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Unorthodox diabetes management + citrus fruit benefits     There are many things other than doctor visits, medication and diet that can help control and improve diabetes control. Tuesday marked the 25th anniversary of the internet – a day known as ‘Internaut Day’ – and the internet has proved extremely useful in helping people with their diabetes management. This newsletter, for example. To celebrate the spirit of Internaut Day, we covered the key milestones of the internet and diabetes, and how things have changed for the better. We also reported on a somewhat strange management tip this week: did you know that having a hot bath could people help with type 2 diabetes improve their blood glucose levels? This is according to a Leicester and Loughborough research team who claim that taking a bath can reduce blood sugar levels by 10 per cent. A similarly surprising piece of research was the suggestion that being friends with thin people could make people more likely to lose weight. This isn’t, of course, at the expense of eating a healthy diet and getting regular exercise. But the study offers a fascinating new insight into another factor that could help achieve weight loss.

Take a look at some of today's top threads: 01  Weekly weigh in - Fridays 02  Good Morning 03  Why Do Diabetics Fail To Adhere To Dietary Regimes? 04  I'm So Scared 05  Type 2s: What was your fasting blood glucose in a morning? 06  Weekly Meal Plans 07  Breakfast 08  Reading Insulin Pump Screen In The Sunshine 09  Help With Cycling & Long Acting Insulin 10  Blame it on the diabetes... 11  Question If You No Longer Take Statins. There are 1,156,506 posts from 213,245 in the forum right now. Did you know: that 96% of questions get their first response in 4 minutes! Login to join the conversation or sign-up and start a thread here.

What's hot in the community Commuter commotion People who commute to work in the UK consume an average of just less than 800 additional calories each week, says a new report. Travel snacking Smoke alarm Adults with type 1 diabetes who smoke could have worse HbA1c levels and metabolic outcomes than nonsmokers. Smoking study Fruitful discovery The antioxidants found in citrus fruits could protect against the harmful effects of a Western high-calorie diet, research suggests. Citrus fruit research

Hundreds of thousands of teenagers will have received their GCSE results today, including many who will have diabetes. You might wish to share your results or exam stories on the Diabetes Forum, which has sections for Children & Teens and Young People/Adults. Have a great day, PS. Can you remember your first blood glucose reading? Help out Mellimars, who just had her very first one Help out Melliemars, who just had her very first one.

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