About SMARTER
Background
Can physician-delivered step count prescriptions and monitoring enhance physical activity and cardiometabolic profiles in patients with type 2 diabetes and hypertension? This was the essence of our study. And the results were encouraging.
Media
Prescribing Extra Walking For Diabetics
(Montreal Gazette)
Study suggests prescription, pedometer can help patients
(Radio Canada International
A Prescription For Walking
(CTV News Montreal)
Taking steps to heal from illness
(Global News Montreal)
A Prescription With Legs
(Diabetes Queensland)
Les médecins devraient-ils prescrire la marche à leurs patients?
(La Presse Montreal)
La marche comme ordonnance
(Le Journal de Montreal)
A Prescription With Legs
(McGill Newsroom)
A study from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) shows that physician-delivered step count prescriptions, combined with the use of a pedometer, can lead to a 20 per cent increase in daily steps, as well as measurable health benefits, such as lower blood sugar and lower insulin resistance, for patients with hypertension and/or type 2 diabetes.