A continuous subcutaneous glucose monitoring system improves metabolic control in pediatric patients with type 1 diabetes.
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Issue 151 Item 6 HbA1c Detects Diabetes
HbA1c is a useful marker for case finding of diabetes patients.
Read More »Issue 153 Item 1 New Technique for A Noninvasive Glucose Sensor…The Eyes Have It
Sensor worn as a contact lens which, changes colors according to blood sugars.
Read More »Issue 156 Item 15 Beer Bellys Triple Death Rate for Men with Type 2 Diabetes
The death rate was higher among those who had the metabolic syndrome, despite the absence of cardiovascular disease or diabetes at the beginning of the study.
Read More »Issue 158 Item 7 Water Pills Increase Diabetes Risk in Major Study
Diuretics More Likely To Cause Diabetes Then ACE Inhibitors Or Calcium Channel Blockers.
Read More »Issue 152 Item 11 Direct Cost of Diabetes Has Doubled Since 1997
The annual direct cost of diabetes in the United States more than doubled between 1997 and 2002, Tommy G. Thompson also announced there are over 17 million people with diabetes and another 16 million with PreDiabetes at a press briefing.
Read More »Issue 153 Item 10 Pioglitazone Improves Insulin Sensitivity Compared To Metformi
Pioglitazone exerts a greater benefit on insulin sensitivity in recently diagnosed patients with type 2 diabetes. Pioglitazone and metformin improve glycemic control to a similar extent, but pioglitazone exerts a greater benefit on insulin sensitivity in recently diagnosed patients with type 2 diabetes who have not previously received oral antihyperglycaemics
Read More »Issue 157 Item 8 C-peptide Measurement Errors in Determining Type 1 or Type 2 Di
Errors are likely to result when diagnosing type 1 or 2 diabetes based on a measurement of basal fasting C-peptide (CP), and 6-minute post-glucagon-stimulated C-peptide (CPS).
Read More »Issue 155 Item 15 Poor Glycemic Control Predicts Increase in C-Reactive Protein
High concentrations of HbA1c are associated with increased concentrations of CRP.
Read More »Issue 155 Item 13 What is the Risk of Complications for Children with Type 2?
Looks like the same risk but complications appear 30-40 years earlier.
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