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Adopting healthy diet can help reverse risk of high triglycerides, despite genetic predisposition

Triglycerides, a type of fat in the blood, are important for good health. But having high triglycerides might increase a person's risk of heart disease, and may be a sign of metabolic syndrome--a combination of high blood pressure, high blood sugar, and too much fat accumulation at the waist.

25 Oct 2017

Serum metabolites linked to NAFLD may be heritable, research shows

Serum metabolites associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease may be heritable, according to research presented this week at The Liver Meeting - held by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases.

20 Oct 2017

FDA approves FreeStyle Libre Flash Glucose Monitoring System for adult patients with diabetes

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the FreeStyle Libre Flash Glucose Monitoring System, the first continuous glucose monitoring system that can be used by adult patients to make diabetes treatment decisions without calibration using a blood sample from the fingertip.

27 Sep 2017

Continuous glucose monitoring for pregnant women with type 1 diabetes reduces risk of complications for newborns

For women with type 1 diabetes, monitoring blood sugar levels continuously during pregnancy via an implanted device helps better manage the disease, and improves birth outcomes compared to traditional finger-prick tests, according to a new randomized trial published in The Lancet and presented at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes conference.

18 Sep 2017

FDA grants accelerated approval to new drug for treating relapsed follicular lymphoma

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today granted accelerated approval to Aliqopa (copanlisib) for the treatment of adults with relapsed follicular lymphoma who have received at least two prior treatments known as systemic therapies.

14 Sep 2017

New technology-based approach could help identify people at high risk of type 2 diabetes

Researchers at the University of Glasgow have announced a new technology-based approach that could lead to a more accurate identification of people at high risk of type 2 diabetes.

1 Sep 2017

Diabetes-induced changes in oral microbiome promote periodontal bone loss

A new study led by University of Pennsylvania researchers has found that the oral microbiome is affected by diabetes, causing a shift to increase its pathogenicity.

12 Jul 2017

Modified skin biopsy could provide faster and better diagnosis of inherited, fatal nerve disease

Johns Hopkins physicians report success in a small study of a modified skin biopsy that hastens the earlier diagnosis of an inherited and progressively fatal nerve disease and seems to offer a clearer view of the disorder's severity and progression.

11 Jul 2017

Multiple diabetes complications increase risk of hospital readmissions, research shows

For patients with diabetes, one reason for hospitalization and unplanned hospital readmission is severe dysglycemia (uncontrolled hyperglycemia – high blood sugar, or hypoglycemia – low blood sugar), says new research published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.

7 Jul 2017

‘Wholesome’ breads may not necessarily be healthiest choice for everyone, study reveals

Bread occupies a unique place in our diet: it accounts for about one-tenth of the calories many people in the West consume and up to 40 percent of the caloric consumption in some non-Western countries – more than any other food product.

9 Jun 2017

Researchers find link between maternal grain consumption during pregnancy and kids' obesity by age 7

Children born to women with gestational diabetes whose diet included high proportions of refined grains may have a higher risk of obesity by age 7, compared to children born to women with gestational diabetes who ate low proportions of refined grains, according to results from a National Institutes of Health study.

8 Jun 2017

Study shows how hyperglycemia following surgery for PAD affects post-surgical outcomes

High blood sugar, also known as hyperglycemia, occurs when the body does not produce enough insulin to turn blood glucose into energy.

31 May 2017

FDA approves expanded use of Zykadia for first-line treatment of ALK-positive metastatic NSCLC

Novartis today announced the US Food and Drug Administration approved the expanded use of Zykadia (ceritinib) to include the first-line treatment of patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose tumors are anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-positive, as detected by an FDA-approved test.

27 May 2017

High Blood Sugar News and Research

Adopting healthy diet can help reverse risk of high triglycerides, despite genetic predisposition

Serum metabolites linked to NAFLD may be heritable, research shows

FDA approves FreeStyle Libre Flash Glucose Monitoring System for adult patients with diabetes

Continuous glucose monitoring for pregnant women with type 1 diabetes reduces risk of complications for newborns

FDA grants accelerated approval to new drug for treating relapsed follicular lymphoma

New technology-based approach could help identify people at high risk of type 2 diabetes

Diabetes-induced changes in oral microbiome promote periodontal bone loss

Modified skin biopsy could provide faster and better diagnosis of inherited, fatal nerve disease

Multiple diabetes complications increase risk of hospital readmissions, research shows

‘Wholesome’ breads may not necessarily be healthiest choice for everyone, study reveals

Researchers find link between maternal grain consumption during pregnancy and kids' obesity by age 7

Study shows how hyperglycemia following surgery for PAD affects post-surgical outcomes

FDA approves expanded use of Zykadia for first-line treatment of ALK-positive metastatic NSCLC

Research paves way for safer and more effective drugs to treat type 2 diabetes

FDA approves new AML drug after clinical testing at Dana-Farber

Researchers uncover unexpected mechanism of glucose sensing in skeletal muscles

Newly-developed smart contact lens sensor may help diagnose diabetes and glaucoma

Research sheds new light on surprising link between blood sugar and brain cancers

FDA approves new drug and chemotherapy combination for treatment of adult patients with AML

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