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  Safety tips when camping off grid

  By Dale Cooke,Dietitian Camping off grid is an Aussie tradition. Enjoying the outdoors, barbeques and camping with the family go hand in hand with summer holidays. But when camping in the summerheat, it's a good idea to consider medication storage for diabetes...

  16 January 2020 / Latest News / Blood glucose levels, Staying well, Type 1 diabetes, Type 2 diabetes

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  Out of the box approach to type 1 treatment

  New research out of the US has identified a protein in mice with type 1 diabetes that is providing a new target for prevention and treatment in people. Because type 1 diabetes is incurable and has serious lifelong health consequences, prevention is a major research goal. The...

  13 January 2020 / Latest News, Diabetes in the news / Blood glucose levels, Prevention, Research, Type 1 diabetes

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  Are artificial sweeteners doing us harm?

  Artificial sweeteners may be doing us more harm than good, according to University of South Australia. Although they were developed to help people lose weight artificial sweeteners may be doing more harm than good and contributing to type 2 diabetes, according to researchers...

  8 January 2020 / Latest News, Diabetes in the news / Blood glucose levels, Food, Prevention, Research, Staying well, Type 2 diabetes

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  Researchers find out how type 2 diabetes develops

  In a new study from researchers from UCLA have discovered the process which may explain how type 2 diabetes develops. The study helps to explain the mechanism by which pancreatic cells secrete high levels of insulin during the early stages of diabetes. A central...

  6 January 2020 / Latest News, Diabetes in the news / Awareness, Blood glucose levels, Prevention, Research, Type 2 diabetes

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  Travel checklist to ease your worries

  Don't let diabetes hold you back from enjoying your holiday or business travels. Being prepared and having some safety strategies in place can ensure the best travel experiences with a minimum of adverse effects. Travelling overseas with different time zones, climates, foods and...

  6 December 2019 / Latest News / Blood glucose levels, Events & support, Staying well, Type 1 diabetes, Type 2 diabetes

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  People with type 2 need to exercise

  According to the Harvard Medical School, for people who live with diabetes, exercise is one of the foundations of good health. For everyone, exercise helps control weight, lowers blood pressure, lowers harmful LDL cholesterol and triglycerides, raises healthy HDL cholesterol,...

  5 December 2019 / Latest News / Blood glucose levels, Exercise, Staying well, Type 1 diabetes, Type 2 diabetes

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  Stress is Con’s only stumbling block when it comes to diabetes

  Con Leontsinis (centre) loves his life, and he's not going to let type 2 diabetes cast a shadow over it. As with most contented people, Con is grateful to those who have made his life good. Kathy, his wife of 50 years, gets a special mention: "My wife cooks good...

  5 December 2019 / Latest News / Blood glucose levels, Type 2 diabetes

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  Top stories of 2019

  From the latest fast-acting insulin to your rights and responsibilities when driving, 2019 was an information-filled year for Diabetes Queensland and our members. With the end of the year approaching, we look back at our most read research and news stories. Here are our most...

  3 December 2019 / Latest News / Blood glucose levels, Events & support, Exercise, Food, Research, Staying well, Type 1 diabetes, Type 2 diabetes

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  New closed-loop effective in BGL control

  A multicentre clinical trial has found a new closed-loop system that uses advanced control algorithms to automatically monitor and regulate blood glucose levels was more effective than existing treatments at controlling blood glucose levels in people with type 1 diabetes. The...

  18 October 2019 / Latest News, Media Releases, Diabetes in the news / Blood glucose levels, Research, Type 1 diabetes

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  Can yoga help reduce the risk of diabetes?

  Australian and Danish researchers teamed up to examine the results of 14 studies that included yoga as a method of controlling exisiting, or reducing the risks of developing diabetes. And they say they found enough complementary evidence to say there is a link between yoga and a...

  17 October 2019 / Latest News / Blood glucose levels, Exercise, Prevention, Research, Staying well, Type 2 diabetes

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