How To Lower Your A1C, For People Without Diabetes
A few years ago you may not have known about A1C, but now, it seems to be the buzz of every pharmaceutical commercial on your TV. The A1C test measures your…
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Patient blood management pre-op screening project aims to improve outcomes
July 10, 2023
A new project from the University of Florida College of Medicine is aimed at screening patients ahead of scheduled surgeries to improve their recovery time and…
Department of Anesthesiology, Department of Surgery, +2 more
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Some in-home tests for average blood sugar levels less accurate than traditional method
August 25, 2022
A trio of in-home tests that measure average blood sugar levels in patients with diabetes are not as accurate as in-office screening methods, new research by…
Department of Community Health and Family Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, +4 more
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UF Health study shows years of life gained by ideal Type 2 diabetes control
May 3, 2022
A person struggling to control their Type 2 diabetes might understand in the abstract the impact of the disease on their health. A doctor, for example, might…
Department of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy, +4 more
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Sickle Cell Loses and Sydnee Wins
“I’m active, a little bit crazy, but I’m mostly fun,” Sydnee Murphy, 8, said when asked to describe herself. Sydnee is a second grader at Westside Elementary…
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Why Patients with Diabetes are More Prone to Amputations and How Plastic Surgery Intervenes
Approximately 34.2 million Americans have diabetes and approximately 88 million Americans have prediabetes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and…
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UF Health brings telemedicine program for diabetic children to underserved area of Collier County
September 4, 2020
For children with diabetes or other endocrine system disorders who come from less affluent families, access to care can be difficult and time-consuming.…
Department of Pediatrics, +2 more
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COVID-19 highlights need for blood donations
March 25, 2020
As the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic continues to escalate, experts are warning of a dire shortage of blood as donors stay home and blood drives across the…
Department of Anesthesiology, +3 more
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Existing drug preserves insulin production in new Type 1 diabetes cases, study finds
June 25, 2018
A drug used to help kidney transplant recipients ward off rejection of their new organs is showing promise in another area: preserving insulin production in…
Department of Pediatrics, +4 more
