Search Results for: A1c
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Treatment
A1c Tip: Increase Your Basal/Background Insulin By 1 Unit
Yes, just 1 unit. I bet you’re thinking: “But I have low blood sugars all the time! Increasing my background…
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A1c Tip: Focus on One Part of the Day
Frustrated with an A1c that never seems to budge? Never seems to get down below your goal of 8.0 or…
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Living
A1c Tip: Staying “In-Range” While You’re Sleeping
If you broke your 24-hour day into 3 sections, you’d have 8 hours of dawn/daylight, 8 hours of afternoon/evening, and…
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Living
A1c Tip: ‘Good A1c’ is a Relative Term for Type 1 Diabetes
When you live with type 1 diabetes, figuring out exactly what constitutes a good A1C can be tricky. It used…
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Lowering A1c is often an Endo problem
We spoke with Liz Meyer, the mom of a growing T1D boy who was diagnosed three years ago. Here…
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A1c Tip: Completely Change How You Treat Low Blood Sugars
Your low blood sugar habits can have a big impact on several aspects of your life. The foods you choose,…
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A1c Tip: Change What You Consider a “High” Blood Sugar
Should you try to eat a healthier diet? Should you exercise more often? Should you vow to never eat bread…
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Living
“My Son’s Type 1 Diabetes Inspired Me to Lower My Own A1C”
A mother with Type 1 shares how she and her son inspire each other.
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Doctors Need to Go Beyond A1C
A mother of a child with Type 1 diabetes argues it’s the only way to help people with Type 1…
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Research
Diabetes-Related Distress Leads to Higher A1C Scores
And vice versa. Researchers find the two create an unhealthy cycle which requires intervention for people with Type 1 diabetes.
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Doctors Recognize Need for Individualized A1C Goals
Israeli researchers create an algorithm that determines realistic A1C scores for people with Type 2 diabetes.
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Living
Lifting Helped My A1C
How one man with Type 1 found that pulling fire trucks helped him get control of his blood sugar levels.
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Living
Deal With Your Emotions to Improve Your A1C
Better blood sugar is not just about the physical, suggests one motivational speaker.
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Treatment
Facebook + Skype Doc Visits Improve A1C
A study found that online interactions with doctors were as effective as office visits in kids with diabetes on pump…
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ADA Tightens A1C Goals for Children
The ADA calls for better blood glucose control in its first-ever Type 1 diabetes position paper.
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Living
The Awesomeness of Realistic A1C Goals
Read this excerpt from Ginger Vieira’s new book, “Dealing with Diabetes Burnout”, on how to set yourself up for success.
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En Español
Poniendo fin al juego de la culpa de A1C
Una endocrinólogo dice que la vergüenza no debe ser parte de tener diabetes.
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Cure Insight
Ending the A1C Blame Game
When a diabetes researcher wears a glucose sensor, she is reminded that diabetes is mainly physiological.
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Medicine/Drugs
Daily Pill May Help T1s Lower A1c and Reduce Insulin Use
A new study finds dapagliflozin might help lower A1c levels when insulin alone isn’t cutting it.
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