Improve Diabetes Health With These 7 Must-Dos

By Riva Greenberg, Special to Everyday Health Medically Reviewed by Kelly Kennedy, RD A passionate diabetes patient-expert shares small but powerful changes that can help people with diabetes lead a happier, healthier life. Each year, we spend upward of a dozen hours with our healthcare providers, leaving more than 8,700 hours that we must take care of our diabetes. The decisions we make every day, such as whether to follow a healthy diet, make time to be active, adhere to our medication schedule, implement lifestyle changes to improve our lab results, and maintain a positive attitude — can have a major impact on our…
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Mobile Health Apps Improve Diabetes Care

In order to improve the quality of healthcare services and boost patient health outcomes, providers have begun adopting a variety of new technologies include mobile health apps, remote monitoring tools, and telemedicine systems. Chronic disease management is a major priority of the medical field today, as diabetes, heart disease, and various other illnesses compose a large part of healthcare spending. Mobile health apps and other mHealth technologies could help assist in strengthening chronic disease management strategies. The American Health Information Management Association’s (AHIMA) recently announced in a press release that using medical claims data and health informatics could potentially lead…
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