Artificial pancreas improves blood sugar control for kids ages 2-6: Study – ET HealthWorld

Artificial pancreas improves blood sugar control for kids ages 2-6: Study – ET HealthWorld

Washington: According to a new study, an artificial pancreas created at the University of Virginia Center for Diabetes Technologies improves blood sugar management in children aged 2 to 6 with type 1 diabetes. The clinical study’s details and conclusions were just published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Trial participants using the artificial pancreas … Read more

Weiner: Blood sugar monitoring devices create wearablity problems for older adults with diabetes, caregivers, Health News, ET HealthWorld

Weiner: Blood sugar monitoring devices create wearablity problems for older adults with diabetes, caregivers, Health News, ET HealthWorld

Indianapolis: Researchers from the Regenstrief Institute showed that continuous glucose monitors and other wearable devices present wearability and use issues for patients and their carers when used by older persons with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes to test and control low blood sugar. “This is a whole area of health technology that needs study. … Read more

Newly Diagnosed Diabetes in COVID Patients Often Temporary

Newly Diagnosed Diabetes in COVID Patients Often Temporary

MONDAY, Feb. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Newly diagnosed diabetes in many COVID-19 patients may be a temporary type triggered by COVID, according to a new study. Blood sugar levels returned to normal in about half of the newly diagnosed diabetes patients after they left the hospital, and only 8% required insulin … Read more

Antacids Aid Blood Sugar Control in People With Diabetes

July 2, 2021 — A class of drugs widely used to treat heartburn and stomach ulcers improve blood sugar control in patients with diabetes when added to their usual treatment, a new analysis indicates. But the same class of drugs — known medically as proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) and including agents such as omeprazole … Read more

Best Blood Sugar Meds for Type 2 Diabetes

By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, June 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) — You have type 2 diabetes, and you are already taking an old standby drug, metformin. But you still need help controlling your blood sugar levels. Which medication would be the best? New research pitted several diabetes drugs against each other and came up … Read more

Post-Covid blood sugar spike and role of ayurveda

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The increasing number of this condition among post-Covid patients comes as bad news for India which already is home to one in six people with diabetes in the world. (Photo source: Reuters) By Rahul Chhabra,  As the national coronavirus vaccination number nudges closer to the 28 crore-mark under the Narendra Modi government’s free vaccine campaign, … Read more

COVID-19 lab tests: Essential blood tests for women, COVID-recovered patients and senior citizens; All you need to know

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After a certain age, the frequency of some tests should increase as we need to be proactive about our health and monitor changes in our body. Essential tests for women’s health and for those recovering from COVID-19 now take the spotlight! For over a year now, Indians are used to wearing face masks whenever a … Read more

Blood Sugar Control in Diabetes Getting Worse: Study

June 9, 2021 — Fewer adults with diabetes in the United States have well-controlled blood sugar or blood pressure now compared with 10 years ago, a trend that should be a “wake-up call,” say the authors of a new study published today in the New England Journal of Medicine The researchers analyzed data from … Read more

Potential Blood Sugar Test Uses Sweat, Not Blood

By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, June 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A new quick and painless sensor that measures blood sugar in human sweat may mean far fewer finger pricks for the millions of people who live with diabetes. Monitoring blood sugar to make sure it remains in the target range is the cornerstone … Read more

Double Jeopardy: COVID-19 and Mucormycosis

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Steroid treatment is essential for patients who are hospitalized for Covid-19. By Dr Ashit Hegde Who would have thought that even as we struggle to fight off the Covid-19 threat, another one could emerge in its shadow. Mucormycosis, a serious, potentially deadly fungal infection with a mortality rate of about 50 per cent could become … Read more