Diabetes Control Does Not Start with Medication: Patient Mistakes Include Poor Diet and Stress

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Although modern medicine offers more and more options for controlling diabetes, medication alone is often not enough. Improper nutrition, irregular glucose measurement, low physical activity or even lack of sleep can lead to glucose levels remaining poor even with prescribed treatment. Family doctor Rasa Venckuvienė tells us what mistakes most often prevent successful diabetes control and why daily habits are no less important than medication, a…