News tagged with insulin level

Automatic suspension of insulin delivery via insulin pumps reduces hypoglycemia

An automated on/off feature built into insulin pump systems can suspend insulin delivery when it detects low blood glucose levels (via continuous glucose monitoring), significantly reducing the severity and duration of hypoglycemia ...

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created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Genetic study links body clock receptor to diabetes

A study published in Nature Genetics today has found new evidence for a link between the body clock hormone melatonin and type 2 diabetes. The study found that people who carry rare genetic mutations in the receptor for me ...

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created Jan 29, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Amylin's long-delayed diabetes drug gets FDA nod

Amylin Pharmaceuticals won approval Friday for its long-delayed diabetes drug Bydureon, a next-generation treatment that requires fewer injections than the company's 7-year old diabetes medicine, Byetta.

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For diabetics not on insulin, self-monitoring blood sugar has no benefit

For type 2 diabetics who are not on insulin, monitoring their blood sugar does little to control blood sugar levels over time and may not be worth the effort or expense, according to a new evidence review.

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created Jan 20, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Scientists shed new light on link between 'killer cells' and diabetes

Killer T-cells in the human body which help protect us from disease can inadvertently destroy cells that produce insulin, new research has uncovered.

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created Jan 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Stem cell therapy reverses diabetes

Type 1 diabetes is caused by the body's own immune system attacking its pancreatic islet beta cells and requires daily injections of insulin to regulate the patient's blood glucose levels. A new method described in BioMed ...

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created Jan 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Experts suggest all hospitalized patients have blood glucose levels tested

Hyperglycemia, or having high glucose levels in the blood, is a common, serious and costly health care problem in hospitalized patients. Today, The Endocrine Society released a clinical practice guideline (CPG) providing ...

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created Jan 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers discover protein that may represent new target for treating type 1 diabetes

Researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center's Institute for Regenerative Medicine and colleagues have discovered a new protein that may play a critical role in how the human body regulates blood sugar levels. Reporting ...

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created Jan 04, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Intermittent, low-carbohydrate diets more successful than standard dieting

An intermittent, low-carbohydrate diet was superior to a standard, daily calorie-restricted diet for reducing weight and lowering blood levels of insulin, a cancer-promoting hormone, according to recent findings.

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created Dec 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Breakthrough in regulating fat metabolism

Scientists at Warwick Medical School have made an important discovery about the mechanism controlling the body's 'fat switch', shedding new light on our understanding of how proteins regulate appetite control and insulin ...

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created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

High blood sugar levels in older women linked to colorectal cancer

Elevated blood sugar levels are associated with an increased risk of colorectal cancer, according to a study led by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. The findings, observed in nearly ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 30, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Vitamin D-fortified yoghurt improves cholesterol levels and heart disease biomarkers for diabetics

People with diabetes are known to have an increased risk of heart disease. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Medicine shows that regular consumption of a vitamin D-fortified yoghurt drink ...

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created Nov 24, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New research on body parts' sensitivity to environmental changes

Research by a team of Michigan State University scientists has shed new light on why some body parts are more sensitive to environmental change than others, work that could someday lead to better ways of treating ...

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created Nov 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Molecular link between diabetes and cancer described

Developing type 2 diabetes is a lengthy process. An early sign that it has begun is high levels of insulin in the blood. As long as the insulin-producing beta cells are able to compensate for the increased demand, for example ...

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created Nov 15, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Pig to primate transplants show promise for diabetes

(Medical Xpress) -- Scientists exploring a potential cure for diabetes have shown that transplanting insulin-producing cells from embryonic pigs into diabetic monkeys can dramatically lower blood sugar levels, ...

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created Nov 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast