Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive degenerative disease of the brain from which there is no recovery. The disease slowly attacks nerve cells in all parts of the cortex of the brain and some surrounding structures, thereby impairing a person's abilities to govern emotions, recognize errors and patterns, coordinate movement, and remember. Ultimately, a person with AD loses memory and many other mental functions.
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Read moreYesterday (November 16), I received an e-mail from a publicist that stated "Tandem Diabetes Care today announced FDA approval of the... Read more »
Like hypos last week, insulin is in the news. Considering that nothing is better at causing hypos than insulin is, they are connected in... Read more »
Did you know that being mentally/physically stressed can have a huge impact on your blood sugars and your insulin sensitivity? I had a... Read more »
I am back from vacation in Ithaca, New York, and am catching up with my journal reading. The July 22, 2010, lead article in the New England... Read more »
Republished with permission from DiabetesMine.com. I had the most absurdly frustrating phone briefing yesterday with a company developing... 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 »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Insulin C-peptide is a blood test that measures the amount of C-peptide, a byproduct created when the hormone insulin is produced.Alternative... Read more »