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New pill can deliver insulin
Capsule that releases insulin in the stomach could replace injections for patients with type 2 diabetes.
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Insulin produced by cone snails could help design better diabetes treatments.
Insulin is a hormone critical for maintaining healthy blood sugar levels in humans. When the insulin system becomes faulty, blood sugar levels become too high, which can lead to diabetes. At the moment, the only effective treatment for one of the major types of diabetes are daily insulin injections. However, designing fast-acting insulin drugs has remained a challenge. Insulin molecules form clusters (so-called hexamers) that first have to dissolve in the body to activate the insulin receptor, which plays a key role in regulating the blood sugar levels throughout the body. This can take time and can therefore delay the blood-sugar control.
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Human cells can change job to fight diabetes
Traditional cell biology textbooks say that most cells can only differentiate to the same cell type, with the same function. It seems that some of these textbooks need to be rewritten, thanks to the new results by researchers at the University of Bergen and their international partners at Université de Genève (UNIGE), Harvard Medical School, Universiteit Leiden and the Oregon Stem Cell Center (OHSU).
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Drinking two or more diet beverages a day linked to high risk of stroke, heart attacks
More bad news for diet soda lovers: Drinking two or more of any kind of artificially sweetened drinks a day is linked to an increased risk of clot-based strokes, heart attacks and early death in women over 50, according to a new study by the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association. The risks were highest for women with no history of heart disease or diabetes and women who were obese or African-American.
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Diabetes | Type 1 Diabetes | Type 2 Diabetes | Lifestyle changes | Medeaz
Diabetes is a condition characterized by high blood glucose levels. This condition can be prevented by regular physical activity, proper diet and weight management.
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Oral Health Effects Of Diabetes
Diabetes is a disease characterized by hyperglycaemia. People with this condition are 2-5 times more likely to develop gum diseases than someone without diabetes.
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Study finds diabetes drug may prevent, slow kidney disease
A new study shows that a drug used to help control blood sugar in people with diabetes also can prevent or slow kidney disease, which causes millions of deaths each year and requires hundreds of thousands of people to use dialysis to stay alive. Doctors say it's hard to overstate the importance of this study, and what it means for curbing this problem, which is growing because of the obesity epidemic.
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People Are Clamoring to Buy Old Insulin Pumps
One day last June, Doug Boss pulled into a police-station parking lot to meet a stranger from Craigslist. His purpose: to buy used insulin pumps. Boss has type 1 diabetes, and he relies on a small pump attached to his body to deliver continuous doses of insulin that keep him alive. To be clear, he didn’t need to buy used medical equipment on Craigslist. Boss, who is 55 and works in IT in Texas, has health insurance. He even has a new, in-warranty pump sitting at home.
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Colorado becomes first state in nation to cap price of insulin
Diabetics in Colorado who use insulin to control their blood sugar levels won’t pay more than $100 per month for the drug starting in January thanks to a bill signed into law by Gov. Jared Polis on Wednesday. “Today, we will declare that the days of insulin price gouging are over in Colorado,” Polis said in his…
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Colorado becomes first state in nation to cap price of insulin
Diabetics in Colorado who use insulin to control their blood sugar levels won’t pay more than $100 per month for the drug starting in January thanks to a bill signed into law by Gov. Jared Polis on Wednesday. “Today, we will declare that the days of insulin price gouging are over in Colorado,” Polis said in his office as he signed the bill, according to CBS Denver.
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Low-carb diet may reduce diabetes risk independent of weight loss
A low-carb diet may have benefits for people at risk of developing type 2 diabetes even if they don’t lose any weight, a new study suggests. Researchers at The Ohio State University wanted to know what happens to obese people with metabolic syndrome, a precursor to diabetes, when they eat a diet low in carbohydrates but don’t shed any pounds. They found that more than half of study participants no longer met the criteria for metabolic syndrome immediately following a four-week low-carb diet.
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Cholesterol medication could invite diabetes, study suggests
A study of thousands of patients’ health records found that those who were prescribed cholesterol-lowering statins had at least double the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
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Low Carb Diet in 2019 American Diabetes Association Standards of Care
After years of ignoring it,the ADS has finally endorsed HFLC as a viable option for diabetics.
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Type 2 Diabetes Is About More Than Just Insulin
Insulin imbalance may not be the only cause of the onset of diabetes. Researchers at the University of Geneva have highlighted another mechanism: the liver appears to have the ability to produce a significant amount of glucose outside of any hormonal signal.
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Trump asks whether he should take insulin despite not being diabetic
President Donald Trump pondered on Tuesday whether he should be taking insulin, a hormone typically prescribed to diabetics, during an announcement for a plan which would aim to drastically reduce the price of insulin for people on Medicare. "I don't use insulin," Trump said. "Should I be? Huh? I never thought about it. But I know a lot of people are very badly affected, right? Unbelievable."
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Smartphone cameras can now detect diabetes with 80 percent accuracy
A team from UC San Francisco has demonstrated the potential in using a smartphone camera to diagnose type 2 diabetes. The technique needs no additional hardware other than a smartphone camera, and is over 80 percent accurate in detecting diabetes.
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Milk, Leading Cause Of Diabetes
Indians consume some form of dairy with almost every meal these days. And India has the second largest number of diabetics in the world! There is a connection.
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Scientists Are Creating Vaccines For Type 1 Diabetes
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 1.6 million Americans have type 1 diabetes. Every year, these numbers get worse. Globally, the number of individuals living with type 1 diabetes seems to be increasing by around 3-4% annually.
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Diabetes drug helps patients lose never-before-seen amounts of weight, study shows
A drug approved to treat Type 2 diabetes is extremely effective at reducing obesity, according to a new study. The drug, called tirzepatide, works on two naturally occurring hormones that help control blood sugar and are involved in sending fullness signals from the gut to the brain.
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'Food sequencing' really can help your glucose levels. Here's what science says about eating salad before carbs
It sounds too good to be true. But the science on how different types of foods affect your glucose levels has been known for a long time.
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