CNET – Apple, Google, Samsung to take on diabetes with wearables — report
The companies are seeking ways to integrate health sensors and apps into their wearable devices, including those to measure glucose levels in a non-invasive way.
Featured
Headlines
Huffpost – Rise and Shine: 10 Steps to Becoming a Morning Person
It is not just how many hours of sleep we get a night that affects our ability to wake up early, happy and productive. All things considered, it is possible to slowly transform yourself into a morning person. Believe it or not, mornings can be the best part of your day.
Singularity Hub – Bionic Pancreas Promises Big Boost in Health for TI
A bionic pancreas whose first results in human patients were recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine, could make the statement purely factual: If you have type 1 diabetes, you will have to prick yourself once every four days or so to change out the needles in the closed-loop blood sugar monitor and […]
BattleDiabetes – Vitamin A may help treat type 2 diabetes and prevent heart complications
Fat-soluble vitamin A, which is key to a healthy immune system and strong vision, may also help battle type 2 diabetes, according to a new study.
ADA: Depression Predicts Type 1 Diabetes Death
The link between depression and mortality has often been studied in type 2 diabetes, but research of this in type 1 diabetes patients is rare, she noted.
Lantus Losing Its Superiority to Newer Treatments
Diabetes patients stand to benefit from two experimental insulin therapies that could eventually replace Sanofi’s global leader Lantus, according to results from large clinical trials
DiabetesInControl – New Combination TII Diabetes Drug Effective After 1 Year Study
A Novo Nordisk drug, IDegLira which combines its long-acting insulin degludec with its type 2 diabetes treatment Victoza, maintained superior blood sugar reduction after one year.
ADA: LDL Doesn’t Predict Heart Risk in Diabetes
LDL cholesterol wasn’t a good predictor of cardiovascular disease in type 1 diabetes, but the total cholesterol-to-HDL ratio appeared more reliable, an observational study showed
New HbA1c Target of 7.5% for Type 1 Children and Older Adults
Peters and her co-authors described the new guidelines as filling a need in the medical community as type 1 diabetes is often grouped with type 2 diabetes in adults or considered only a pediatric disease where a fear of hypoglycemia previously mandated staged glycemic targets.
ADA: Bionic Pancreas Effective in Reducing Glucose Over Multiple Days
An automated “bionic” pancreas that incorporates glucagon as well as insulin has shown improved blood glucose for five consecutive days in a study of patients with type 1 diabetes.
ADA: The New Lipid Guidelines, Do They Work for Diabetes?
Some diabetes experts have expressed concerns about recent national guidelines on lipid management, criticizing a lack of LDL cholesterol targets and little direction for management with drugs beyond statins
ADA: Inhaled Insulin, Will It Pass Muster?
An ultra-rapid inhaled insulin that approximates glucose excursions following meals is a non-invasive, effective therapy for patients with type 1 or type 2 diabetes, according to research presented at the American Diabetes Association’s 74th Scientific Sessions.
DiabetesMine – FRIO Insulin Cooling Case Video Review
Longtime type 1 PWD Dan Patrick, who joined us also at our 2013 DiabetesMine Innovation Summit, gives a great overview and evaluation of FRIO cooling packs for insulin storage. He’s a big fan!
DiabetesMine – A Window Into Real-Life Diabetes? ADA Conference Brings More Patient Insight
Could it be that the biggest U.S. diabetes meeting of the year — focused on physicians and researchers sharing the latest medical science — has finally opened a window into the real-life struggles of us PWDs (people with diabetes)?
Medical News Today – Treatment could spur production of insulin in Type 1 diabetes
Combining two different medications could help patients with Type 1 diabetes at least partially regain the ability to produce their own insulin, a University of Florida study has shown.
DiabetesMine – Drug, Tech and Device News + Patient Voices from ADA 2014
So what was big coming out of ADA this year, from our POV? Here’s a smattering of key news, in no particular order.
Huffpost – 41 Sneaky Ways To Eat More Vegetables (With Recipes!)
If consuming your recommended two to three cups of vegetables every day feels like a chore, it’s obvious you’ve yet to tap into the artful, enchanting and exquisite potential of the edible plant.
DiabetesMine – Why My CGM Makes Me (Slightly) Happier
We talk a lot about diabetes technology here in the abstract — but there’s no substitute for the real-world testimonials of the people living with this stuff attached to their bodies 24/7. Today our friend and fellow type 1 diabetes writer Dan Fleshler shares his very personal sentiments on wearing a CGM (continuous glucose monitor).
ADA Revises Blood Sugar Target Levels for Children with Type 1 Diabetes
According to experts, patients under the age of 19 should try to maintain an A1C blood sugar level that’s less than 7.5 percent. A1C is a test that measures the average blood sugar (glucose) levels over the span of several months, according to a news release.
DiabetesMine – Obamacare, As Seen from the Diabetes Trenches
Today our weekly Ask D’Mine columnist and community educator Wil Dubois takes a look at health insurance reform from the perspective of a patient at his rural diabetes clinic. Wow.
Other News
ACLS Class
- Get ACLS and PALS certified online with ACLSclass.com’s fast programs.
- Health Partner
Insulin Nation
- DAJTEMU
- DAJTEMU
- DAJTEMU
- DAJTEMU
- Subcutaneous Islet Transplant Provides Safer, Efficient Path for Type 1 Cure
- Are Immune-Evasive Islet Cells the Key to a Type 1 Cure?
- Does Shingles Vaccine have T1D Side Effect?
- Tandem Closed Loop Cleared for Pediatric Patients
- Antibiotic Use Linked to Higher T1D Heart Disease Risk
- Can Companion Medical Save Medtronic Diabetes?
Type 2 Nation
- Is RPM Right for You?
- What Is RPM and How Does it Work?
- Just got my COVID Vaccine – Should you?
- Metformin and Thiazolidinediones Increase Anemia Risk
- Most People Could Reverse or Prevent their Type 2 Diabetes
- Miscarriages Increase Type 2 Diabetes Risk
- Link Between Liver Disease and Insulin Resistance Points to New Treatment Path
- New Oral Drug Shows Rapid Benefits in Human Islet and Mouse Models
- Breastfeeding Lowers a Mother’s Type 2 Diabetes Risk
- Type 2 Diabetes Detectable Decades Before Onset
Google News
- Prolonged Diabetes and Hypertension Significantly Raise Mortality, MACCE Risk Post-CABG: Study Finds - Medical Dialogues
- Lance Bass Opens Up About a Life-Changing Health Diagnosis - EntertainmentNow
- The soft drink habit increasing diabetes risk by more than a third - MSN
- UH diabetes research center secures $2.35M NIH grant renewal - University of Hawaii System
- ICYMI: Premature Ovarian Insufficiency; Pregnancy & Diabetes - Physician's Weekly
- A More Precise Way to Gauge T2D Severity - HealthCentral
- Lance Bass Says Diabetes Diagnosis Was Blessing, Made Him Live Healthier - TMZ
- Paso del Norte Health Foundation celebrates 30 Years of Service, Focuses on Diabetes Awareness in the Borderland - KVIA
- Financial Strain Linked to Poor Medication Adherence in Type 2 Diabetes Patients - geneonline.com
- Maryland prescription drug cost study finds 2 diabetes medicines have ‘affordability challenges’ - Baltimore Sun
Diabetes Self Management
- What Is a Normal Blood Sugar Level?
- High Blood Sugar Symptoms: Causes, Signs, and Taking Control
- Blood Sugar Chart: What’s the Normal Range for Blood Sugar?
- This Week in Diabetes News
- Baked Cod With Tomatoes and Olives
- Broccoli & Cauliflower Stir-Fry
- Sirloin Steak Antipasto Salad
- Pork and Plum Kabobs
- Grilled Chicken With Corn and Black Bean Salsa
- Grape Tomato Salad With White Beans and Cucumber
Medical News Today
- No items.
Medical Express
- New findings reveal how β-cell subtypes influence type 2 diabetes development
- Low pre-pregnancy blood sugar linked with higher risk of preterm birth, other risks
- Prediabetes risk doubled for Asian, Pacific Islander teens with overweight, obesity
- UK adults do not eat enough plants, research finds
- Public knowledge high on smoking and alcohol risks during pregnancy
- How does the immune system prepare for breastfeeding?
- Trapping gut bacteria's hidden fuel improves blood sugar and liver health, study shows
- GDF-15 and eGFRdiff: Blood markets may help predict kidney risk and survival in diabetes mellitus
- Precision medicine starts with who we study and who we've missed: What a hidden heart mutation in Dominicans taught me
- Am I getting enough B vitamins?
ScienceDaily
- This tiny implant could save diabetics from silent, deadly crashes
- Biologists identify targets for new pancreatic cancer treatments
- Low blood sugar contributes to eye damage and vision loss in diabetic retinopathy; experimental drug may help treat condition
- Can hormone therapy improve heart health in menopausal women?
- In pancreatic cancer, a race against time
- Immunotherapy may boost KRAS-targeted therapy in pancreatic cancer
- Receiving low-glucose alerts improves diabetic drivers' safety on the road
- Toward improved early detection of pancreatic cancer
- Diabetes can drive the evolution of antibiotic resistance
- New blood test identifies hard-to-detect pancreatic cancer with 85% accuracy
Clinical Trials
- Subcutaneous Pharmacokinetic Evaluation of Monomeric Insulin and Lyumjev in Adults With Type 1 Diabetes
- Tirzepatide for Partial Lipodystrophy Treatment: A New Horizon in 2024
- EValuation Of poLygenic Scores and CT imAging In Risk Factor Modification in Patients With diabEtes
- CBTi for the Treatment of Insomnia in Type 1 Diabetes
- Effectiveness of Glunovo Real-Time Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes