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Diabetes News: A1c Control for Type 2 Diabetes Patients

Preventing Night-time Hypoglycemic Events There was an article in the February 5, 2010, issue of the Lancet titled "Manual closed-loop insulin delivery in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes: a phase 2 randomized crossover trial." The study was done by Dr. Roman Hovorka, PhD et al.

Diabetes News: What Best Treats Diabetic Retinopathy?

Here we are in 2010, and the headlines keep coming. We hope that these articles help you bring up new treatments and warnings about old ones when you visit your physician. Knowledge is your tool for good health and helps you become your own advocate.

Assessing How Well Diabetes is Controlled

There are two common ways that physicians assess how well diabetes is controlled:  [1] Frequent measurements of blood glucose, and [2] measurement of glycohemoglobin (A1c).  Each method has its good and bad points, but combined they give a
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