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SOMATIC RESEARCH SUMMARY A client with diabetes is likely already a regular in your practice. Learn about the disease and how massage can assist in preventing or delaying its complications. Have the client monitor blood glucose and blood pressure, while you document symptoms that may point to complications of diabetes, such as nerve pain, numbness, tingling, swelling, range of motion, and conditions of the feet. Provide massage that can improve function, digestion, circulation, and nerve flow. Keep a positive attitude, encourage social activities, and support the physician's plan for care. Notes 1. Centers for Disease Control (CDC), "2011 National Diabetes Fact Sheet: Diagnosed and Undiagnosed Diabetes in the United States," accessed November 2011, www. cdc.gov/diabetes/pubs/estimates11.htm. 2. American Diabetes Association, "Diabetes Statistics," accessed November 2011, www. diabetes.org/diabetes-basics/diabetes-statistics. 3. 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A licensed massage practitioner since 1984, Diana Thompson has created a varied and interesting career out of massage: from specializing in pre- and postsurgical lymph drainage to teaching, writing, consulting, and volunteering. Her consulting includes assisting insurance carriers on integrating massage into insurance plans and educating researchers on massage therapy theory and practice to ensure research projects and protocols are designed to match how we practice. Contact her at soapsage@comcast.net. Celebrate ABMP's 25th anniversary and you may win a refund on your membership. ABMP.com. 55