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ABINGDON, England, November 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- GlySure Limited, developer of in-hospital continuous blood glucose monitoring systems, has completed the second close of its Series C financing round for a total of $13.6 million. GlySure will use this funding to complete clinical trials in support of U.S. and European regulatory clearance. Series C investors included Amadeus Capital Partners, Chester Investments, Delta Partners, Morningside Ventures and Frank Bonsal,...
DALLAS, Nov. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- With the culmination of National Diabetes Awareness Month, QS Holdings, Inc. has teamed up with Shaquille O'Neal for their new glucose product, Quick Sticks, to raise awareness of the rising diabetes epidemic plaguing the United States. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121127/DA19129) O'Neal, who has many family members that have long suffered from the disease, has joined the company as both a brand ambassador and educator. With...
Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online According to Penn State food scientists, green tea and starchy food could help to lower blood sugar spikes. The researchers found that an ingredient in green tea helps reduce blood sugar spikes in mice, leading to the possibility of a new diet for people. Mice were fed epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), an antioxidant found in green tea, and cornstarch during the study. Joshua Lambert, assistant professor of food science in...
SAN JOSE, California, October 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A new non-invasive continuous glucose monitor is approved for marketing in Europe C8 MediSensors, Inc. (http://www.c8medisensors.com) has today announced it received CE Mark approval for its Optical Glucose Monitor System, allowing the device, a new non-invasive continuous glucose monitor (nCGM), to be marketed in Europe. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/567690 ) The comprehensive,...
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Metabolic syndrome -- a cluster of symptoms including high blood sugar, obesity and cardiovascular problems -- has reached epidemic proportions. According to the American Heart Association, 47 million Americans now have metabolic syndrome. The syndrome afflicts 40 percent of people in their sixties and seventies. That number is expected to rise along with our aging population. A recent CDC study published in Pediatrics shows the epidemic...
redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports – Your Universe Online A new, non-invasive method of measuring a person's blood glucose levels developed by a German research firm could free diabetics from the pain and annoyance of daily finger pricks. The new method, which has been developed by researchers at the Fraunhofer Society, uses a tiny chip that is placed on a person's body and can measure his or her blood sugar levels through perspiration, tears, or other bodily fluids, explained Daily...
People whose blood sugar is on the high end of the normal range may be at greater risk of brain shrinkage that occurs with aging and diseases such as dementia, according to new research published in the September 4, 2012, print issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. "Numerous studies have shown a link between type 2 diabetes and brain shrinkage and dementia, but we haven't known much about whether people with blood sugar on the high end of normal...
AJAX, ON, Aug. 27, 2012 /CNW/ - Medi+Sure Canada is a Canadian company dedicated to delivering high quality and affordable medical products to the Canadian diabetic healthcare market. Medi+Sure Canada is pleased to advise that the Government of British Columbia has now approved its 49c Medi+Sure® Blood Glucose Test Strips to BC's PharmaCare Benefit Program. Effective August 15th 2012 Medi+Sure Glucose Test Strips were approved and are now eligible in BC for full PharmaCare...
SALEM, N.H., Aug. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- AgaMatrix, Inc. today announced the election of Jeffrey B. Kindler to the company's Board of Directors. Mr. Kindler, 56, was previously Chairman and CEO of Pfizer Inc. He joined Pfizer in January 2002 as Executive Vice-President and General Counsel. Before joining Pfizer, Mr. Kindler was an executive at McDonald's Corporation, where he served as President of Partner Brands and as Executive Vice President and General Counsel. Prior to...
redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first generic version of the prescription drug Actos, which is used by adults with type 2 diabetes to help control blood glucose levels. The FDA granted a license to produce generic Actos, also know pioglitazone, to Morgantown, West Virginia-based Mylan Pharmaceuticals, HealthDay News reported on Friday. They will produce the medication in 15mg, 30mg, and 45mg strengths....
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Insulin, a hormone, is used to regulate carbohydrate and fat metabolism in the body. Insulin causes cells to take up glucose from the blood and store it as glycogen in the liver and muscle. This hormone stops the body from using fat as an energy source by inhibiting the release of glucagons. Without insulin the body fails to take glucose into the bodies cells and in turns uses fat as an energy source. It also has several other anabolic effects throughout the body. Diabetes mellitus results...
