Endocrinology
Wearable sensor provides minimally invasive glucose monitoring
September 25th, 2019 Abbott has developed wearable sensor, used in conjunction with a smartphone, to to get a real-time glucose measurement, as well as trends, simply by holding it near the sensor. With Abbott’s FreeStyle Libre 14-day system, the company has...For patients with diabetes, ticagrelor reduced heart attacks, strokes
In late-breaking clinical trial results presented in a Hot Line Session at the European Society of Cardiology Congress 2019, investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital and Greater Paris University Hospitals – AP-HP/Université de Paris...
Omega-3 fats have little or no effect on type 2 diabetes — meta-analysis
August 28th, 2019 Type 2 diabetes is a leading cause of illness and death, with annual costs estimated at over $800bn worldwide. The rise in type 2 diabetes is mainly due to increased body fatness and inactivity so diet and body weight are key in treating,...Study contradicts belief that glucose drives inflammation in type-2 diabetes
To date, the underlying causes of inflammation in obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) have been poorly understood, which has hampered efforts to develop treatments to prevent complications from a disease that is the third leading cause of...Reduced carbs help type 2 diabetics regulate blood sugar levels
Patients with type 2 diabetes improve their ability to regulate blood sugar levels if they eat food with a reduced carbohydrate content and an increased share of protein and fat. This is shown by a small recent study conducted at Bispebjerg Hospital...Antidepressants reduce death rates by over a third in patients with diabetes
Antidepressants may reduce deaths by more than a third in patients with diabetes and depression, according to a Taiwanese study. People with diabetes are two to three times more likely to have depression than people without diabetes, according to...Undetected diabetes link to heart attack risk and periodontitis
People with undetected glucose disorders run a higher risk of both myocardial infarction and periodontitis, according to a study by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden. The results demonstrate the need of greater collaboration between...
In milestone trial, experimental drug markedly delays type 1 diabetes
June 12th, 2019 Marking the culmination of a 33-year odyssey, scientists report a milestone in type 1 diabetes: the first time the disease has been markedly delayed in young people at high risk. Presenting at the American Diabetes Association meeting in San...
A1c test 'highly unreliable' at diagnosing diabetes
March 27th, 2019 The haemoglobin A1c blood test is 'highly unreliable' at diagnosing diabetes and tends to underestimate the prevalence of the disease, according to a study presented at ENDO 2019, the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting in New Orleans. “Based on...Losing weight helps decrease the incidence of migraines
For migraine sufferers with obesity, losing weight can decrease headaches and improve quality of life, researchers from Italy and the US report. The results of their meta-analysis were presented at ENDO 2019, the Endocrine Society's annual meeting...Eating later could contribute to weight gain
Eating later in the day may contribute to weight gain, according to a study presented at ENDO 2019, the Endocrine Society's annual meeting in New Orleans. Previous studies have suggested that later timing of eating and sleeping are related to...
Pre-diabetes: A boon for pharma but is it good medicine?
March 20th, 2019 Labelling people as having pre-diabetes could do more harm than good, experts have said, as research reveals that even some of those involved in coining the term now reject it. The Guardian reports that the American Diabetes Association (ADA)...New screening method to detect future type-1 diabetes risk
A new way of screening babies and adults for future risk of type 1 diabetes will be much more effective at identifying the condition than current methods, research has concluded. Researchers at the University of Exeter and the Pacific Northwest...
Sweetened drinks pose greater diabetes risk than other sugary foods
November 28th, 2018 Sweetened drinks pose a greater risk of type 2 diabetes than most other foods containing fructose, a naturally occurring sugar, finds an evidence review. The findings suggest that fruit and other foods containing fructose seem to have no harmful...Marijuana may double mortality risk in people with type 1 diabetes
People with type 1 diabetes who use marijuana may double their risk of developing a life-threatening complication, found a University of Colorado study. Called diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), the condition occurs when there is not enough insulin to...