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Article: Stress Management Can Help Control Glucose Levels.
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- Diabetes Week
- Article date:
- January 14, 2002
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2002 JAN 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Patients with type 2 diabetes who incorporate stress management techniques into their routine care can significantly reduce their average blood glucose levels, according to a new study by researchers at Duke University Medical Center.
This is the first large study to show that a simple, cost-effective treatment can have a meaningful therapeutic effect on the control of blood sugar, said the researchers. Such stress management techniques include instructions on how to identify everyday life stressors and how to respond to them with such techniques as progressive muscle relaxation and breathing exercises.
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