids, shows pilot study
According to a recent study, German kids with type 1 diabetes (T1D) across the socioeconomic spectrum are now using technology to control their glucose levels better than they did a decade ago. Meanwhile, young, impoverished ...
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