Cannabis use increases diabetic ketoacidosis risk in diabetes patients Medha Baranwal Baranwal5 Nov 2019 8:10 PM ISTUSA: The use of cannabis, also known as marijuana increases the risk of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) in people with type 1 diabetes (T1D), a recent...
Bionic Pancreas helps control blood sugar in cystic fibrosis-related diabetes: Study Medha Baranwal Baranwal11 Nov 2019 8:20 PM ISTUSA: Diabetes is a common non-pulmonary manifestation of cystic fibrosis that may derail blood sugar levels of the patient. The bionic pancreas is an...
Sexual dysfunction common complication of Type 1 Diabetes, study says Hina Zahid26 Nov 2019 7:31 PM ISTIt is well known that Somatic and autonomic neuropathy are common complications of diabetes mellitus. According to a recent study Sexual dysfunction...
Mesenchymal stem cells may restore insulin production by pancreas in T1 DM: Clinical trial Medha Baranwal Baranwal12 Dec 2019 7:15 PM ISTUSA: Type 1 diabetes may soon find its cure, freeing the patients from its complications that develop over time. Treatment for patients with type 1...
MRI scans reveal abnormal brain-activity patterns in kids with Type 1 diabetes: Study Hina Zahid15 Dec 2019 7:20 PM ISTResearchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have found that children with Type 1 diabetes show subtle but important differences in brain...
FDA approves Control-IQ artificial pancreas system Hina Zahid2 Jan 2020 7:20 PM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved an artificial pancreas system that automatically monitors and regulates blood sugar levels. The...
FDA grants breakthrough device designation to iLet Bionic Pancreas System Medha Baranwal Baranwal12 Dec 2019 7:10 PM ISTiLet Bionic Pancreas System has received FDA's (Food and Drug Administration) Breakthrough Device designation. The pocket-sized device, being...
Low blood sugar episodes linked to sudden cardiac arrest in diabetes Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli8 Nov 2019 8:28 PM ISTTaiwan: Type 2 diabetes patients having hypoglycemic episodes (HEs) are at increased risk of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) and ventricular arrhythmia...
Medication to delay or prevent type 1 diabetes receives EMA'S priority designation Medha Baranwal Baranwal7 Nov 2019 8:20 PM ISTPRV-031 (teplizumab) has received Priority Medicines (PRIME) designation by the European Medicines Agency (EMA). The drug can prevent or delay the...
Fighting Gluten Intolerance: New treatment may reverse celiac disease, shows a Phase 2 trial Hina Zahid22 Oct 2019 7:20 PM ISTChicago: Bringing hopes to many who are suffering from gluten intolerance and the resultant celiac disease, results of a recently presented phase 2...
Add on semaglutide leads to better blood sugar control compared to canagliflozin in diabetes: Lancet Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli21 Sept 2019 9:05 AM ISTIn cases where blood sugar and glycated hemoglobin is not controlled properly with Metformin alone, it is endeavor of treating doctors to add diabetes...
Insulin imbalance may not be the only cause of onset of diabetes in obese individuals, finds study Hina Zahid13 Sept 2019 7:15 PM ISTInsulin imbalance may not be the only cause of the onset of diabetes in obese individuals, finds a new study. Researchers at the University of Geneva...
