Category: Diabetes 101

Recently, Abbott Laboratories issued a recall on all FreeStyle InsuLink Glucose Meters due to the fact they are displaying and storing incorrect test results for extremely high blood sugar levels.

It is very important for glucose meters to read correctly since it can jeopardize a person’s life who has diabetes. When a diabetic checks their blood sugar, they are making sure that it is not too high. If it is high, they need to treat it immediately. The problem with these meters is that they are not logging the right information, which can lead to injury and/or death.

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With all the news about drug therapy, many researchers are beginning to wonder what is being done to stop diabetes from happening in the first place. Studies show, not much.

According to a Duke Medicine study, research for diabetes is far more focused on drug therapy than it is on taking the preventative measures to stop diabetes in its tracks. While also excluding older people and children from gaining better management for the disease.

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According to a study at the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, a group of medications that lowers blood sugar in diabetic patients is also helping to protect them against heart failure as well.

Henry Ford researcher and cardiologist David Lanfear, M.D., lead author of the study said, “People with diabetes are at risk for developing heart failure. Diabetic adults die of heart disease two to four times more than those without diabetes.

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A common anti-anginal drug has been found to reduce the chest pain that many people with type 2 diabetes suffer from. According to research that was presented to the American College of Cardiology’s 62^nd Annual Scientific Session., the drug also appears to have a more pronounced effect with those who have poorer glucose control.

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New Jersey Institute for Successful Aging (NJISA) at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ)-School of Osteopathic Medicine’s Robert Nagele, PhD, led a research team that has demonstrated that the anti-atherosclerosis drug darapladib can reduce leaks in the blood brain barrier. These findings open up quite a few possibilities for new drug therapies to prevent the onset of Alzheimer’s disease.

The researchers were able to find this new drug theory through an a study that involved the use of darapladib in animal models that had been stimulated to develop diabetes mellitus and hypercholesterolemia (DMHC), which are both huge risk factors for developing Alzheimer’s disease.

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According to new research, those who are taking the newest class of diabetic drugs in order to control blood sugar are more likely to become hospitalized with pancreatitis.

Scientists say that the glucagon-like peptide-1-based therapies (GLP-1) of the new drugs is the culprit for the increased risk of hospitalization for acute pancreatitis. Sitagliptin (brand named Janivia) and Extenatide (brand named Byetta) are suggested to contribute to the formation of lesions within the pancreas and the introductions of ducts in the organ. This causes an increased amount of inflammation.

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A trial was conducted by IRCM researchers (led by endocrinologist Dr. Rémi Rabasa-Lhoret) that compared a dual-hormone artificial pancreas with conventional diabetes treatments that use an insulin pump and showed improved glucose levels and lower risks of hypoglycemia.

The results showed that the artificial pancreas can have a huge impact where treatment is concerned for people who have been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.

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Diabetes itself is growing. It has been for years now. What surprises many people however is to learn that type 1 diabetes among children is growing at a higher rate. In fact, in children aged under five years old, type 1 diabetes has increased by 70 percent in Philadelphia.

Information about diabetes has been collected since 1985 from the University of Pennsylvania.  Researchers led by nursing professor Terri H. Lipman, PhD, RN found that there was an increase in type 1 diabetes in children of 29 percent between the years of 1985 and 2004.

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Studies show that every 30 seconds someone around the world will lose their foot through amputation due to diabetic complications. According to a study by Sahlgrenska Academy in the University of Gathenburg, Sweden shows that just a few routine tips and techniques could cut down on the need for amputations by 50 percent.

These tips and techniques include regular check-ups from a doctor and wearing correct inserts and other necessary changes deemed warranted by a podiatrist.

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