ADA 2014 Report: Hope for artificial Pancreas
A bihormonal “artificial pancreas” improved glycemic control and led to less hypoglycemia in type 1 diabetes patients, researchers reported here.
A bihormonal “artificial pancreas” improved glycemic control and led to less hypoglycemia in type 1 diabetes patients, researchers reported here.
by Christine Clark – Insulin ranks among the top 10 ‘high-alert’ or high-risk medicines worldwide. (ref NPSA/2011/PSA003) It is also been an important cause of hospital admissions, mainly… read more.
National guidelines for lipids and blood pressure are likely to be a focus of attention at this year’s meeting of the American Diabetes Association.
Despite some concerns to the contrary, the use of insulin glargine (Lantus) is not associated with an increased risk of any cancer in people with diabetes or prediabetes,… read more.
New guidelines for Type 2 diabetes screening in children are less effective and more costly than previous screening methods.
In the largest study to date of the relationship between sleep apnoea and diabetes, a new study of more than 8,500 Canadian patients has demonstrated a link between… read more.
Testing vitamin D alone is not enough – Combined assessment of parathyroid hormone along with vitamin D may be needed to assess the impact of vitamin D status… read more.
Testing vitamin D alone is not enough – Combined assessment of parathyroid hormone along with vitamin D may be needed to assess the impact of vitamin D status… read more.
From 2006 to 2008, nearly 75 per cent of patients with diabetes living in Ontario did not receive all of the tests recommended to properly monitor their disease…. read more.
Many people with cystic fibrosis develop diabetes. The reasons for this have been largely unknown, but now researchers have identified a molecular mechanism that contributes to the raised… read more.
People with diabetes have about double the risk of premature death as people of the same age without diabetes. Studies also have shown that they have about twice… read more.
Mario Castro, M.D., listens to the lungs of a patient with asthma (pictured). Castro led a clinical trial investigating the effects of vitamin D supplements on asthma control…. read more.
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