Test strip supply linked to better diabetes care

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Test strip supply linked to better diabetes care

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/test-strip-supply-linked-better-diabetes-care-221242968.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/tk.Vrl5r_TwZR_cs4gE_Ig--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-02-07T221126Z_1_CBRE9161POB00_RTROPTP_2_ROMANIA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Diabetes educator Cristofor teaches how to perform a blood sugar test at the Nicolae Paulescu National Institute for Diabetes, Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases in Bucharest" align="left" title="Diabetes educator Cristofor teaches how to perform a blood sugar test at the Nicolae Paulescu National Institute for Diabetes, Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases in Bucharest" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Frequent blood sugar testing was strongly associated with better diabetes control in a large new study that concludes public and private insurers should not be limiting test strip supplies. Particularly for people with type 1 diabetes, who must test their own blood sugar throughout each day and inject insulin to regulate sugar levels, a cap on the number of test strips they're allowed to use may seriously affect their health, researchers say. &quot;On the surface it seems crazy to limit tests for people who need them,&quot; Dr. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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