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Diabetic teens who take care of their pets have better health

Incorporating routine pet care into a child's diabetes self-care plan can significantly improve monitoring of the disease, resulting in lower blood glucose levels, finds a study. 'Teenagers are one of

By: Agencies   | | Updated: June 26, 2015 4:15 pm
Tags: Diabetes management  Pets  
Juvenile diabetes

Incorporating routine pet care into a child’s diabetes self-care plan can significantly improve monitoring of the disease, resulting in lower blood glucose levels, finds a study. ‘Teenagers are one of the most challenging patient populations to treat because of the many psycho-social factors associated with that stage of life,’ said senior author Olga Gupta, assistant professor of pediatrics and internal medicine at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Also Read - Yoga for Diabetes: Try these 5 asanas to keep your blood sugar under control

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‘We learned that instructing families to associate regular pet fish care with the child’s standard diabetes care significantly improved their haemoglobin A1C levels.’ The study followed the pet attention and diabetes management tasks of 28 adolescents ages 10 to 17 with Type 1 diabetes mellitus. The participants were provided a fish, a fish bowl, instructions for caring for the fish and recommendations to set up the fish bowl in their bedroom, if possible. They were instructed to feed their fish in the morning and in the evening, checking their own blood glucose level each time. Read: Type 1 diabetes now curable with just a vaccine Also Read - An amla a day can keep blood sugar levels under control: How to add it to your diet

After three months, the intervention group’s A1C levels decreased 0.5 percent in comparison to their peers in the control group who experienced a 0.8 percent increase in A1C levels. While a decrease in blood glucose levels was seen in all ages, the benefits of the behavioural intervention were more pronounced in the study’s younger participants. Read: Tips to manage type 1 diabetes in children

The study appeared in the Diabetes Educator.

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Published : June 26, 2015 4:15 pm | Updated:June 26, 2015 4:15 pm
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