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
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Prescribing Extra Walking For Diabetics
(Montreal Gazette)
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Study suggests prescription, pedometer can help patients
(Radio Canada International
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A Prescription For Walking
(CTV News Montreal)
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Taking steps to heal from illness
(Global News Montreal)
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A Prescription With Legs
(Diabetes Queensland)
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Les médecins devraient-ils prescrire la marche à leurs patients?
(La Presse Montreal)
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La marche comme ordonnance
(Le Journal de Montreal)
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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.