Diabetes

Studies from Logan College of Chiropractic add new findings in the area of diabetes

Published in Fitness and Wellness Business Week, March 17th, 2010

"Much attention has been given to the effect of pressure on skin blood flow in the feet of older people and people with diabetes. However, little attention has been paid to other areas of the body, especially under the belt at the waist where pressure might be high during body movements associated with exercise," researchers in the United States report.

"This may be very important when devices such as heat packs are worn during the day under the belt because their safety relies on appropriate skin blood flow to dissipate the heat; in diabetes populations burns have been seen. Forty male and female subjects, with and without diabetes, were examined in two series of...

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Source: Fitness and Wellness Business Week (2010-03-17)

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