Diabetes Treatment

CardioBrief: Screen-And-Treat to Prevent Diabetes Doomed to Fail

By George ⋅ January 5, 2017 ⋅ Post a comment

Medscape CardioBrief: Screen-And-Treat to Prevent Diabetes Doomed to FailMedPage TodayLifestyle intervention trials resulted in a 37% relative risk reduction in developing diabetes, cutting the risk from 239 out of 1,000 in the control group to 151 out of 1,000 in the treatment group during the trial period. But the reduction in risk …'Screen and Treat' […]

FDA expands indication for continuous glucose monitoring system, first to replace fingerstick testing for diabetes …

By George ⋅ December 25, 2016 ⋅ Post a comment

UPI.com FDA expands indication for continuous glucose monitoring system, first to replace fingerstick testing for diabetes …FDA.govThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration today expanded the approved use of Dexcom's G5 Mobile Continuous Glucose Monitoring System to allow for replacement of fingerstick blood glucose (sugar) testing for diabetes treatment decisions in people 2 years …FDA Approval of […]

Better diabetes treatment? Artificial beta cells from human kidney cells

By George ⋅ December 16, 2016 ⋅ Post a comment

Science Daily Better diabetes treatment? Artificial beta cells from human kidney cellsScience DailyThe initial tests of the artificial beta cells in diabetic mice revealed the cells to be extremely effective: “They worked better and for longer than any solution achieved anywhere in the world so far,” says Fussenegger. When implanted into diabetic …New diabetes treatment […]

New approach to diabetes treatment eliminates need for…

By George ⋅ December 6, 2016 ⋅ Post a comment

KPRC Houston New approach to diabetes treatment eliminates need for…KPRC HoustonHOUSTON – A new approach to insulin eliminates the need for some diabetics to give themselves shots multiple times throughout the day. Fifty-one-year-old Bessie Neal has been injecting herself with insulin for about four years. She says it's unpleasant … More details can be found […]

South Sudan: Bringing diabetes treatment home

By George ⋅ November 26, 2016 ⋅ Post a comment

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) International South Sudan: Bringing diabetes treatment homeMédecins Sans Frontières (MSF) InternationalNyanjima Mayot, 12 years old, with her mother, Adau Wek. Nyanjima is one of the first patients on MSF's home insulin treatment programme in Agok, South Sudan. She can administer her own treatment at home under her mother's supervision and only […]

New Google Doodle Tips Hat to Sir Frederick Banting, Father of Diabetes Treatment

By George ⋅ November 16, 2016 ⋅ Post a comment

Express.co.uk New Google Doodle Tips Hat to Sir Frederick Banting, Father of Diabetes TreatmentTIMECoinciding with World Diabetes Day, Monday's Google doodle is an homage to the Canadian scientist Sir Frederick Banting. Banting pioneered the usage of insulin to treat patients suffering from diabetes back in 1922. For his important discovery, the …World Diabetes Day: Google celebrates […]

Study points to potential type 2 diabetes treatment – Yale Daily News

By George ⋅ November 6, 2016 ⋅ Post a comment

MyNewsLA.com Study points to potential type 2 diabetes treatment – Yale Daily NewsYale Daily News (blog)A recent Yale study provides evidence for a link between non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and type 2 diabetes — two extremely common diseases …November is American Diabetes MonthEvening ObserverSupervisors proclaim November as Diabetes Awareness MonthMyNewsLA.comall 51 news articles » More details […]

FDA approves first ‘artificial pancreas’ for diabetes treatment

By George ⋅ October 26, 2016 ⋅ Post a comment

Scientific American FDA approves first 'artificial pancreas' for diabetes treatmentSTATThe device, which looks like a smartphone, is designed to automatically monitor and administer the delivery of insulin for type 1 diabetes patients, whose ability to provide insulin naturally is impaired. It wirelessly links up an insulin pump and …U.S. FDA Approves “Artificial Pancreas” for Diabetes […]

Medtronic Addresses Type 1 Diabetes Using a Revolutionary Treatment [VIDEO]

By George ⋅ October 15, 2016 ⋅ Post a comment

University Herald Medtronic Addresses Type 1 Diabetes Using a Revolutionary Treatment [VIDEO]University HeraldCampbell said that the Medtronic is what diabetics have been looking for more than a decade. He said that this system can naturally or automatically evaluate a patient's blood sugar, thus, delivering the necessary amount of insulin to a patient. He …and more » […]

Bureaucracy Be Damned as “World First” Diabetes Treatment Accelerates to Market

By George ⋅ October 5, 2016 ⋅ Post a comment

Wall Street Daily Bureaucracy Be Damned as “World First” Diabetes Treatment Accelerates to MarketWall Street DailyAnd last week, the FDA approved it for treatment in people 14 years of age and older with Type 1 diabetes. The pancreas is a relatively “remote” organ located between the stomach and the spine. It serves two basic functions: […]

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