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Insu-Load: Holds the insulin and syringe steady and magnifies the syringe units. Protects vials from breaking when they fall on the floor. Can be put on the refrigerator door with its magnet.

Insulin pumps found to be more effective than multiple daily injections in controlling blood sugar levels in young people with Type 1 diabetes.

A study of very obese children suggests that half may have a worrisome cluster of health conditions that increase their risk of developing diabetes and heart disease at an early age.

According to recently published WHO figures, diabetes is responsible for 6 deaths a minute in the world.

When microabluminuria was present, almost 40% had signs of retinopathy. The aim of this study was to identify risk factors for the development of retinopathy and microalbuminuria and their correlation in type II diabetic patients.

First Conference on Science of Low Carbohydrate Diets Reports Benefit for Diabetes Control “If some of the low carb vs. low fat graphs presented had been labeled drug vs. placebo, everybody would rush out to buy stock in the drug company.”

In 14 trials pharmacotherapy can only show modest weight loss and long-term effects are unclear. The findings are based on a meta-analysis of data from 14 trials in which drug therapy was used as the main weight loss strategy for adults with type 2 diabetes. The trials included a total …

Medicare now recognizes obesity as an illness, a change in policy that may allow millions of overweight Americans to make medical claims for treatments such as stomach surgery and diet programs.

Greater Reduction of Proteinuria For Type 2 Diabetes With Enalapril/Losartan Combination Enalapril plus losartan showed a reduction of 51% in proteinuria. Combination therapy with losartan and enalapril is more effective in reducing proteinuria than either treatment alone in patients with nephropathy secondary to type 2 diabetes, according to a team …

Dietary fiber can help to prevent so-called hyperinsulinemia, therefore helping to ward off full-blown diabetes. People in danger of developing type 2 diabetes often have high levels of insulin; because they are “insulin resistant,” glucose is not processed properly and the pancreas compensates by producing more insulin.