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Facial Temperatures Might Help Docs Diagnose Diabetes, Fatty Liver Disease
WEDNESDAY, July 3, 2024 – Screening for chronic illnesses like diabetes or fatty liver disease could one day be as simple as checking the temperature of your nose, eyes or cheeks. The temperature of...
Men Are More Debilitated by Diabetes Than Women
FRIDAY, May 17, 2024 – Men are more vulnerable than women to the debilitating effects of diabetes, a new long-term study finds. Overall rates of diabetes are similar between men and women, according...
Global Life Expectancy Could Rise By More Than 4 Years by 2050
FRIDAY, May 17, 2024 – Life expectancy around the world is expected to increase by nearly 5 years in men and more than 4 years in women during the next three decades, researchers predict. These...
More Than 200 Insulin Pump Users Injured After App Causes Malfunction
THURSDAY, May 9, 2024 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a Class 1 recall – its most urgent kind – for an IOS app linked to a specific kind of insulin pump used by people with...
Diabetes Increases Risk for Functional Limitations in Older Adults
FRIDAY, May 3, 2024 – Older adults with diabetes are more likely to develop functional limitations than adults without diabetes, according to a study published online April 16 in the Canadian...
American College of Physicians, April 18-20
The annual meeting of the American College of Physicians (Internal Medicine Meeting) was held from April 18 to 20 in Boston and was attended by internists, adult medicine specialists, subspecialists,...
Spinal Cord Injury Damages Metabolism, and Scientists Now Know Why
MONDAY, April 29, 2024 – Patients with a spinal cord injury frequently develop diabetes and heart health problems, and researchers now think they know why. It appears that neuron activity following...
Managing Blood Sugar After Stroke Could Be Key to Outcomes
FRIDAY, April 19, 2024 – Managing a stroke victim’s blood sugar levels after they receive powerful clot-busting drugs might help them survive their health crisis, a new trial finds. People with high ...
Some Gut Bugs May Help Lower Your Cholesterol
WEDNESDAY, April 17, 2024 – Changes in gut bacteria have been linked to a variety of different diseases, including type 2 diabetes, obesity and inflammatory bowel disease. Now, a new study indicates...
Diabetes Complications More Common in Patients Not Living in Urban Areas
WEDNESDAY, March 27, 2024 – Adults with diabetes living in small towns are disproportionately impacted by complications of diabetes, according to a study published online Feb. 22 in Diabetes Care. ...
Eli Lilly Reports Temporary Shortage of Humalog and Insulin Lispro Injection
MONDAY, March 25, 2024 – Eli Lilly & Co. announced on Friday a temporary shortage of two of its insulin products. "The 10 mL vials of Humalog and Insulin Lispro Injection are or will be temporarily...
Science Has Created a Cow That Produces Insulin in Its Milk
MONDAY, March 18, 2024 – There may be an unexpected fix for ongoing shortages of insulin: A brown bovine in Brazil recently made history as the first transgenic cow able to produce human insulin in...
First OTC Continuous Blood Glucose Monitor Cleared for Marketing by FDA
WEDNESDAY, March 6, 2024 – The first over-the-counter continuous glucose monitor (CGM) has been cleared for marketing by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The new Dexcom Stelo Glucose Biosensor...
Diabetes Risk Rises for Folks Who Get Too Little Sleep
TUESDAY, March 5, 2024 – Are you typically getting only a few hours sleep each night? Besides leaving you groggy all day, your insomnia could also be raising your odds for type 2 diabetes, new...
Diabetes Risk Rises for Folks Who Get Too Little Sleep
TUESDAY, March 5, 2024 – Are you typically getting only a few hours sleep each night? Besides leaving you groggy all day, your insomnia could also be raising your odds for type 2 diabetes, new...
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