News tagged with diabetes management

Glooko app offers diabetics easier self-checks

(PhysOrg.com) -- A consumer health management app has joined an ever-growing list of Apple App Store items; Glooko helps diabetics check their blood sugar daily. Glooko is a Palo Alto startup that presents ...

Technology / Software

created Nov 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

Type 2 diabetes and insulin use are associated with colorectal cancer in men

There is an association between type 2 diabetes mellitus and colorectal cancer (CRC) among men, but not women, according to a new study in Gastroenterology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Associ ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Oct 18, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Diabetic patients require global care

Diabetes mellitus-associated coronary artery disease (CAD) is assuming epidemic proportions, especially in western countries. Both coronary revascularization and medical management have improved tremendously over the last ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Aug 31, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Diabetes is significant economic burden for US health-care system

Excess medical expenses and reduced productivity due to diabetes costs the U.S. economy more than $174 billion annually, a figure that could be reduced by lifestyle modifications and preventive care and by pay-for-performance ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jun 25, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Sad or Angry Teens Have Less Success With Diabetes Control

(PhysOrg.com) -- Not only do teens with type 1 diabetes have the normal adolescent concerns of school, work and social activities, but they are responsible for taking insulin, monitoring blood glucose (blood sugar) levels ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Mar 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0