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Most of us would like to get more exercise, but so few of us feel like we have the time. According to a new Canadian study, people with diabetes don’t need to worry about that – short bursts of high-intensity exercise could reduce HbA1c levels by as much as 0.8%. So keep your workouts short, sweet and strenuous. The benefits might be greater than you think.
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That’s not the only good news we’ve heard this week. Researchers at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have found that the risk of death for adults with type 2 diabetes is at an all time low. There was a similar finding a few weeks ago relating to type 1.
The advanced technologies and greater knowledge available to people with diabetes have to led to significantly higher life expectancy.
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Less positively, it looks like people with diabetes are more likely to develop surgical site infections while undergoing surgery. Hopefully, the findings will lead to better strategies in hospitals to lower the number of infections.
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World Diabetes Month is underway, and it’s got us thinking about some of the most compelling diabetes-related stories. There’s none more inspiring than that of Ernest Sterzer, the only person – so far as we know – to survive the Holocaust with type 1 diabetes.
Read the tale of his compelling journey. It’s moving, awe-inspiring – and it will make you feel very, very grateful.
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