Using Cell Phones to Monitor Diabetes
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By Anne KrishnanFORGET GAMES AND RING TONES --Â A Durham company wants to help patients use cell phones to manage diabetes. Confidant Inc. has developed technology that lets mobile phones wirelessly receive, analyze and transmit data from glucose meters and blood pressure cuffs.
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Diabetes is a disease in which blood glucose, or sugar levels, are too high in the body. This may not always be easy to detect, however, since there are different types of the disease, along with different symptoms.
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Diabetics should test their blood sugar levels more regularly to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, a study says.
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Compared with other methods of managing diabetesâstrict diets, insulin injections, vigilant blood-sugar monitoringâRichard Surwit&#39;s technique seems too easy to be true.
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Dental health is particularly important for people with diabetes, new findings indicate.
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Optical sensors and touch screens are  the leading technologies that cell phone makers are likely to  use as improvements to the tiny keypads on many of today&#39;s  handsets.
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Diabetes is an undetected and silent  threat for many people who end up with heart disease, according  to new research published on Monday.
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An invention that exploits the ubiquity of cellular phone networks could soon be saving heart attack victims before they even realize they&#39;re sick.
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Users can now access search engine from their cell phones.
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Using a low-level electrical current across the skin, the GlucoWatch Biographer device can supply as many as three glucose measurements per hour.
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News 25&#39;s Sandy Gallant shows how technology and training are helping parents and kids cope with type-1 diabetes in today&#39;s Health Matters.
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NEW YORK  - Americans with diabetes are doing a better job of keeping their blood glucose under control, a new analysis shows.
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Using a simple portion control plate can help people ease their type 2 diabetes, research shows.
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An implanted nanotube sensor has been developed that can track blood sugar, promising pain-free continues glucose monitoring for diabetics and future devices that can check other biological changes.
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NEW YORK  - Among healthy middle-aged and older women, the hemoglobin A1c level -- a measure of blood sugar control -- is an independent predictor of type 2 diabetes, a study shows.
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A simple blood test can reveal a diabetic&#39;s level of the hemoglobin A1C, but some doctors question the importance of that test.
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The biggest cell phone maker in the world tests out using GPS-enabled phones to monitor traffic.