William Lee Dubois

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How does a continuous glucose monitoring system measure blood sugar levels?

CGM sensors do not actually measure blood sugar. They measure the sugar content of interstitial... Full Answer

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How does continuous glucose monitoring work?

CGM samples glucose on a schedule of anywhere between every minute and every five minutes, and... Full Answer

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When was continuous glucose monitoring technology for diabetes introduced?

Scientific and university research into CGM-like sensors goes back at least to 1967, but as far... Full Answer

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How do high blood sugar levels harm people with diabetes?

When the bloodstream becomes flooded with sugar that can’t get into the cells that need... Full Answer

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How does lack of insulin harm people with diabetes?

In our diabetic bodies, sugar piles up. The lack of insulin or the presence of lazy insulin... Full Answer

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How does blood glucose feed cells?

Your blood is a living liquid made up largely of plasma—nothing more than a soup of... Full Answer

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Is diabetes serious?

Complications from diabetes are devastating, often permanent, side effects of out-of-control... Full Answer

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What is gestational diabetes?

If you are a man this won’t happen to you. Gestational diabetes is often viewed as a... Full Answer

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What is prediabetes?

Technically, we define diabetes as a certain absolute blood sugar number.

One point... Full Answer

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How is skin color affect diabetes rates?

People with darker skin are more likely to have Type 2 diabetes (T-2) than people who have pale... Full Answer

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How does early onset type 2 diabetes affect lifespan?

Type 2 diabetes (T-2) used to hit at middle age, as that is when most of us start packing on... Full Answer

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How common is type 2 diabetes?

Type 2 diabetes is by far the most common kind of diabetes in the world, and it is growing at... Full Answer

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What is type 1.5 diabetes?

Type 1.5 diabetes (T-1.5) is also called LADA, which stands for Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in... Full Answer

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What is type 1 diabetes?

Type 1 diabetes (T-1) is an autoimmune disorder. The body’s immune system attacks and... Full Answer

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Why is it easier to lose weight through diet than exercise?

To lose one pound you need to burn off 3,500 calories, nearly two full days of healthy calorie

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