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Diabetes Complication Rates Falling
11/12/07
Prevention
Diabetes treaments are working!
People are avoiding more complications than they used to a year ago, according to a story about diabetes complications in USA Today. The article sites statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that shows clear trends toward people living better with diabetes.
The article attributes the drop in complications to:
- Better blood pressure management
- Improvements in blood sugar management
- Easier and better blood sugar testing
- More effective medications
If you live with diabetes, and you have been working to improve your health, you are likely among the millions of people whohave benefited from those efforts. If you have not observed healthy habits or worked to control your blood sugar and pressure, you may be able to adopt some of these behaviors and be part of this positive trend.
Source: USA Today, November 2007