Latest Diabetes management Stories

Need for new treatment options and lack of patient awareness of disease impact on heart, kidneys, and pancreas among major challenges RARITAN, N.J., March 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- A new, national survey revealed physicians feel type 2 diabetes patients could better manage their disease by appreciating the benefits of "small successes" - such as walking instead of driving short distances - rather than focusing on drastic changes. In fact, 97 percent of physicians said type 2 diabetes...

Increasing prevalence of diabetes among Hispanics in Miami-Dade County WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J., March 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Celebrity chef and cookbook author, Chef Leticia Moreinos Schwartz, is partnering with Merck on Cuida tu Diabetes, Cuida tu Corazon (Taking Diabetes to Heart) to educate Hispanics living with type 2 diabetes about including small, but important changes in their lifestyle. Chef Leticia will visit select cities to show the Hispanic community how to make...

America's favorite author, entrepreneur, and cook shares her diabetes management changes inspiring others to make same commitment PRINCETON, N.J., March 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Novo Nordisk, in partnership with American cooking star Paula Deen, is giving those with type 2 diabetes, and their loved ones, a chance to walk in Paula's footsteps this year beginning with the launch of the Seeing Diabetes in a New Light(®) contest and continuing through a variety of diabetes-focused...

New platform mimics native pancreas, contains real cells to normalize blood sugar in real time MIAMI, Fla., March 5, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Scientists from the Diabetes Research Institute (DRI) at the University of Miami are taking a quantum leap toward a biological cure for diabetes by unveiling the DRI BioHub, a bioengineered "mini organ" that contains lifesaving insulin-producing cells that can sense blood sugar and release the precise amount of insulin needed in real...

Achievement marks key progress toward European regulatory trials OXFORD, England, March 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- GlySure Limited, developer of in-hospital continuous blood glucose monitoring systems, today announced that it has achieved ISO 13485 certification, the global standard for the requirements of a quality management system for the design, manufacture and distribution of medical devices. By establishing a quality management system that meets international regulatory and...

- Data presented at international diabetes conference suggest PaQ® device may offer safe, highly satisfying alternative to multiple daily insulin injections - HORW, Switzerland, Feb. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CeQur SA, a company focused on the development and commercialization of simple insulin delivery devices, announced that initial data from a study of the company's PaQ(® )Insulin Delivery Device were presented today at the 6(th) International Conference on Advanced Technologies...

PETACH TIKVAH, Israel, February 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The clinical trial was performed in three academic centers: the Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, the University Children's Hospital in Slovenia and the Kinderkrankenhaus AUF DER BULT in Germany. A publication in the February 28th issue of the New England Journal of Medicine reports results of a clinical study with an automated artificial pancreas performed for the first...

PASADENA, Calif., Feb. 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Patients with diabetes who undergo total knee replacement surgery do not have increased risk of surgical complications compared to those patients without diabetes, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published today in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. Researchers studied the electronic health records of more than 40,000 patients who had a first-time knee replacement from Jan. 1, 2001 through Dec. 31, 2009. Of the patients...

ROSEMONT, Ill., Feb. 27, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Patients with diabetes were no more likely to suffer infection, deep vein thrombosis (a deep vein blood clot) or other complications following total knee replacement (TKR) than patients without diabetes, according to new research published online today, in advance of its publication in the March 2013 Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS). The study authors sought to determine whether or not blood sugar level...

INBalance Health will attend the upcoming Natural Products Expo West convention to share its newly expanded line of products and supplements that help people lose weight and maintain healthier eating habits. Boca Raton, FL (PRWEB) February 26, 2013 INBalance Health will attend the upcoming Natural Products Expo West convention to share its newly expanded line of products and supplements that help people lose weight and maintain healthier eating habits. The brand, which recently expanded...