September 18th 2024
The FDA has approved the Eversense 365, the world’s first 1-year continuous glucose monitor, with US availability expected in late 2024.
Researchers to Study Biomarkers for Early Detection of Diabetic Kidney Disease
October 24th 2015As part of a multi-institutional effort, researchers in the fields of proteomics, lipidomics, and metabolomics will collaborate to discover more effective ways of predicting which patients with type 1 diabetes are at greater risk for developing kidney disease.
Using Non-Insulin Drug Therapies in Type 1 Diabetes: Promising Future
October 21st 2015Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is treated by necessity with insulin analogues in an attempt to mimic normal physiological insulin profiles. Regardless, this approach is rarely completely successful and most T1DM patients experience fluctuating or suboptimal glucose control, significant hypoglycemia and microvascular tissue complications.
Hospital Uses Established Tools to Reduce Diabetes Medication Errors
September 29th 2015An article published in Clinical Interventions in Aging outlined a large hospital's successful quality improvement interventions over 5 years to reduce medication errors in their large population of diabetic patients.
Drop That Big Mac and Check Out This One-Hour Timeline of Unhealthy Effects
September 24th 2015Devoted soda drinkers began to lose their minds when an infographic outlining the harmful effects a single can of Coca-Cola has on the body in one hour began circulating the Internet. Now a new infographic has revealed what a Big Mac from McDonald's can do to the body in the same amount of time.
Soda, Pop, Coke: Who Drinks What and Where?
September 21st 2015In an effort to fight obesity and diabetes and promote healthier diet and lifestyle choices through targeted interventions, public health officials determined which regions of the US have the highest levels of soda and other sugar-sweetened beverage consumption.
Study: Intranasal Glucagon Effective Alternative to Shots in Kids with Type 1 Diabetes
Injecting pediatric diabetes type 1 patients with glucagon can be difficult for non-medical caregivers. Such treatment is needed for severe hypoglycemia. A new study shows that an inhaled glucagon powder is effective and easier on these rescuers.
Pancreatectomy Linked to Endocrine Function Impairment and Diabetes in Women
New research into distal pancreatectomies indicates that women and overweight patients have an elevated risk of suffering endocrine function impairment that leads to glucose intolerance and diabetes mellitus.
Heart Failure, Diabetes, and Medication: An Interesting Triad
September 9th 2015A study published in Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders indicates that sodium glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2 inhibitors, which affect both supply and demand pathways in the heart) may be the preferred treatment for diabetics with heart failure.
Predicting Type 2 Diabetes: Birth Weight as a Surrogate
September 9th 2015Fetal exposure to severe starvation or stress appears to elevate risk of hyperglycemia or type 2 diabetes (T2D) later in life. Similarly, low birth weight has been associated with glucose intolerance, suppressed insulin secretory capacity, and increased risk of T2D.