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Rumours of the demise of blood glucose monitoring are premature!

It may seem a provocative statement, but it seems to us that blood glucose monitoring (BGM), a technology that has taken care of the vast majority of people with diabetes for the past 40+ years, is being ushered to an untimely grave. Companies like LifeScan are bucking this trend and innovating for people using BGM. OneTouch® Bluetooth® connected BGMs with a companion OneTouch Reveal® (OTR) mobile app put powerful diabetes management tools right in the phones in the hands of people with diabetes. The app shows glucose trends, provides insights, and allows people to share data directly to their nurse or doctor.

ResearchRachel WolfeNovember 14, 2023diabetes, world diabetes day, mobile phone, LifeScan

The School Nurse: An Important Relationship for Families of Children with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

We conducted family interviews with families of children with type 1 diabetes mellitus, in order to better understand the stress that these families experience and the role that school nurses play in supporting these families. We had some interesting findings!

Editor's Picks, ResearchMoazzma ArshadOctober 9, 2023diabetes, type 1 diabetes, school nurses, diabetes mellitus

Navigating the Diabetes Maze: Uncovering the Invisible Burden of Socially Vulnerable Patients

Socially vulnerable type 2 diabetes patients live shorter lives, experience more diabetes complications and benefit less from health services than other type 2 diabetes patients. Diabetes treatment involves both formal health care including consultations and lab tests and self-care including dietary changes, exercise, and medication taking. As disease progresses patients often experience comorbidities and complications demanding specialized health care. This is often more centralized and demand referral potentially making it challenging for socially vulnerable patients first to access and then to attend care.

Editor's Picks, ResearchMoazzma ArshadOctober 6, 2023diabetes

Empowering People with Diabetes and Continuous Glucose Monitoring

Glucose levels in a person with diabetes are affected by so many different factors including medications, food, activity, sleep or stress. It is nearly impossible to check how glucose levels may rise or fall all day and night long with a fingerstick – so the traditional way of monitoring glucose levels relied on having people check at specific times during the day and during times when low glucose levels were suspected. This allowed for some information to help guide decisions on how to best manage diabetes, however we were left with an incomplete picture.

ResearchMoazzma ArshadMay 4, 2023diabetes, Glucose, healthy lifestyle

‘Stand up’ for your health

For several years now, I have explored the role of sedentary behavior in disease, particularly as it relates to diabetes and cardiovascular disease risk. We now spend more time sitting that in all other activities combined. With rapid expansion of a ‘work from home’ culture, most recently driven by the COVID-19 pandemic, this has potential implications for health. Intriguingly, sitting increases risk for these diseases independent of physical activity and body mass index.

Pharmacotherapy of type 1 diabetes in children and adolescents: more than insulin?

The individual decision on the type of insulin used should be based on personal preferences, the same as with daily routines such as sports, school etc.