A study from France has concluded that implantable insulin pumps have proven to be reasonably safe and effective on a large scale, although time-limited, basis. The study was conducted by researchers from the EVADIAC Group in France.
As of January …
High Blood Sugar & Tooth Decay
The results of a study conducted by researchers from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, suggest a possible relationship between poor blood glucose control and dental caries (tooth destruction) in children with type I diabetes. The report of the study …
Smoking Induces Insulin Resistance
Researchers from the Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Hospital, in Gøteborg, Sweden, have concluded that smoking causes insulin resistance.
After one night’s fasting, a sample group of habitual smokers were given a subcutaneous injection of short acting insulin. Each subject was …
Type 1 Diabetes and Low Blood Sugar
Researchers from the Diabetes Research Institute in Düsseldorf, Germany, have concluded that impaired consciousness brought on by hypoglycemia is reduced in well-controlled type I diabetes patients when compared to patients with poor control.
Hypoglycemia was induced in subjects with type …
Germany Studies Factors in Blood Sugar Control
Even after participating in an intensive treatment and training program, it has been found that smoking and low-level education are indicators of poor metabolic control in people who have been newly diagnosed with type I diabetes. This study was conducted …
Everything You Wanted To Know About Insulin
This is the first of a six part series on “How to Understand and Use Insulin.” The goal of this series is to promote a better understanding of insulin for those readers who already take insulin, including the many people …
New Portable Laser Can Help Prevent Blindness
Until recent advances in laser technology, laser treatment for damage to the retina of the eye was expensive, painful, and difficult to come by for people suffering from eye retinopathies, a common complication of diabetes. The first lasers used for …
Exercise Answers Can Come from Trial and Error
Last October, the International Diabetic Athletes Association (IDAA-USA) met in Phoenix, Arizona, for its annual meeting. At the conference, 60 active men and women shared information on methods of integrating a vigorous lifestyle with diabetes. Most of the speakers were …
Don’t Gobble Till You Wobble!
Did you know that the average American gains approximately 7 pounds between the Thanksgiving and New Year’s holiday?
In order to do this, one would have to eat the number of calories it takes to support current weight and then …
My Mom Just Came Down With Diabetes
To have my own mother come down with diabetes was quite of a shock. It is a big issue for me because my life is already dedicated to helping people with diabetes get a fair shake, and this is such …
