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Everyone knows Gold Medal Olympian, Cathy Freeman as an athlete but they may not knowÌýthat she’s been living with type 2 diabetes for many years.
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Performance was her whole life, she was focused on the track and out-running her opponents but then she had a new challenge. Although she was taking Metformin and Semaglutide, Cathy was struggling to manage her blood glucose levels.
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For people living with type 2 diabetes, maintaining a healthy diet plays a key role in managing blood glucose levels.² However, keeping up with all aspects of a diabetes management plan can be challenging with 1 in 2 people Ìýwith type 2 diabetes struggling to stick to dietary recommendations.^3-7
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Cathy gave the Diabetes-Specific Nutritional Formula, Glucerna, a try. She replaced breakfast and morning tea with Glucerna and after two months saw incredible results. Her blood glucose levels moved into the healthy range. This contributed to her feeling more energetic and confident.

So what makes Glucerna special?

Glucerna is a Diabetes-Specific Nutritional Formula backed by over 30 years of scientific evidence⁸ and has been clinically shown to help:

• Manage blood glucose levels from day 1*⁹
• Keep glucose levels within target range for up to 90% of the time within 4 weeks^¹

What’s in Glucerna?
Glucerna is scientifically designed with a low GI^10-12, slow-release carbohydrate blend and myo-inositol^12,13 to help manage blood glucose levels. It’s also nutritionally complete and balanced with 28 vitamins and minerals¹² to support nutritional needs as part of a diabetes management plan.
 
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ºÚÁÏÍø does not promote or encourage any single diet or eating plan and there is no one-size-fits-all approach to living well with diabetes. People with diabetes should make their own, informed choices about their diabetes management (including eating plans) in consultation with their diabetes healthcare team. ºÚÁÏÍø does not promote any single product or brand. All Glucerna health claims can be found on the website.

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^When taken as a breakfast replacement as part of a diabetes management plan, people with diabetes consuming Glucerna kept blood glucose within the target glucose range of 3.9 – 10.0 mmol/L for an average of 89.5% of the time.
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*A randomised controlled trial comparing Glucerna to an oatmeal breakfast in type 2 diabetes patients found 280% higher postprandial GLP-1 secretion and 38% lower postprandial blood glucose levels with Glucerna compared to oatmeal (based on individual percent changes).
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References: 1. Peng J et al. Br J Nutr 2019;121:560–66. 2. Australian Diabetes Society. Australian Blood Glucose Treatment Algorithm for Type 2 Diabetes [Available from: https://treatment.diabetessociety.com.au/plan/] accessed 10 February 2025. 3. Abate TW, et al. PLoS One. 2022;17(10):e0271378. 4. Han CY, et al. Proc. Singapore Healthcare. 2020;29(2):81–90. 5. Paudel G, et al. J Glob Health. 2022;12:04056. 6. De Roxas R, et al. J ASEAN Fed Endocr Soc. 2013;28(2):134–142. 7. Broadbent E, et al. Diabetes Care. 2011;34(2):338–340. 8.. National Library of Medicine, PubMed. Available at: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Glucerna&filter=pubt.clinicaltrial&filter=pubt.randomizedcontrolledtrial&filter=pubt.systematicreview (accessed February 2025). 9.Devitt, A., et al. J Diabetes Res Clin Metab. 2012;1(1):20. 10. Glucerna Y495 GI test result. 11. Glucerna Y523 GI test result. 12. Glucerna Powder product label. 13. DiNicolantonio JJ, et al. Open Heart. 2022;9:e001989.
 
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