Smart Pill Bottle AdhereTech has created patented cloud-connected pill bottles that improve medication adherence. These bottles measure the exact number of pills or liquid in the bottle in real-time, wirelessly send this data into the cloud, and remind patients to take their medication via phone call or text. The devices …
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Buccal Insulin Results in More Rapid Reductions of HbA1c than Regular Insulin in Phase III Study
Randomized, controlled phase III clinical data demonstrate buccal insulin’s effectiveness and non-inferiority when compared to injected human insulin. The study was conducted at 14 sites in India with 209 type 2 patients between 18 and 75 years of age with at least one year of use of oral anti-diabetes medications; …
Read More »Baseline Glycemic State Influences Exercise-induced Glycemic Control
Thomas P. J. Solomon, PhD, of the Centre of Inflammation and Metabolism, Copenhagen, and colleagues studied body composition, aerobic fitness and glycemic control in 105 overweight or obese patients (mean BMI, 33 kg/m2; mean age, 61 years) with impaired glucose tolerance (n=56) or type 2 diabetes (n=49) before and after …
Read More »Mexico Replaces U.S. as Most Obese Country
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization reports that 32.8% of Mexican adults are obese, compared with 31.8% of adults in the U.S. Diabetes kills as many as 70,000 people a year in Mexico — roughly equal to the deaths authorities say are caused by more than six years of the …
Read More »Timing of Baby’s First Solid Food Tied to Diabetes
Among children already at higher risk for type 1 diabetes, missing the sweet spot for introduction of solid foods can increase the risk….
Read More »When Should Screening Be Done for Visual Loss?
Whether the patient has pre-existing diabetic retinopathy or not should determine the interval for screening….
Read More »Short Walks Reduce the Risk for Diabetes
Taking a short walk every half an hour may be more effective at reducing the risk of type 2 diabetes than one brisk 30-minute walk a day….
Read More »Microsoft Launches Bing Health and Fitness App
The app tracks diet, health and exercise….
Read More »Effect of Probiotic Supplements on Metabolic Profiles, hs-CRP, and Oxidative Stress in Type 2’s
In the current study, the results showed positive results in fasting plasma glucose and hs-CRP….
Read More »Impact of Marijuana on Glucose, Insulin, and Insulin Resistance
This study investigates the limited data regarding the relationship between cannabinoids and metabolic processes….
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