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A poll by ON World showed that 60% of potential wearable technology users prefer to employ devices for purposes related to health or fitness. The survey also found 23% of potential consumers were more likely to pay for a costly smart watch if it offered features such as blood pressure, …

Diabetes Drug Empagliflozin (Jardiance) SGLT-2 Inhibitor Available in Pharmacies See this week’s Item #10. 

Nipro Diagnostics received FDA approval for two of its self-monitoring blood glucose systems. The monitoring systems will be available through retail, mail and distribution channels beginning in the fourth quarter under partner brands or under Nipro Diagnostics’ own TRUE brand, the company said. 

Foods with a high concentration of flavonoids are linked to lower levels of insulin resistance and chronic inflammation and higher levels of a protein that regulates blood glucose. Journal of Nutrition Aug. 2014 

People who ate breakfast showed greater physical activity and more stable blood glucose readings, but did not have significant changes in metabolism at six weeks compared with those who skipped breakfast. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition; Aug. 2014 

New Basal Insulin Approved. See the Product of the Week. New Test Approved to Diagnose Type 1 Diabetes. See this week’s Facts.

Coronary artery disease patients who are faithful about taking their statin drugs are more likely to reduce their bad cholesterol levels than those who fail to follow their doctors" orders. The new study points out the importance of counseling patients who are not adherent. For those patients who do take …

Researchers have developed an implantable molecular device that monitors acid build-up in the body for people with diabetes and produces insulin if acidosis becomes a risk. A team of bioengineers from ETH Zurich"s Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering (D-BSSE) in Basel developed the device which is composed of two …

The FDA has allowed marketing of the first zinc transporter 8 autoantibody (ZnT8Ab) test which can help determine whether a person has type 1 diabetes. When used with other tests and patient clinical information, the test may help some people with type 1 diabetes receive a timely diagnosis and treatment …

First SGLT-2 + Metformin Approved See this week’s Item #1.