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Should I be checking
my blood glucose levels
every time I want to drive
somewhere?
Rachel says: If you are
taking a type of glucose-
lowering medication that
can cause hypoglycaemia
(hypos), low BGLs, or if you
are using insulin to manage
your diabetes, then yes,
the recommendation is to
ensure your glucose level
is above 5mmol/L before
you drive. If you are at risk
of having a hypo due to the
medication you take
to manage your
diabetes, test
your BGLs
and ensure
it is above 5
before driving.
Check it every
2 hours on
long journeys,
ensuring it is
above 5, and carry
a quick-acting carbohydrate
food or drink with you in
the vehicle. If you do not
regularly use a blood glucose
monitor to check your BGLs,
discuss your need to do
this with your diabetes care
team. For more information
on driving with diabetes,
visit ndss.com.au/driving. ■
Canadian researchers are urging women to reconsider their work hours,
after findings concluded those who worked more than 45 hours per
week are at a 63 per cent greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
The study, published in the journal BMJ Diabetes Research & Care, also
concluded there is no heightened risk of developing diabetes in women
who worked 30-40 hours per week, or in men who worked long hours.
WORK LESS FOR GOOD HEALTH
Type 2 reversed
The gene-editing technology CRISPR-Cas9 has
recently been used by researchers at South Korea’s
Hanyang University to treat obesity and type 2
diabetes in clinical mice. Reported in the journal
Genome Research, researchers successfully reduced
the bodyweight of the mice by 20 per cent, which
consequently reversed obesity-related metabolic
diseases each mouse had. Although the therapy
seems promising, more studies are to follow.
Rachel Freeman, diabetes educator
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