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Diabetes Monitoring - More Likely to Cause Depression

April 29th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Diabetes Monitoring - More Likely to Cause Depression
Studies have shown that if you have Type 2 diabetes and do not use insulin, then monitoring your own blood sugar levels is more likely to give you depression than provide any long-term health benefits.
Also see story on diabetes and antidepressants.

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Tags: Diabetes Medication · Diabetes and Depression

New Blood Glucose Prediction Tool

April 11th, 2008 · No Comments

New Blood Glucose Prediction Tool

A new unique personalised blood glucose prediction tool is being developed to allow patients at any time to accurately predict their short-term blood glucose outlook.

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Insulin Pumps - Juvenile Diabetes

April 8th, 2008 · No Comments

Insulin Pumps - Juvenile Diabetes
 
Today’s insulin pumps, which also are called continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion therapy or CSII, are about the size of a beeper. The pumps are mostly used by children with type 1 diabetes. 

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Juvenile Diabetes

April 8th, 2008 · No Comments

Juvenile Diabetes
Juvenile diabetes is not uncommon - some 176,500 American children — or one out of every 400 to 600 — have diabetes, according to the American Diabetes Association.

To manage diabetes, children are increasingly using insulin pumps

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Signs and Symptoms of Hypoglycemia

April 6th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Signs and Symptoms of Hypoglycemia
When blood glucose falls too low relative to the amount of insulin in the blood, hypoglycemia can occur - symptoms and signs include:

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