Tag: diabetes

April 11, 2024

Digital healthcare is playing a transformative role in the management of diabetes by providing resources to help patients monitor their blood glucose levels, track medications, make informed decisions about their diet and exercise, and receive personalised guidance and support. One […]

March 19, 2024

Continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) are a class of medical devices used to assist in managing both type 1 and type 2 diabetes. The market has experienced extraordinary growth in recent years and has become a rapidly evolving segment of diabetes […]

December 5, 2023

The modern-day hospital is grappling with an alarming trend. According to a new global study, the number of people with diabetes is growing at a troubling rate and is expected to double by 2050. This is generating a national conversation […]

October 19, 2023

November is diabetes awareness month. Around half a billion people are living with diabetes globally and that number is projected to have increased by 25% in 2030 and by 51% in 2045, according to the International Diabetes Federation. People with […]

June 26, 2023

Healthcare company Abbott has agreed to team up with the American Diabetes Association (ADA) to better understand how diabetes technology can help diabetics make informed decisions on what they eat and their lifestyle activities. With a 20-year-old relationship between Abbott […]

April 14, 2023

In March 2023, a cyclist was disqualified from a road race in Italy after wearing a continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) device. Despite being listed as a banned device in written regulations, it seemed not many knew what the small piece […]

February 14, 2023

People who have diabetes along with elevated blood sugar levels face a significantly higher risk of being hospitalized with severe illness from COVID-19, according to a review by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), which is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium. Each […]

December 6, 2022

As an endocrinologist with 19 years of experience in treating patients with diabetes, one of the most important lessons I’ve learned is that communication is key. Patients with diabetes live with the heavy burden of making choices and taking action […]

October 24, 2022

14 November is World Diabetes Day, which aims to raise awareness of diabetes and help improve the lives of the more than half a billion people living with diabetes worldwide. For patients with insulin-dependent diabetes, maintaining a healthy blood glucose […]

September 16, 2022

Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes in the United States — and it may impact Hispanic or Latino adults in particular. U.S. adults overall have a 40% chance of developing the disease. That risk increases to […]

September 8, 2022

The estimated number of children aged 3-17 years ever diagnosed with ADHD is 6 million, according to data from 2016-2019. A major risk factor for ADHD in children is maternal obesity. Roughly 30% of women have obesity at their first […]

June 13, 2022

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common pediatric liver disease, affecting 5 to 8 million children in the United States. In NAFLD, the cells of the liver store large fat droplets, which can affect the function of the […]

June 6, 2022

Cell-based therapies have long been thought of as an alternative treatment option for patients with a range of diseases caused by organ and tissue failure, inclusive of heart attack, diabetes, corneal blindness, and cystic fibrosis. While great in theory, in […]

June 3, 2022

A mysterious form of diabetes known as malnutrition-related diabetes afflicts tens of millions of people in Asian and sub-Saharan African countries. Its victims — mainly thin and impoverished adolescents and young adults — rarely live more than a year after […]

May 31, 2022

People with both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes are prone to tooth decay, and a new study from Rutgers may explain why: reduced strength and durability of enamel and dentin, the hard substance under enamel that gives structure to […]

May 25, 2022

For more than 20 years, scientists have known that people with hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol, or obesity have a higher likelihood of developing Alzheimer’s disease. The conditions can all affect the brain, damaging blood vessels and leading to strokes. But […]

April 12, 2022

A bipartisan group of lawmakers wants a bipartisan bill to lower insulin prices to also outlaw drug rebates for the key diabetes treatment. The collection of bipartisan House and Senate lawmakers released a list of top policy priorities for limiting […]

March 25, 2022

Hitachi, University of Utah Health, and Regenstrief Institute today announced the development of an artificial intelligence (AI) method to improve care for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus who need complex treatment. Some of the results of this study are […]

February 14, 2022

Following up on a 2018 study that identified an epigenetic modifier known as histone deacetylase 11 (HDAC11) as a potential therapeutic target for treating obesity and diabetes, researchers from the University of Colorado School of Medicine have published new research […]

November 16, 2021

When the pro-inflammatory pair, a receptor called CCR2 and its ligand CCL-2, get together, it increases the risk of developing type 1 diabetes, scientists report. In this autoimmune disease that typically surfaces in childhood, the interaction of this natural lock […]