Prototype Car That Could Help People With Diabetes, UK
A prototype of a car that monitors the blood glucose levels of people with diabetes has been developed. The car flashes up blood glucose readings on a dashboard display. The driver would wear a tiny glucose-sensing device that would be inserted under the skin on the abdomen.
Mexican Population Threatened By Diabetes - What Are The Major Challenges?
Frost & Sullivan will host a live briefing on Wednesday, June 25, at 3:00pm EDT to provide industry participants an overview of a recently published study focusing on the Diabetes Market in Mexico. Currently, there are more than 10 million diabetics, from which only 20% is following a correct treatment, in Mexico.
Common Cooking Spice Shows Promise In Combating Diabetes And Obesity
Turmeric, an Asian spice found in many curries, has a long history of use in reducing inflammation, healing wounds and relieving pain, but can it prevent diabetes? Since inflammation plays a big role in many diseases and is believed to be involved in onset of both obesity and Type 2 diabetes, Drew Tortoriello, M.
Risk Of Diabetes Mellitus After Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy Or Ureteroscopy For Urinary Stone Disease
ORLANDO, FL (UroToday.com) - Researchers from the University of Tennessee in Memphis in a retrospective case control study of 713 consecutive patients treated with SWL and 146 consecutive patients treated with ueteroscopy (URS) analyzed demographic, laterality of the stone burden and treatment modality, and presence of pre-operative and post-operative diabetes mellitus to determine any significant relationships.
New Spanish-Language Consumer Guide Compares Oral Diabetes Medications
Pastillas para la diabetes tipo 2, a new consumer guide for Hispanic adults who have type 2 diabetes and need information to help them compare various oral medications for their illness, has been released by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
Association Between Herpes And Diabetes In Sub-Saharan Africa
A study published in the June 18 issue of JAMAreports a link between an atypical form of type 2 diabetes andantibodies for a virus called human herpesvirus 8(HHV-8). Eug~A"ne Sobngwi, M.D., Ph.D. (H~A'pital Saint-Louis, Paris) andcolleagues found the association in people from sub-Saharan Africa.
Surgery Beats Conventional Medical Treatment In Controlling Type 2 Diabetes In Morbidly Obese
People with type 2 diabetes and morbid obesity who had laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery were significantly better able to get their blood glucose to normal levels than those who were treated with conventional medical treatment including insulin, according to a new study presented here at the 25th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS).
JDRF's Annual Global Diabetes Research Forum Focused On Science, Hope For Adults With Type 1 Diabetes
Research findings and innovative approaches offer the promise of new therapies and the potential for cures for adults living with type 1 diabetes, according to researchers at the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation's (JDRF's) Global Research Forum in Washington D.
Coffee drinking and mortality, diabetes and hearing loss - Two New Studies In Annals Of Internal Medicine
This month's Internal Medicine Report looks at two key studies: Coffee drinking and mortality, and a connection between diabetes and hearing loss. There is good news for coffee drinkers. A new study published in Annals of Internal Medicine found that regular coffee drinking (up to 6 cups per day) is not associated with increased deaths in either men or women.
Insulin Resistance Affected By Lifestyle Altering Gene Activity
A Finnish study of identical twins has found that physical inactivity and acquired obesity can impair expression of the genes which help the cells produce energy. The findings suggest that lifestyle, more than heredity, contributes to insulin resistance in people who are obese.