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08/01/2016 / By diabetesscience

Can Diabetes Alert Dogs Help Sniff Out Low Blood Sugar?

For people with diabetes who take insulin, the risk of losing consciousness from low blood sugar is a constant fear. Devices called continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) can alert wearers to dropping levels, but not everyone has access to them. And even among those who do, some prefer a furrier and friendlier alert option: a service […]

08/01/2016 / By diabetesscience

“Attend specialist eye screenings to help spot diabetes,” says sufferer

A DIABETIC teenager has appealed to others with the condition to attend their specialist eye screenings. (Article by Rotherham Advertiser) Joe Downton (19), who has Type 1 Diabetes, said: “Our sight is so precious, we need to treasure it. Diabetic retinopathy is a complication of diabetes, caused by high blood sugar levels damaging the eye’s […]

08/01/2016 / By diabetesscience

NEW diabetes discovery dubbed ‘the holy grail’ of research

The secret to delivering insulin in tablet form is considered “the holy grail of diabetes research”, because hundreds of thousands of sufferers are currently forced to inject themselves to keep the condition under control. (Article by Lucy Johnston) But now experts from Israel and the US have found a way to deliver insulin to the […]

08/01/2016 / By diabetesscience

Kate Farnsworth built a DIY tool to monitor her daughter’s diabetes

When Kate Farnsworth’s daughter, Sydney, was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, neither of them was very impressed with the technology that was out there for monitoring the disease. (Article by CBC) The traditional method for testing blood sugar levels involved using small pin pricks to draw blood from fingertips and testing it in a portable […]

08/01/2016 / By diabetesscience

Diabetes is no laughing matter, say young sufferers

A young American woman, infuriated by a social media trend where pictures of cakes and sweets are accompanied by #diabetes, has spelled out what it is really like to have the condition. (Article by Caroline Parkinson) On a Facebook post with the hashtag #WhatDiabetesReallyLooksLike, Madeline Milzark, 18, wrote about living with type 1 diabetes. “Diabetes […]

08/01/2016 / By diabetesscience

Exercise May Cut Gestational Diabetes Risk in Obese Women

Moderate exercises like walking and strength training when done thrice a week can helpobese women to reduce the risks associated with gestational diabetes – a form of high blood sugar affecting pregnant women, a study says. (Article by Indio-Asian News Service) Obese women are at increased risk of complications during pregnancy, the most common of […]

08/01/2016 / By diabetesscience

Pioglitazone decreases diabetes, stroke risks in patients with prediabetes, cerebrovascular disease

In insulin-resistant patients with a recent ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack, pioglitazone was shown to reduce the risk for developing type 2 diabetes and major cardiovascular events, according to an analysis of the IRIS trial. (Article by healio.com) “Pioglitazone approximately halved the risk of developing diabetes in patients with insulin resistance and cerebrovascular disease,” […]

08/01/2016 / By diabetesscience

Diabetes and menopause: Early or late menopause exposes women to the risk of developing type 2 diabetes

A new study has found that early or late menopause increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes in women. Women beginning menopause before age 46 or after 55 are at a risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Women having their final menstrual period before 46 were 25 percent more likely to develop type 2 […]

08/01/2016 / By diabetesscience

Higher BMI linked to increased risk for diabetes, but not heart attack or death

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (UPI) — Higher BMI can influence the development of a range of health problems, though researchers in a recent study could not confirm previously recognized links between obesity and risk for heart attack or death. (Article by Stephen Feller) Researchers at Umeå University in Sweden found in a study of identical twins […]

08/01/2016 / By diabetesscience

This Simple Diet Change May Help You Avoid a Diabetes Diagnosis

Sometimes, simple changes can have profound effects on your wellness. It’s sort of like the “butterfly effect”, in that a small, seemingly inconsequential shift in behavior or attitude can have drastic ramifications down the line. When it comes to your diet, making the decision early in life to eat better can and will save you from […]

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