Article: Pre-diabetes red alert: Watch that waist of yours

Article: Keeping track of your BLOOD GLUCOSE
New Straits Times;  October 2, 2005 ;     700+ words ......Times 10-02-2005 Keeping track of your BLOOD GLUCOSE Edition: New Sunday Times PROLONGED high blood glucose level (hyperglycaemia) can damage small...have shown that good control of your blood glucose level would be able to prevent or delay...

Article: MORE NEW YORK ADULT DIABETICS MONITOR BLOOD GLUCOSE DAILY, A POSITIVE SIGN
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  November 2, 2007 ;     392 words ......checked their blood glucose levels at least...checked their blood glucose daily, surpassing...of 63 percent. Blood glucose is the main sugar...makes from food. Blood glucose control is critical...well-controlled blood glucose is associated...extremity ...

Article: Blood Glucose Variability Is Associated with Mortality in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit/DISCUSSION
The American Surgeon;  August 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......intensive care unit (ICU). Variability in blood glucose is increasingly recognized as an important...tested the hypothesis that measures of blood glucose variability would be associated with...automated insulin protocol was performed. Blood glucose (BG) variability was measured by ...

Article: Perfecting a 'pancreas': Scientists fine-tune a device to be used by diabetics, monitoring blood glucose, sending needed insulin amount.
Newsday (Melville, NY);  May 15, 2006 ;     623 words ......sensor that would send warnings when blood glucose was too low or too high, and then it...insulin that regulates blood sugar. When blood glucose is too high or too low, patients can...response to a sensor that monitors blood glucose. Such devices are about five years...

Article: Selecting Blood Glucose Monitors for Individuals With Low Vision.
Re:view;  January 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ......in insulin injections as well as in blood glucose monitoring. Visual impairment poses...and avoiding further complications. Blood glucose monitoring is an important part of...with diabetes may not always know when blood glucose levels are too low or too high. Regular...

Article: Blood glucose testing gets easier, less painful.(Brief Article)
Chain Drug Review;  August 13, 2001 ;     700+ words ......North America suffering from diabetes, blood glucose monitoring is an important part of...routine. According to ACNielsen, sales of blood glucose test strips and monitors grew 17.5...many people with diabetes test their blood glucose as often as three or four times a day...

Article: Scientists find harmful blood glucose levels linked to defective gene
Xinhua News Agency;  May 1, 2008 ;     338 words ...Scientists find harmful blood glucose levels linked to defective gene...journal Science. High levels of blood glucose increase the risk of cardiovascular...do not have diabetes and whose blood glucose levels are at the higher end...

Article: Home blood glucose monitoring: a guide for nurses and pharmacists.(Clinical practice)
Journal of Diabetes Nursing;  April 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ......diabetes advising them on what, if any, home blood glucose monitoring they should do. KEY WORDS * Blood glucose meters * Pharmacy advisor * Guidelines * Discussing the options ********** Blood glucose monitoring has become a way of life for...

Article: Blood glucose meter suppliers make testing easier for users.(RX/DIABETES)(FreeStyle Lite blood glucose monitoring system )
Chain Drug Review;  June 25, 2007 ;     639 words ......Care has debuted its FreeStyle Lite blood glucose monitoring system for people with the...eliminates the manual coding step many blood glucose meters require before beginning a new...insulin dosing errors can result when blood glucose meters are miscoded. The findings...

Article: Blood glucose self-monitoring in type 1 and type 2 diabetes: reaching a multidisciplinary consensus.(Consensus)
Diabetes and Primary Care;  June 22, 2004 ;     700+ words ......be made aware of the importance of blood glucose monitoring. A multidisciplinary group...healthcare professionals met to discuss blood glucose self-monitoring in type 1 and type...formulated. Advice is given on home blood glucose monitoring systems for people with...

Article: New Device Helps Improve Diabetes Management.(InDuo System from Novo Nordisk A/S and LifeScan combines blood glucose monitoring and insulin delivery)
Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week;  October 14, 2001 ;     700+ words ......world's first device that combines blood glucose monitoring and insulin delivery, designed...essential for many people with diabetes - blood glucose monitoring and insulin delivery. This...offer assistance with achieving good blood glucose control, a vital component in managing...

Article: Blood glucose levels: The highs and lows
New Straits Times;  November 4, 2007 ;     700+ words ...New Straits Times 11-04-2007 Blood glucose levels: The highs and lows Edition...you are practising self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) at home regularly, you may find...opposite effect of insulin: they cause blood glucose levels to increase. This leads to a...

Article: Accuracy of capillary blood glucose monitoring in patients with altered body temperatures: a pilot study. (Research for Practice).
MedSurg Nursing;  December 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ......threatening. The rapid determination of blood glucose concentration is often crucial for...patients. In recent years capillary blood glucose monitoring (CBGM) has become standard...increasingly making bedside capillary blood glucose determinations using reagent strips...

Article: Harmful blood glucose levels linked to defective gene.
Health & Medicine Week;  May 19, 2008 ;     632 words ......College London). High levels of blood glucose increase the risk of cardiovascular...who do not have diabetes and whose blood glucose levels are at the higher end of the...in five people in the UK has a high blood glucose level. The study, by researchers from...