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Article: US STUDY SHOWS MANY DIABETICS ARE LACKING IN SELF-CARE VIGILANCE IS KEY TO BLOOD SUGAR LEVELS, DOCTORS SAY
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- May 19, 2005
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Two-thirds of diabetics in the United States fail to adequately
control their blood sugar levels, raising their risk for painful
complications and early death, according to the first national survey
of this key measure of their health.
Blood sugar levels can be controlled through diet, exercise, and
medication, but the new report finds that despite widespread
awareness of this, many of the almost 20 million Americans with Type
2 diabetes nonetheless have dangerously high levels.
Excess amounts of blood sugar in the bloodstream damage tissues
and thicken arteries and blood vessels, leaving diabetics at elevated
risk for heart attack, stroke, blindness, kidney failure, and loss of
limbs.
The ...