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November 10, 2005 —Reuters.com - Lifestyle education helps prevent diabetes
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Educating high-risk individuals about diabetes prevention really does help them lower their risk, according to a review of studies on the topic.
The lifestyle interventions differed in the various studies, the researchers note.
Still, men and women who participated in the lifestyle education intervention, which usually lasted for one year, had lower glucose levels at follow-up, the researchers report in this month's issue of Diabetes Care.
September 22, 2005 — No School Left Behind
Diabetech's approach to school-day diabetes management
was recently recognized by the Texas Medical
Association. This story in their October issue was
prompted by passage in Texas of the Diabetes Care Act.
This new legislation outlines new responsibilities
for medical providers and school personnel in Texas.
Diabetech's new wireless text messaging service is a
great way to implement better team collaboration for
kids with diabetes. Parents have no choice but to ask
for help from school personnel to provide a safe
environment for their children. By signing their
children up for the GlucoMESSENGER service, Parents
will be doing their part to keep their children safe
while easing the burden placed on school personnel.
Dealing With Diabetes: Physicians Must Communicate More With Schools
August 2, 2005 — Diabetech is currently recruiting a limited number of participants for the GlucoPALS study
Text messaging has already demonstrated its value in managing type 1 diabetes. In a study conducted by Dr. Lori Laffel at the Joslin Diabetes Center, reminders to the child's cell phone had the beneficial effect of more frequent blood sugar checks as compared to kids who had reminders sent to their PC-based email.
Diabetech is taking that study one step further by offering to pair kids who have a friend with diabetes as their "GlucoPAL". Simply put, kids may be able to motivate each other when they work together as training partners to gain better control of their diabetes. Diabetech is currently recruiting a limited number of participants for the GlucoPALS study. Participation in this study requires parental consent and a GlucoMESSENGER™ subscription.
GlucoMESSENGER Back to School Offer
