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Many hospitals offer diabetes support groups. Check your local newspaper, hospital or health department for support group locations and meeting dates. Endocrinologists (physicians who specialize in diabetes) may also offer support groups that are open to all type 2 diabetes patients....
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Know your ABCs. Focus on the numbers that can affect your health. To reduce diabetes complications, such as heart attacks and strokes, the American Diabetes Association recommends the following: A1C: A three-month blood glucose average test that can monitor development and progression of eye, kidney and nerve...
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Using the "4 Ms" - medication, movement, meal planning and monitoring - can be very effective in controlling blood glucose levels. Medication and movement typically lower blood glucose, while a diabetic diet helps you limit carbohydrates that tend to raise blood glucose. Monitoring helps you answer diabetes questions. Call Liberty today to see if you qualify for a
free glucose meter....
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An estimated 25.8 million Americans - 8.3 percent of the
population - have diabetes. Of these, 18.8 million have been
diagnosed and an estimated 7 million remain unaware of their
condition. In 2011, 79 million American adults had a condition
called pre-diabetes....
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If you take oral medications and/or insulin, you should always carry a simple form of carbohydrate such as juice, glucose tablets, candy or regular soda in case of hypoglycemia. Maintaining a diabetic diet can be challenging, especially at airports, highway rest stops or food courts in shopping malls....
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Amputation and foot ulceration are the most common consequences of diabetic neuropathy, and major causes of morbidity and disability in people with diabetes. It is advisable to wear well-fitted walking shoes or athletic shoes. The goal is to avoid shoes that pinch or rub or place undue pressure on any area of...
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Diabetes and hypertension (high blood pressure) often go hand in hand. Both are linked to our aging population, a sedentary lifestyle and obesity. There is also a metabolic link between type 2 diabetes and hypertension due to a resistance in the way the body reacts to insulin. Increases in blood insulin make the...