by Sharita Forrest, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Artificial sweeteners such as sucralose provide the seductive taste of sweetness without the calories contained in sugar—a seeming win-win for people who need to control their blood sugar and insulin levels or weight. However, simply tasting or consuming sucralosemay affect blood glucose and insulin levels on glucose...
Device uses laser technology to detect glucose levels under the skin, an alternative to painful pricking UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA For those living with diabetes, monitoring blood glucose accurately is necessary to prevent diabetes-related complications such as heart attacks, blindness and coma. Researchers from the University of Missouri School of Medicine and the Massachusetts Institute of...
