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Tight Blood Sugar Control
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A period of strict blood sugar management with drugs has effects that last
long after diabetic therapy ends.
Type 2 diabetics who tightly control their blood sugar levels
early, even if only for the first 10 years after diagnosis, have
reduced risk of heart attack, death and other complications a
decade or more later, British researchers report.
The same cannot be said for type 2 diabetics who control their
blood pressure for five years after diagnosis, however. The
benefits from blood pressure control are only maintained as long
as antihypertensive treatment is maintained, the same group of
British researchers found.
"It is real encouraging to know that a prolonged period of good
[blood sugar] control followed by a prolonged period of mediocre
control, can still have good effect on our health," said Dr. Ping
H. Wang, professor of medicine and director of the Center for
Diabetes Research & Treatment at the University of California,
Irvine.
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Short-Term Blood Sugar Control Can Have Long-Term
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The First Year: Type 2 Diabetes: An Essential Guide
for the Newly
Diagnosed
Appropriate humor and basic information take the
reader through each
day of the first week, each subsequent week of the
first month, and
the next 11 months after diagnosis. Emphasizing the
self-
management skills that all diabetics must master for
adequate control
of the disease, the author addresses the questions not
always
anticipated or answered by healthcare providers.
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The Official Pocket Guide to Diabetic Exchanges A
handy pocket sized companion for Type 2 diabetics who want
to
know more about portion sizes and food equivalents and
exchanges.
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The 4-Ingredient Diabetes Cookbook Simple and
delicious recipes for entrees, side dishes and desserts
using four ingredients (or less) that are especially
suitable and suited
to the dietary needs of diabetics. Of special note are the
'Cook's Tips'
that accompany each of the recipes. |
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