News tagged with low blood sugar

Combining exenatide with insulin may be 'best result ever' for diabetes patients: UNC expert

A new study finds that combining the newer diabetes drug exenatide with insulin provides better blood sugar control in patients with type 2 diabetes than insulin alone and helps promote weight loss.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Dec 06, 2010 | 4.8 / 5 (6) | 0

Low-carb diets prove better at controlling type 2 diabetes

In a six-month comparison of low-carb diets, one that encourages eating carbohydrates with the lowest-possible rating on the glycemic index leads to greater improvement in blood sugar control, according to Duke University ...

Medicine & Health / Health

Jan 05, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 1

Artificial pancreas in pregnancy promises fewer diabetes deaths

(PhysOrg.com) -- Cambridge research funded by the health charity Diabetes UK has for the first time successfully demonstrated the potential of an artificial pancreas in pregnant women with Type 1 diabetes. ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Jan 31, 2011 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

In-car device monitors blood sugar for diabetic drivers

People with diabetes and their caregivers know that careful and constant monitoring of their blood sugar levels is critical to managing the disease. But even while driving?

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

May 19, 2011 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Nutrition's potential to save sight

While 20/20 vision is a symbol of visual acuity, between now and the year 2020, more and more people will experience some extent of vision loss due to age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and other sight-robbing diseases.