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Managing Blood Sugar After Stroke Could Be Key to Outcomes
FRIDAY, April 19, 2024 – Managing a stroke victim’s blood sugar levels after they receive powerful clot-busting drugs might help them survive their health crisis, a new trial finds. People with high ...
Diabetes Complications More Common in Patients Not Living in Urban Areas
WEDNESDAY, March 27, 2024 – Adults with diabetes living in small towns are disproportionately impacted by complications of diabetes, according to a study published online Feb. 22 in Diabetes Care. ...
Science Has Created a Cow That Produces Insulin in Its Milk
MONDAY, March 18, 2024 – There may be an unexpected fix for ongoing shortages of insulin: A brown bovine in Brazil recently made history as the first transgenic cow able to produce human insulin in...
Metabolic Syndrome Score Trajectories Associated With Risk for Cancer
MONDAY, March 11, 2024 – Metabolic syndrome (MetS) score trajectories are associated with a subsequent risk for cancer, according to a study published online March 11 in Cancer. Li Deng, Ph.D., from...
First OTC Continuous Blood Glucose Monitor Cleared for Marketing by FDA
WEDNESDAY, March 6, 2024 – The first over-the-counter continuous glucose monitor (CGM) has been cleared for marketing by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The new Dexcom Stelo Glucose Biosensor...
Melatonin Improves Sleep Quality, but Not Insulin Resistance, for Night Shift Workers
MONDAY, Feb. 26, 2024 – Melatonin treatment improves sleep quality but does not improve insulin resistance after 12 weeks of administration in rotating night shift (NS) workers, according to a study...
FDA Warns of Smartwatches That Claim to Measure Glucose Levels
THURSDAY, Feb. 22, 2024 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued an advisory regarding smartwatches and smart rings that claim to track blood glucose levels. "Sellers of these smartwatches...
Don't Use Smartwatches That Claim to Measure Blood Sugar, FDA Warns
THURSDAY, Feb. 22, 2024 – Some Americans living with diabetes are using smartwatches and smart rings that claim to be able to track their blood sugar. However, such claims from any device that does...
Diabetic Retinopathy Tied to Lower Vision-Related Quality of Life
TUESDAY, Feb. 6, 2024 – Vision-related quality of life (VRQoL) declines with the presence and higher severity of diabetic retinopathy (DR), according to a review published online Feb. 1 in JAMA ...
Liraglutide Exerts Weight Loss-Independent, GLP-1R-Dependent Effects
TUESDAY, Jan. 16, 2024 – Use of the glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor (GLP-1R) agonist liraglutide exerts weight loss-independent, GLP-1R-dependent effects on insulin sensitivity, according to a...
Preconception Psychological Stress Linked to Abnormal Glucose Levels
FRIDAY, Jan. 5, 2024 – For women attending a fertility center, preconception perceived psychological stress is positively associated with abnormal glucose levels during pregnancy, according to a...
More Americans Will Only Have to Pay $35 a Month for Insulin in 2024
TUESDAY, Jan. 2, 2024 – Managing diabetes will be a less expensive proposition for more Americans in 2024. Sanofi has officially joined Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly in lowering the cost of insulin to ...
Changes in Work Environment Can Cut Cardiometabolic Risk
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 15, 2023 – Increasing workplace flexibility is associated with a lower risk for cardiovascular disease, according to a study published online Nov. 8 in the American Journal of Public ...
Not Even Private Health Insurance Overcomes Racial Disparities in Glycemic Control
THURSDAY, Oct. 12, 2023 – Having health insurance in the United States is insufficient when it comes to addressing racial and ethnic disparities in glycemic control, according to a study published...
Decision Support Tool Cuts Hypoglycemia Risk in Older Adults
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 11, 2023 – In a population of at-risk older patients, the use of a clinical decision support tool and shared decision-making can reduce the risk for hypoglycemia by nearly half,...
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