Diabetes in the News
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Telemedicine links diabetes patients
Two hundred miles a week.
That’s how far the odometer on Carol Clark’s car would turn if she had to drive from her home in Harlowton to a diabetes education course in Billings, where the instructor works at St. Vincent Healthcare.
Thanks to a $345,000 federal grant, Clark hardly has to drive at all.
She is among about 17 people with diabetes who go to Wheatland Memorial Health-care in Harlowton each week to participate in the classes through a video link with nurses at St. Vincent Healthcare. Source
Whole grains cut diabetes risk for black women
Black women who eat plenty of magnesium-rich foods, especially whole grains, may lower their risk of developing type 2 diabetes, new research shows.
African Americans are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes than whites, Dr. Rob M. van Dam of the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston and colleagues note in their report in Diabetes Care. Some studies suggest, they add, that calcium and magnesium may help lower type 2 diabetes risk, but this research has been done in predominantly white populations.
To investigate whether intake of these minerals might be tied to diabetes risk among black individuals as well, the researchers looked at 41,186 women participating in the Black Women’s Health Study. None of them had diabetes at the study’s outset, but 1,964 developed type 2 diabetes during eight years of follow-up. High intakes of magnesium and calcium went hand in hand with healthier habits, such as a more active lifestyle and a lower intake of red meat and saturated fat, the researchers found. … Eating more whole grains and low-fat dairy foods also reduced the likelihood of developing type 2 diabetes, the researchers found. Source
Tricks For Good Treats This Halloween
Halloween is a favorite holiday for kids. Costumes, parties, and candy are all part of the fun. But it can be tricky for kids with diabetes. Exercise, food intake and insulin levels need to be balanced for good blood glucose control. Halloween opens a floodgate of tempting goodies that might be hard to resist, especially if other kids are enjoying the bounty.
If your child wants to trick or treat, talk to your child’s doctor and work out a game plan to allow some candy into the meal plan for this holiday time. The good thing about Halloween candy is it’s long shelf-life.
- Allowing small treats over the course of many days after Halloween is one way to manage an overflowing “stash”.
- Some parents “buy” the candy from their trick-or-treater at the end of the evening, exchanging it for money or non-food presents.
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