Calsulin: A New Electronic Insulin Dose Calculator  Calsulin calculates insulin doses for those using syringes and pens. Calsulin calculates the insulin dosage in the same manner as an insulin pump. The four elements calculated are: Blood sugar; Insulin/Carb ratio; Grams of Carbohydrates; and post injection Exercise. Calsulin prompts the user …

Data on Alzheimer’s disease patients revealed 30% had glucose intolerance and 13% showed results consistent with diabetes two hours after a first fasting glucose tolerance test. This suggests that undiagnosed prediabetes and diabetes are common among patients with Alzheimer’s disease, and that these patients should be subject to screening, a …

About 35.1% of diabetes patients who attained remission following gastric bypass surgery redeveloped the disease within five years, according to a study. Longer diabetes duration, insulin use and poor preoperative glycemic control were associated with a higher risk of diabetes relapse, researchers said. Obesity Surgery 2013 

 Researchers studied the growth factor family that negatively regulates skeletal muscle growth and myostatin (MSTN). They found that overexpression of the myostatin (MSTN) gene resulted in elevated insulin resistance and obesity. In contrast, MSTN gene deletion increased the muscle mass in mice models, reduced resistance to diet-induced obesity, and increased …

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