By Reuters REUTERS Signage is seen outside of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in White Oak, Maryland, U.S., August 29, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo (Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned consumers on Wednesday against using smartwatches or smart rings that claim to measure blood glucose levels without piercing the skin, regardless of...
Akshay B. Jain, MD It’s that time of the year, when social media is rife with many top 5 and top 10 lists. Perhaps the beginning of a new year is a good time to review how different medications can have side effects beyond the disease state they’re used to address. Among the most common...
by Mayo Clinic Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Dasatinib, a drug that often is used to treat certain types of leukemia, may have antidiabetic effects comparable to medications used to treat diabetes, and with more research may become a novel therapy for diabetic patients, according to new research published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings. Dasatinib is a tyrosine kinase...
By CHRIS CIACCIA FOR DAILYMAIL.COM PUBLISHED: 12:25 EDT, 14 June 2021 | UPDATED: 12:28 EDT, 14 June 2021 Later versions of the Apple Watch could be focused more on health than prior models, including reading a person’s body temperature and blood sugar levels, a new report says. According to Bloomberg, the new features, which likely will not be a part of...
Many people with diabetes endure multiple, painful finger pricks each day to measure their blood glucose. Now, researchers reporting in ACS Sensors have developed a device that can measure glucose in sweat with the touch of a fingertip, and then a personalized algorithm provides an accurate estimate of blood glucose levels. A hand-held device combined...
The drug candidate is a non-toxic small molecule that given orally effectively rescued mice from models of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM ANATH SHALEV FROM UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM view more CREDIT: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The University of Alabama at Birmingham and Southern Research have discovered a...
When it comes to replenishing muscles after exercise, sports energy bars and drinks are no better than cheap, carb-rich foods, such as potato pancakes, hash browns, and fries, a new study suggests. The manufacturers of sports energy bars and drinks market them as providing an “edge” for amateur and professional athletes. The implicit claim is...
African Americans with severe sleep apnea and other adverse sleep patterns are much more likely to have high blood glucose levels –a risk factor for diabetes–than those without these patterns, according to a new study funded in part by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health. The...
by Baylor College of Medicine Low blood sugar levels, known as hypoglycemia, can be a life-threatening situation, especially for people with type 1 diabetes who rely on intensive insulin therapy to prevent blood sugar from going too high. Solutions to this problem may come from a better understanding of the basic mechanisms keeping blood sugar...
by Uppsala University Patients with type 2 diabetes secrete not only too little insulin but also too much glucagon, which contributes to poor blood glucose control. A new study from Uppsala University suggests that this is because the glucagon-secreting α-cells have become resistant to insulin. In healthy individuals, insulin signals the body to absorb glucose,...
