Family Experience Shapes Diabetes Management

Family Experience Shapes Diabetes Management
Understanding the complexities of blood sugar can help patients better manage their condition.Niklas Halle’n/AFP/Getty Images
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Watching another person experience diabetes influences Type 2 diabetics’ self-management of blood sugar levels, according to a new study.

Throughout her 38-year nursing career, Laurel Despins has progressed from a bedside nurse and has worked in medical, surgical, and cardiac intensive care units. She noticed diabetes is rarely referred to as a primary cause of death in itself, yet the disease is a leading contributor to deaths involving heart disease, stroke, and cancer.

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