Over the years, I have been fortunate to be active and body conscious, which in the long run has paid off with no diabetes complications. While many people say complications are looming around the corner, I have yet to experience them. With the invention of the insulin pump, many people with diabetes have changed their lives for the better, because they could better adjust their insulin needs by a finite amount, making for a huge difference in their A1c hemoglobin. But is it the pump or...
Your doctor has just read a research study that tested 10,000 people with type 2 diabetes and found that the new drug Flabaway was very... Read more »
When I first got my insulin pump 7 years ago, the only pump company I had ever heard of was Medtronic Minimed. Back then I didn’t do as... Read more »
A recent article in the Toronto Star, Miracle on Bloor Street, reminded me that insulin therapy's 90th birthday will be arriving this week.... Read more »
'To pump or not?' ... it is a question fraught with possibilities, complexities and drawbacks. My son is scheduled to start a saline trial... Read more »
The old saying goes; there are two things in life you can't avoid: death and taxes. We know that throughout our lives, we'll experience... Read more »
Source: eOrthopod
Have you ever really tried to fit a square peg in a round hole? It can be done if the hole is big enough. If not, you could break the peg. This is a... Read more »
This is a study to compare the effectiveness of biphasic insulin aspart 70/30 versus insulin glargine in patients with Type 2 diabetes. This national... Read more »
A new study found that 20 out of 23 Type 1 diabetics who were given stem cell transplants did not need to take insulin for two to four years. The... Read more »
This is a study to compare the safety and effectiveness of a combination of prandial inhaled insulin and metformin with the inhaled insulin and a... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
An insulin testis a blood test that measures the amount of insulin, a hormone that regulates blood sugar. How the test is performed Blood... Read more »
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