Type 2 diabetes is known to be associated with environmental, behavioral, and lifestyle factors. However, the actual impacts of these factors on blood glucose (BG) variation throughout the day have remained relatively unexplored. Continuous blood glucose monitors combined with human activity tracking technologies afford new opportunities for exploration in a naturalistic setting. Data from a st...

background hypovitaminosis d has been associated with the development of gestational diabetes mellitus (gdm) in many observational studies. objectives we report the first study of the impact of prenatal vitamin d supplementation on postpartum dysglycemia in gdm patients in a randomized clinical trial. patients and methods women with gdm at 12 - 32 weeks of gestation were assigned randomly to ei...

background: nigella sativa (n. sativa) seeds are used to treat diabetes mellitus in traditional medicine. moreover, n. sativa oil has reduced the fasting blood glucose level in non-diabetic volunteers. objective: the present study was undertaken to explore the possible anti-hyperglycemic effect of n. sativa oil in type ii diabetic patients. methods: a randomized clinical trial was conducted in ...

Glucose monitoring and sensing In a symposium at the ADA meeting, Charles M. Peterson, Bethesda, MD, gave an overview of noninvasive glucose monitoring, stressing the need to critically evaluate the differing technologies. Since 1995 there have been 8 new drugs, 8 new insulins, and 35 new meters introduced on the market; glucose monitoring is a huge industry that is growing by 15% annually. Pet...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate day-to-day variability in blood glucose curves (BGCs) generated at home and at the clinic for cats with diabetes mellitus. DESIGN Prospective study. ANIMALS 7 cats with diabetes mellitus. Procedures-BGCs generated at home on 2 consecutive days and within 1 week at the clinic were obtained twice. On each occasion, insulin dose, amount of food, and type of food were cons...

This paper discusses the use of the UNSW/MedCare home telecare systems as a diabetes management tool. The home telecare system (HTS) has demonstrated its performance in storing and measuring clinical data, scheduling actions, plotting graphs and creating reports to help the care team optimize the management of chronically ill patients (7). The existing home telecare systems has been upgraded an...

Alterations in blood glucose and cholesterol are more frequently detectable in hypertensive than in normotensive conditions. However, no information exists as to whether this phenomenon involves only office or also home and 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure (ie, when values are representative of daily life). In 2045 subjects enrolled in the Pressioni Arteriose Monitorate E Loro Associazioni (PA...


 Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) is a method of testing in which sensor inserted into the skin and continuously monitors interstitial concentrations. Real-time continuous (rtCGM) systems automatically measure display recent value.
 Evidence suggests that rtCGM may improve hemoglobin A1C time range adults pediatric patients with type 1 diabetes, but this uncertain.
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