Injectable Nanogel Monitors Blood-Sugar Levels
redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports – Your Universe Online Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed an injectable nanogel that can monitor blood-sugar levels and secrete insulin when needed, a breakthrough...
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Extend Nutrition Snacks Creator Releases New Book on Insulin Pumps St. Louis, MO (PRWEB) May 21, 2013 Dr. Francine Kaufman, inventor of Extend Nutrition, recalls the first insulin pump she used with her patients in the 1980s: It weighed several pounds and was jokingly referred to as the “big blue brick.” For the most part, it could only be used in the hospital setting. The technology has advanced greatly in the 30 years since then, and the advantages are greater as well. The insulin...
Neuropathy is a disease that ails a large part of the American population and Neuracel has launched its newest natural treatment for patients to deal with the pain caused by Peripheral Neuropathy. Visit http://www.neuracel.com for more information. Boise, Idaho (PRWEB) May 21, 2013 The American Diabetes Association (http://goo.gl/YRSF1) states that almost 26 million people in the United States of America are affected with peripheral neuropathy. Needless to say, diabetic patients are at a...
PHILADELPHIA, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Echo Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ECTE), a company developing its needle-free Symphony(®) CGM System as a non-invasive, wireless, transdermal continuous glucose monitoring system, announced today that the Company's clinical trial of its Symphony CGM System has received Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval. The IRB approval enables the commencement of a clinical evaluation of Symphony that will support the Company's CE Mark Technical...
INBalance Health Corporation, a company providing doctor-formulated, alternative food bar and supplement solutions to the Diabetic, Weight loss, and Non-Allergen Markets, attended a recent Trade Show in Shanghai, China. The Show served as the launch pad of their products to the International Market. (PRWEB) May 20, 2013 INBalance Health Corporation, a company providing doctor-formulated, alternative food bar and supplement solutions to the Diabetic, Weight loss, and Non-Allergen Markets,...
Adding more vegetables to meals is one of the simplest things that can be done to drastically improve health. Flax Seasoning discusses how eating more vegetables can improve health and provides some simple ways to add more vegetables to each meal. Arlington, VA (PRWEB) May 20, 2013 Adding more vegetables to meals is one of the simplest things that can be done to drastically improve health. Vegetables have been shown to help decrease chances of acquiring heart disease, diabetes, and...
Actos (pioglitazone) is a Type 2 diabetes drugs that was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1999. Parker Waichman LLP has filed a lawsuit on behalf of a South Dakota man who took the drug, and alleges that it caused his bladder cancer; the case is one of thousands filed into the Actos multidistrict litigation, where Jerrold S. Parker, founding partner of Parker Waichman LLP, serves on the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee. New York, NY (PRWEB) May 20, 2013 Parker...
HOLLYWOOD, Fla., May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- After successfully leading the Diabetes Research Institute Foundation (DRIF) for two decades, Robert A. Pearlman, 67, of Boca Raton, FL, announced that he will be stepping down from his position as president and CEO effective June 30, 2013. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130520/DC17414) (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120405/DC83112LOGO) Mr. Pearlman was recruited to the DRI Foundation in 1993, after...
Optimal treatment of sleep apnea in patients with prediabetes improves blood sugar (glucose) levels and thus can reduce cardiometabolic risk, according to a study to be presented at the ATS 2013 International Conference in Philadelphia. "Sleep apnea, a condition associated with breathing disturbances during sleep is known to be associated with abnormalities in glucose metabolism, but whether treatment of sleep apnea has any beneficial effects on glucose metabolism is still under...
Continues to accept Medicare insurance for diabetes testing supplies WOONSOCKET, R.I., May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CVS/pharmacy is reminding patients with diabetes that one of the most important ways they can manage their disease is to perform regular testing of their blood sugar (glucose) levels. While the number of providers that will accept Medicare coverage for diabetes testing supplies is expected to decline after July 1, 2013 due to Medicare changes, CVS/pharmacy is...
AbbVie presents results of Phase 2b studies NORTH CHICAGO, Ill., May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) announced today the initiation of a Phase 3 clinical study called SONAR (Study Of Diabetic Nephropathy with Atrasentan) to assess the effects of the investigational compound atrasentan - when added to standard of care - on progression of kidney disease in patients with stage 2 to 4 chronic kidney disease (CKD) and type 2 diabetes. SONAR is a large, multinational,...
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Diabetes is a peer-reviewed medical journal published since 1952 by the American Diabetes Association. Diabetes is a separate journal from the journal Diabetes Care, which is also published by the ADA. Diabetes covers research about the physiology and pathophysiology of diabetes mellitus, including any aspect of laboratory, animal or human research. Emphasis is on investigative reports focusing on areas such as the pathogenesis of diabetes and its complications, normal and pathologic...
Diabetes Care is a peer-reviewed medical journal established in 1978 and published monthly by the American Diabetes Association. It covers research in the following five categories: clinical care/education/nutrition/psychosocial research; epidemiology/health services research; emerging treatments and technologies; pathophysiology/complications; and cardiovascular and metabolic risk. The journal also publishes clinically relevant review articles, letters to the editor, and commentaries....
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...
