News tagged with glucose control
Related topics: diabetes , type 2 diabetes
Researchers find link between sugar, diabetes and aggression
A spoonful of sugar may be enough to cool a hot temper, at least for a short time, according to new research.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 30, 2010 |
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Contrary to Popular Models, Sugar Is Not Burned by Self-Control Tasks (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Contradicting a popular model of self-control, a University of Pennsylvania psychologist says the data from a 2007 study argues against the idea that glucose is the resource used to manage ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 10, 2010 |
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Aspirin-like Drug Could Help Control Diabetes
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Tulane University School of Medicine are participating in a national study testing the ability of a generic drug called salsalate to control diabetes.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 16, 2010 |
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Obstructive sleep apnea may worsen diabetes
Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) adversely affects glucose control in patients with type 2 diabetes, according to a study conducted by researchers at the University of Chicago.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 14, 2010 |
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Blood test that provides prior blood sugar average now recommended for diabetes screening, diagnosis (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- In an annual supplement to the journal Diabetes Care, published Dec. 29 by the American Diabetes Association, the A1C test is given a prominent role in the 2010 guidelines for diabetes screening, diagnosis ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dec 29, 2009 |
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Stopping diabetes damage with vitamin C
Researchers at the Harold Hamm Oklahoma Diabetes Center have found a way to stop the damage caused by Type 1 diabetes with the combination of insulin and a common vitamin found in most medicine cabinets.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 09, 2009 |
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Novel artificial pancreas successfully controls blood sugar more than 24 hours
An artificial pancreas system that closely mimics the body's blood sugar control mechanism was able to maintain near-normal glucose levels without causing hypoglycemia in a small group of patients. The system, combining ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Apr 14, 2010 |
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Pharmacists improve care of diabetics while cutting costs, research shows
The role of pharmacists hasn't received much attention in the debate on the cost of health care. But national and regional studies show that when pharmacists directly participate in patient care, they significantly reduce ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dec 29, 2009 |
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Intensive glucose control in diabetics reduces heart attacks
(PhysOrg.com) -- A meta-analysis of five trials has shown that more intensive glucose control in diabetes leads to fewer heart attacks and heart disease events - but has no significant effect on stroke or mortality from all ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 26, 2009 |
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International Diabetes Federation supports surgery to treat diabetes
Bariatric surgery should be considered earlier in the treatment of eligible patients to help stem the serious complications that can result from diabetes, according to an International Diabetes Federation (IDF) position statement ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 28, 2011 |
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Association of tight glycemic control with road crashes in diabetic patients
A study from Canada published this week in PLoS Medicine suggests an association between tighter glycemic control and an increased risk of a motor vehicle crash in diabetic adults. Using a population-based case control analys ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dec 08, 2009 |
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New survey results show huge burden of diabetes
In the United States, nearly 13 percent of adults age 20 and older have diabetes, but 40 percent of them have not been diagnosed, according to epidemiologists from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Centers for ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 26, 2009 |
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Hospital diabetes care standards not met by US academic medical centers
A benchmarking study published in the Journal of Hospital Medicine evaluated contemporary hospital glycemic management in United States academic medical centers, determining glucose control practices are suboptimal and do ...
Jan 13, 2009 |
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