TV watching and diabetic's blood sugar control.
Hope you all will have a good summer break!Ran across this article "TV linked with poor diabetes control" written by Associated Press Medical Writer Lindsey Tanner this morning. The essence of the article:
Diabetic children who spent the most time glued to the TV had a tougher time controlling their blood sugar, according to a Norwegian study that illustrates yet another downside of too much television.
The findings, based on a study of children with Type 1 diabetes, lend support to the American Academy of Pediatrics' advice that children watch no more than two hours of TV daily, said lead author Dr. Hanna Margeirsdottir of the University of Oslo. . . .
The study involved 538 children with an average age of 13. . . .
The study evaluated results of a routine test that measured average blood-sugar control over three months. There was a continuous increase in the level of blood sugar with every hour of TV watched, rising to the highest level for those who watched at least four hours daily.
One more reason to teach and encourage students to exercise more.
Labels: diabetes, exercise, TV
posted by Randy Frye @ 6:34 AM
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