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Blood sugar concentration, or glucose level, refers to the amount of glucose present in the blood of a human or animal. Normally, in mammals the blood glucose level is maintained at a reference range between about 3.6 and 5.8 mM (mmol/l). It is tightly regulated as a part of metabolic homeostasis.

Continuous glucose monitoring has favorable effects over several years

New data on continuous glucose monitoring for people with type 1 diabetes, over a significantly longer period than before, are now available.

16 Nov 2020

Diabetes drug can ameliorate lives of chronic heart failure patients

Empagliflozin, a recently developed diabetes drug, can effectively treat and reverse heart failure in both diabetic and non-diabetic patients, according to researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

15 Nov 2020

Study: Effect of diabetes medication can be blocked by a molecule from gut bacteria

The action of metformin, the classic drug used to treat diabetes by stabilizing blood sugar, can be blocked by a molecule from the bacteria in our intestines, a University of Gothenburg study shows.

11 Nov 2020

Machine learning models predict critical events, mortality rate in COVID-19 patients

Mount Sinai researchers have developed machine learning models that predict the likelihood of critical events and mortality in COVID-19 patients within clinically relevant time windows.

11 Nov 2020

Study finds diabetes epidemic among Xavante indigenous community in Central Brazil

The Xavante, one of the indigenous communities most vulnerable to SARS-CoV-2 in Brazil, are suffering from an epidemic of diabetes, a "silent" disease considered a risk factor for severe COVID-19.

10 Nov 2020

Maternal exposure to flame retardants causes diabetes in offspring

A new UC Riverside study shows flame retardants found in nearly every American home cause mice to give birth to offspring that become diabetic.

10 Nov 2020

Study shows dexamethasone can reduce chance of COVID-19-related death

Research has shown that dexamethasone, a widely available steroid, can significantly reduce the chance of death from COVID-19.

10 Nov 2020

Perceived lack of social support affects a patient's ability to manage type 2 diabetes

New research reveals a perceived lack of support from family and friends affects a patient's ability to manage type 2 diabetes, according to a study published in The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association.

9 Nov 2020

Children with multiple islet autoantibodies are more likely to progress to type 1 diabetes

Children with multiple islet autoantibodies - biological markers of autoimmunity -- are more likely to progress to symptomatic type 1 diabetes (T1D) than those who remain positive for a single autoantibody.

30 Oct 2020

Glucose-lowering drug can protect the kidneys in patients with type 1 diabetes, study shows

A glucose-lowering drug commonly used in patients with type 2 diabetes, can protect the kidneys in patients with type 1 diabetes. According to results shown in a new study published in the Lancet.

28 Oct 2020

Telemedicine or in-person visit? Pros and cons

As COVID-19 took hold in March, U.S. doctors limited in-person appointments — and many patients avoided them — for fear of infection. The result was a huge increase in the volume of remote medical and behavioral health visits.

27 Oct 2020

Research shows wrinkled 'super pea' may reduce risk of type 2 diabetes

A type of wrinkled 'super pea' may help control blood sugar levels and could reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, suggests a new study.

27 Oct 2020

Dexamethasone drug may not benefit COVID-19 patients with diabetes or low albumin levels

A new discovery about how the body transports dexamethasone, a drug that can increase the survival chances of patients with severe COVID-19, suggests diabetes and other factors may reduce its potentially lifesaving effectiveness.

23 Oct 2020

Even healthy people have "autoreactive" T cells linked to type 1 diabetes, shows study

Your pancreas is studded with cell clusters called islets. In most people, special beta cells live snug in the islets, happily making the insulin that the body uses to regulate blood sugar.

19 Oct 2020

Joint project receives NIH funding to assess the benefits of AI-enabled toilet seat technology

Toilet seats with high-tech sensors might be the non-invasive technology of the future that could help reduce hospital return rates of individuals with heart disease.

15 Oct 2020

Researchers develop hand-held device to measure cancer biomarker

Researchers at McMaster and Brock universities have created the prototype for a hand-held device to measure a biomarker for cancer, paving the way for home-based cancer monitoring and to improve access to diagnostic testing.

9 Oct 2020

Hard lives made harder by COVID: Homeless endure a ‘slow-moving train wreck’

The message wasn't lost on Daniel Gonzalez. Early in the pandemic, one of the first things Imperial County did to ward off the virus was close the public bathrooms and, later, public cooling centers. In this sprawling Southern California desert, where summer brings blistering triple-digit heat, that lack of access could amount to a death sentence for people without shelter.

8 Oct 2020

Study shows flash glucose monitors help youth with type1 diabetes

A world-first Otago study has revealed flash glucose monitors help youth with type 1 diabetes better monitor their blood sugar levels, however it does not improve glucose control.

8 Oct 2020

Researchers have discovered a safe, non-invasive way to manage blood sugar

Researchers from the University of Iowa may have discovered a safe new way to manage blood sugar non-invasively. Exposing diabetic mice to a combination of static electric and magnetic fields for a few hours per day normalizes two major hallmarks of type 2 diabetes, according to new findings published Oct. 6 in Cell Metabolism.

7 Oct 2020

Insulin prices more than eight times higher in the U.S. than in other nations

Insulin prices are more than eight times higher in the United States than in 32 high-income comparison nations combined, according to a new RAND Corporation study.

6 Oct 2020

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Continuous glucose monitoring has favorable effects over several years

Diabetes drug can ameliorate lives of chronic heart failure patients

Study: Effect of diabetes medication can be blocked by a molecule from gut bacteria

Machine learning models predict critical events, mortality rate in COVID-19 patients

Study finds diabetes epidemic among Xavante indigenous community in Central Brazil

Maternal exposure to flame retardants causes diabetes in offspring

Study shows dexamethasone can reduce chance of COVID-19-related death

Perceived lack of social support affects a patient's ability to manage type 2 diabetes

Children with multiple islet autoantibodies are more likely to progress to type 1 diabetes

Glucose-lowering drug can protect the kidneys in patients with type 1 diabetes, study shows

Telemedicine or in-person visit? Pros and cons

Research shows wrinkled 'super pea' may reduce risk of type 2 diabetes

Dexamethasone drug may not benefit COVID-19 patients with diabetes or low albumin levels

Even healthy people have "autoreactive" T cells linked to type 1 diabetes, shows study

Joint project receives NIH funding to assess the benefits of AI-enabled toilet seat technology

Researchers develop hand-held device to measure cancer biomarker

Hard lives made harder by COVID: Homeless endure a ‘slow-moving train wreck’

Study shows flash glucose monitors help youth with type1 diabetes

Researchers have discovered a safe, non-invasive way to manage blood sugar

Insulin prices more than eight times higher in the U.S. than in other nations

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