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Diabetic Digest - Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Readers:
Last week I promised my readers that I would tell the
story about my Grandma's new glucose monitor in today's
issue. So here it goes.
My 86 year-old Grandmother called me to come over and help
her set up her brand spankin' new glucose monitor. Techno-
logy freaks my Grandma out something fierce. Just thinking
about it raises her blood sugar, not to mention her blood
pressure.
She had a million questions for me and I think I answered
just about all of them. I did it all. I showed her how to
turn the device on, where the strips go, how to change the
batteries, and so on and so forth. We even tested this
sleek little monitor and it made me think about trading
up. It was great. I wish that I could remember what it
was called. Okay, back to helping my Grandma.
After it was all said and done she seemed more comfortable
and I think that she was just happy to see me. I know that
deal with all that diabetes has to offer can be very over-
whelming, to say the least, especially when you are older.
I'm just glad that I can help her understand so that she
can take better care of herself. I hope when I'm in my
eighties one of my grandkids will do the same for me.
Regards,
Steve
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Long-Acting Insulin May Help Control Blood Sugar
by Salynn Boyles
WebMD
Results from phase II trials of the experimental? ultra?
long?acting insulin degludec shows that it may be as
effective as daily insulin for controlling blood sugar
in people with type 2 diabetes.
This insulin? manufactured by Novo Nordisk? is administer-
ed by injection just three times a week. The trial results
are published in The Lancet. Results showed that study
subjects with type 2 diabetes who took degludec by inject-
ion three times a week had similar reductions in hemoglobin
A1c as patients who received daily injections of the long?
acting insulin glargine (Lantus); however, patients who
took degludec had fewer episodes of hypoglycemia. The 16?
week study included 245 patients with type 2 diabetes who
had high blood sugar in spite of their use of oral drugs
to reduce their blood?sugar levels. Patients were randomly
assigned to receive metformin and one of three treatment
regimens: degludec insulin once a day? degludec three
times a week? or glargine once a day. While blood sugar
levels were similar for all treatment groups? rates of
hypoglycemia were lowest in the once?daily degludec group.
A phase III trial yielded similar results. Novo Nordisk
intends to seek approval later this year to market this
new insulin in both the United States and Europe.
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------------------- Diabetic Recipe -------------------
Date-Nut Coffee Cake
(16 Servings)
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup granulated sugar
3 packets (or 1 teaspoon bulk) Sweet 'n Low
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup liquefied Butter Buds Mix
1/3 cup 1% fat milk
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup chopped pitted dates
2 tablespoons chopped walnuts
Topping:
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon light brown sugar, packed to measure
1 tablespoon margarine, softened
1 packet Sweet 'n Low
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray an 8-inch square baking
pan with nonstick cooking spray.
2. In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, Sweet 'n
Low, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In a 1-cup
measure, combine the liquefied Butter Buds, milk, egg,
and vanilla. Add to the dry ingredients, stirring
until blended. Add the dates and walnuts. Pour into
the prepared pan.
3. In a small bowl, mix together all the topping ingredi-
ents until crumbly. Sprinkle over the batter.
4. Bake 30 to 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted
in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.
Cut into 2-inch squares.
Per serving: 110 calories, 2 g protein, 2 g fat
(<1 g saturated fat), 22 g carbohydrate,
15 mg cholesterol, 75 mg sodium
Exchanges: 1 1/2 carbohydrate (1 bread/starch, 1/2 fruit)
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