The Artificial Pancreas: Final Tests Underway This Year
Final tests to measure the safety and efficacy of an artificial pancreas are set to take place in early 2016, according to researchers from the University of Virginia Health System.
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NPR – Keep Things Simple For A Healthy, Long Life
I’m often asked for medical advice by friends, family members, even new acquaintances: What about this diet? What should I do about this symptom? What about this medication?
ADA issues new diabetes guidelines for 2016
The ADA’s Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes “is intended to provide clinicians, patients, researchers, payers, and other interested individuals with the components of diabetes care, general treatment goals, and tools to evaluate the quality of care,” says the introduction to the 2016 edition.
Research: Does Eating ‘Healthy’ Make You Eat More?
A new study from Cornell Food & Brand Lab found that when people eat what they consider to be healthy foods, they are more likely to overeat – mainly because they associate “healthy” with less filling, the study found.
Is the Rate of Diabetes Growth Slowing Down in the US?
The government organization recently posted 2014 data on annual new diabetes diagnoses in the US. Last year, there were 1.4 million new cases of diagnosed diabetes in adults (18-79 years), marking the fifth straight year of decline from a peak in 2009 at 1.7 million. While this decline has been happening over five years, 2014 […]
Novo Nordisk’s New Insulin Tresiba to Take on Lantus
Novo Nordisk’s insulin degludec injection, known by the brand name Tresiba, met with FDA approval in late September. It is expected to be available to patients with a doctor’s prescription in the first few months of 2016, according to Novo Nordisk’s chief medical officer for North America, Dr. Todd Hobbs.
Can Alcohol and Diabetes mix?
While we certainly don’t need alcohol to socialize, many enjoy having it as part of a social occasion. So does being diagnosed with diabetes require you to bow out of joining in the holiday cheer?
Study provides more evidence that coffee may reduce mortality
While this latest research did not find any link between coffee consumption and cancer mortality, it does suggest that drinking the beverage regularly could lower the risk of death from a number of causes, including heart disease and diabetes.
Blood Thinners and Antidiabetic Drugs: Recipe for a Hospital Visit?
If you’re taking a blood thinner in addition to your antidiabetic medication, you may be more prone to hospitalizations due to falls, insulin shock or an altered mental state, according to a new study.
Type 2 Nation – Americans are (Finally) Eating Less
A number of nutrition researchers credit the change to growing awareness of the health damages caused from eating too much and the financial risks those damages create. Recently, there have also been various health initiatives across the country, such as Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” campaign, which focuses on getting kids active.
NPR – Clinical Trials Still Don’t Reflect The Diversity Of America
About 40 percent of Americans belong to a racial or ethnic minority, but the people who participate in clinical trials tend to be more homogeneous. Clinical trials are the studies that test whether drugs work, and inform doctors’ decisions about how to treat their patients. When subjects in those studies don’t look like the patients […]
FDA approves Basaglar, the first “follow-on” insulin glargine product for TI & TII
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Basaglar (insulin glargine injection), a long-acting human insulin analog to improve glycemic control in adult and pediatric patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus and in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Assessing the Latest Information on SGLT-2 Inhibitors and Ketoacidosis
An FDA safety review on sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors resulted in additional warnings to the label on ketoacidosis, urosepsis, and pyelonephritis. SGLT-2 are sodium-dependent glucose transport proteins, which can be found in the kidneys.
Testosterone Increasing Insulin Sensitivity
New study shows that increasing testosterone levels can help male patients with type 2 diabetes increase their response to insulin. In individuals with insulin resistance, their body produces insulin, but does not effectively utilize their insulin.
A Silent Complication: A Closer Look at Diabetic Retinopathy
Diabetic retinopathy is a complication of diabetes that occurs when blood vessels in the retina of the eye are damaged or swollen, or begin to grow irregularly. DR has four stages: mild, moderate, severe, and proliferative retinopathy.
Blood Thinner, Certain Diabetes Drugs Are a Bad Combo
Taking the blood thinner warfarin at the same time as certain diabetes drugs increases the risk of hospitalization, a new study warns.
People with Type 2 Diabetes May Be Overtested
Many Americans with type 2 diabetes may be getting unnecessary blood sugar tests — and, in some cases, needless changes in medication, a new study suggests. Researchers found that in a large group of U.S. adults with well-controlled type 2 diabetes, 60 percent were undergoing too many hemoglobin A1C tests.
Once-a-week diabetes meds are similar in safety and effectiveness
There’s little difference in the performance of five new once-a-week drugs to treat diabetes when they’re compared to one another, though small differences in side effects emerge, according to a new review of existing evidence.
FDA gives OK for human trial of metformin as anti-ageing drug
Belgian researchers from Cardiff University have proof that metformin extends the life of animals so now scientists want to replicate the trials using humans. They tested metformin on C. elegans, tiny roundworms, reports The Telegraph. They observed that the worms aged slower, became healthier and did not develop wrinkles.
Diabetic Vision Loss May Be Preventable With This Drug
For people with eye complications from diabetes, the drug Lucentis may be an effective option for preventing serious damage and blindness, according to a new study.
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