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100 years of insulin: How immunotherapy could be future of diabetes treatment This year is the 100th anniversary of the discovery of insulin. Before this discovery, diabetes was a fatal condition with a short lifespan for those with the condition. But in 1921, three scientists from the University of Toronto, Sir Frederick G Banting, Charles […]
A simple lunchbreak more than 20 years ago still brings up feelings of shame for Mackay resident Selina Neill. As a type 1 diabetic, Ms Neill has to inject herself with insulin several times a day, especially before meals, to regulate her blood sugar levels. “I was working for the Gold Coast City Council at […]
I get asked this question a lot, so here is the info! People who have diabetes tend to have slightly higher blood glucose, or sugar, levels at around 80–180 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend that monitoring blood glucose levels helps people stay within their target ranges. Keeping […]
Low blood sugar levels, known as hypoglycemia, can be a life-threatening situation, especially for people with type 1 diabetes who rely on intensive insulin therapy to prevent blood sugar from going too high. Solutions to this problem may come from a better understanding of the basic mechanisms keeping blood sugar in balance. At Baylor College […]
Korean scientists have discovered ways to replicate pancreatic beta cells destroyed by type 1 diabetes, which is usually diagnosed in children, teens, and young adults. Type 1 diabetes is a condition in which the patient’s immune system destroys insulin-making cells in their pancreas. These are called beta cells. The research findings were published in the […]
A new software system that will let people with diabetes customize their treatment and automatically adjust their insulin levels was just approved for use by the Food and Drug Administration. It will reach patients in January 2020. The technology, called Control-IQ, is manufactured by Tandem Diabetes Care and connects with blood glucose sensors and insulin […]
This is SUPER cool! Good job Beta Bionics! Dive Brief: Boston-based medtech Beta Bionics said Tuesday it received priority review from FDA as part of the Breakthrough Devices Program for its iLet system, which uses mathematical dosing algorithms to automatically control blood sugar levels in people with diabetes. The technology, which the company calls a […]
One of the week’s top stories in endocrinology was about a study that found adults with type 1 diabetes who used a higher glucose threshold for hypoglycemia alarms during continuous glucose monitor therapy spent approximately 50% less time in hypoglycemia. Findings that showed older adults with diabetes who experienced severe hypoglycemia may be at a […]
Many Malaysians are still oblivious as to how diabetes is diagnosed. Diabetes mellitus, commonly known as diabetes, is a group of metabolic disorders in which the pancreas no longer produces enough insulin, or the cells stop responding to the insulin that is produced, resulting in glucose in the blood that cannot be absorbed into the […]
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first nasally administered glucagon product (Baqsimi, Eli Lilly and Co) for the treatment of severe hypoglycemia for patients aged 4 years or older who have diabetes. The nasal powder is the first licensed glucagon product that is not delivered by injection and that does not […]