To Customers Previously Using “Lot 8” Quick-set* Infusion Sets

Ironically, at the very time medicine has recognized that simple measures can prevent the chronic complications of diabetes, the health care “revolution” has turned the financial incentive for caring for the chronically ill upside down. In fact, there has never been a greater threat to the care a diabetic can …

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It seems like every pump patient I’ve ever worked with in the last ten years was calling me this past week about the recent recall of Medtronic’s Quick Set Devices with lot numbers beginning with #8. Many of them had heard outrageous stories about the recall. With this in mind …

Scientists have identified a master regulator gene for early embryonic development of the pancreas and other organs, putting researchers closer to coaxing stem cells into pancreatic cells as a possible cure for Type 1 diabetes.

A cellular protein that may prevent nerve cells from dying also helps to improve insulin action and lower blood glucose levels, according to a study by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University.

Lead investigator Sheri R. Colberg, found that 1 hour of aerobic exercise has a minimal impact on plasma glucose level when performed in fasted moderately hyperglycemic Type 2 diabetic men, but induces an important decrease in plasma glucose level when performed 2 hours after the meal.

A heightened level of a certain growth factor in the blood may explain why blacks have a greater prevalence of hypertension and kidney disease compared to whites.

A newly published study, showed that a flavonoid derived from citrus fruit has tremendous promise for preventing weight gain and other signs of metabolic syndrome which can lead to Type 2 diabetes and increased risk of cardiovascular disease.

Although people with diabetes have a higher risk of being diagnosed with depression than other people, a large, new study has found that much of that increase can be accounted for by their more frequent contacts with the medical system, rather than the diabetes itself.