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British and Americans Missing Key Diabetes Treatments
10/26/07
Prevention
If you are not taking advantage of all of the diabetes care you should have, you may be missing opportunities. In Great Britain only a small number of diabetics get the tests and exams they should. It is not just a British phenomenon; we have similar statistics here in the United States.
The BBC story Many lacking good diabetes care points out that people with diabetes should perform regular blood sugar checks and have annual foot exams. In addition to those treatments, diabetics should also have:
- Hemoglobin A1c tests at least twice per year
- Blood lipid (fats) tests once or twice per year
- Kidney function tests yearly
- Blood pressure measured regularly by doctors
- A dilated eye exam at least yearly
These exams give you information that you and your physicians can use to help you live better with diabetes.
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