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Mar , 2024
Study highlights areas where diabetics need more education
Tag: Blood Sugar

Study highlights areas where diabetics need more education

The body’s inability to produce enough insulin or use it effectively often results in type 2 diabetes (T2D), a chronic disease affecting hundreds of millions of people around the globe. Disease management is crucial to avoid negative long-term outcomes, such as limb amputation or heart disease. To counteract adverse consequences, it is crucial that patients […]

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Feb , 2024
Exome sequencing unravels complex genetic diagnoses in growth disorders
Tag: Blood Sugar

Exome sequencing unravels complex genetic diagnoses in growth disorders

In an article published in the Journal of Pediatrics, researchers based in Brazil describe the case of a nine-year-old boy admitted to hospital with multiple symptoms and overlapping conditions that made diagnosis difficult, such as short stature, thin tooth enamel (dental enamel hypoplasia), moderate mental deficiency, speech delay, asthma, mildly altered blood sugar, and a history of recurring […]

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Jan , 2024
New review aims to help clinicians diagnose and manage PCOS
Tag: Blood Sugar

New review aims to help clinicians diagnose and manage PCOS

Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is an increasingly common diagnosis among women in their reproductive years. Not only is it associated with adverse reproductive outcomes, but it also underlies a host of chronic metabolic conditions that affect long-term health. A recent review article in CMAJ explores the state of current knowledge on the diagnosis and treatment […]

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Jan , 2024
New oral insulin delivered via nano-carriers could soon replace injections
Tag: Blood Sugar

New oral insulin delivered via nano-carriers could soon replace injections

There are approximately 425 million people worldwide with diabetes. Approximately 75 million of these inject themselves with insulin daily. Now they may soon have a new alternative to syringes or insulin pumps. Scientists have found a new way to supply the body with smart insulin. The new insulin can be eaten by taking a capsule […]

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Jan , 2024
Maternal stress during preconception associated with higher blood glucose levels, study finds
Tag: Blood Sugar

Maternal stress during preconception associated with higher blood glucose levels, study finds

Stress during pregnancy is known to influence health outcomes, but a new study from Mass General Brigham researchers suggests that stress levels before pregnancy are also important to evaluate. Investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital analyzed the link between self-reported stress immediately before conception among women seeking fertility care and blood […]

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Oct , 2023
Simple fingerprick blood test could help identify millions of people with undiagnosed diabetes
Tag: Blood Sugar

Simple fingerprick blood test could help identify millions of people with undiagnosed diabetes

In 2019, there were almost 14 thousand diabetes-related deaths in the UK. That number looks set to rise. Britain currently has 4.3 million registered diabetics, but new analysis from London Medical Laboratory has revealed there are likely to be over one million Brits suffering from undiagnosed type 2 diabetes. Untreated diabetes can lead to blindness, amputations and […]

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Jul , 2023
New weight loss drugs carry high price tags and lots of questions for seniors
Tag: Blood Sugar

New weight loss drugs carry high price tags and lots of questions for seniors

Corlee Morris has dieted throughout her adult life. After her weight began climbing in high school, she spent years losing 50 or 100 pounds then gaining it back. Morris, 78, was at her heaviest in her mid-40s, standing 5 feet 10½ inches and weighing 310 pounds. The Pittsburgh resident has had diabetes for more than […]